February 2025
See below for the latest news coverage and stories from February 2025.
Openings
- The Illinois Business Journal: BJC Opens Convenient Care Clinic in Columbia, Illinois
- The Illinois Business Journal: Alton Memorial Hospital Announces Opening of New Residency Clinic
- RiverBender: Alton Memorial’s Operating Rooms Get Major Capacity Boost
Heart Month
- KMOV-CBS: Living Well: Heart Disease Prevention – Dr. Mitch Faddis, Washington University director of electrophysiology at Barnes Jewish Hospital
- KTVI-FOX: Heart Health During Pregnancy – Dr. Amanda Verma, Washington University cardiologist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- KMOX-AM: Mitigating Heart Attack Risk During the Super Bowl – Dr. Mustafa Hussaini, Washington University sports cardiologist at Barnes Jewish Hospital
- KTVI-STL (FOX): Cold Weather & Heart Health – Dr. Emily Cendrowski, a BJC Medical Group cardiologist at Missouri Baptist Medical Center
- Men’s Health Magazine: What Does Chronic Illness Mean? Types of Conditions, Prevention – Dr. Sumanth Prabhu, Washington University cardiologist-in-chief at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- West News Magazine: Prevention is Key to Optimal Heart Health – Dr. Gus Theodos, interventional cardiologist at BJC Missouri Baptist Medical Center
- St. Louis Metropolitan Medicine Magazine: New Cardio-Thoracic Operating Room at Missouri Baptist Medical Center (p. 14)
- KSDK-NBC: Local Woman's Recovery From Heart Attack Was One of Faith, Love and Teamwork – Dr. Linda Jin Schulte, thoracic surgeon at Missouri Baptist Medical Center
- KSDK-NBC: Discussing the Different Warning Signs of Heart Disease in Men and Women – Dr. Emily Cendrowski, a BJC Medical Group cardiologist at Missouri Baptist Medical Center
- KMOV-CBS: My Mom Club: How Caffeine Affects Kids' Hearts – Dr. Chris Sumski, a WashU Medicine pediatric cardiologist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
- KDSK-NBC: Heart Safe School Designation – Dr. Deepa Mokshagundam, a Washington University pediatric cardiologist at St. Louis Children's Hospital
- KTVI-STL (FOX): How Project ADAM is Helping Implement a Heart Safe School Program – Dr. Deepa Mokshagundam, Washington University pediatric cardiologist at St. Louis Children's Hospital
Community Health Improvement / Impact Deposit Program
- KMOV-CBS: New Loan Program Offers Boost to Minority-Owned Businesses in St. Louis – Christopher Nolan, director of community health improvement
- KDSK-NBC: Two Major Hospital Groups and an Aerospace Aioneer's Foundation Invest $15 million into St. Louis Small Businesses
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch: St. Louis-Area Hospital Systems Deposit $15M into Credit Union’s Loan Program for Minorities – Rich Liekweg, CEO of BJC Health System
- STL NPR: St. Louis Community Credit Union and Local Institutions Offer Millions in Business Loans
- St. Louis Business Journal: $15M Added to Credit Union Program Funding Small Business Loans
- St. Louis Magazine: $15M Deposit Bolsters St. Louis Community Credit Union’s Local Investment – Rich Liekweg, CEO of BJC Health System
- The St. Louis American: SLCCU, Partners Invest Financial Faith in Black Businesses
- Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN) February Newsletter: Putting Anchor Assets to Work for Local Businesses
Goldfarb School of Nursing
- Becker's Hospital Review: Why Scholars Turned to Barnes-Jewish College to Help Train Nurses in China – Dr. Lihua Yu, professor at Goldfarb School of Nursing
Infectious Diseases
- KTVI-Fox: Healthcare Expert Discusses What to Know About Measles as Outbreak Continues in Texas – Dr. Hilary Babcock, Vice President and Chief Quality Officer for BJC HealthCare
- KMOV-CBS: Deadly Measles Outbreak in Texas Puts Focus on St. Louis Area – Dr. Rachel Orscheln, WashU Pediatric infectious disease physician at Saint Louis Children's Hospital
- KSDK-NBC: Flu Cases Surpass COVID Cases in St. Louis Region – Dr. Steven Lawrence, infectious disease specialist at Barnes Jewish Hospital
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Flu is Back with a Vengeance in Missouri – Dr. Steven Lawrence, a Washington University infectious disease specialist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Other
- St. Louis Business 500: Health Care - Rich Liekweg, CEO of BJC Health System and Tanya Lieber Waskiewicz, chief development officer at St. Louis Children’s Hospital Foundation
- Becker’s Hospital Review: 99 Hospital and Health system CHROs and Chief People Officers to Know - Jackie Tischler, executive vice president and chief people officer
- St. Louis Magazine: 2025 Excellence in Nursing Awards Finalists Announced
- KMOV-CBS: My Mom Club: Safe Sleeping and Dressing During the Winter – Dr. Lindsay Clukies, associate professor of pediatrics at Washington University and emergency medicine doctor at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
- AHA Caring for Our Kids: Raising St. Louis is Helping Families Thrive – Traci Carter, program manager of Raising St. Louis, and Nicole Kozma, director of school and community outreach programs at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and BJC Community Health Improvement
- KMOV-CBS: Sickle Cell Care Continues from St. Louis Children's Hospital to Barnes-Jewish Hospital – Dr. Allison King, pediatric hematologist and oncologist at Saint Louis Children’s Hospital
- St. Louis American: Healthcare professionals profile
- Doneisha Bohannon, director of community health initiatives at BJC Health System
- Deidre Griffith, vice president of community health improvement at BJC Health System
- Christina Thurman, director of marketing, BJC Health System
- West News Magazine: St. Luke’s, Missouri Baptist Recognized for Maternity Care
Heart Month / Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute
- TODAY: Former NFL Player Recalls Signs of Rare Heart Condition More Common in Black Men – Dr. Brett Sperry, cardiologist and director of the cardiac amyloidosis program at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
- Wall Street Journal: Heart Attacks Rise During the Super Bowl. You Can Take Precautions. – Dr. James O’Keefe, director of preventive cardiology at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute.
- KCTV: Second Opinion From Saint Luke's Saves Man's Life After Put on Hospice at 52 – Dr. Michael Gibson, cardiothoracic surgeon at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
- KSHB: Heart Disease Survivor Celebrates Healthy Heart Transplant After Rare Diagnosis – Dr. Timothy Fendler, cardiologist at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
- KSHB: ‘Saint Luke's Saved My Life': Arkansas Man Receives Life-Saving Heart Transplant in Kansas City – Dr. Andrew Kao, medical director of heart transplantation at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute
- KMBC: Saint Luke’s Works to Raise Awareness for Women’s Heart Health and Research this Heart Month – Dr. Tracy Stevens, cardiologist and medical director of Saint Luke’s Muriel I. Kauffman Women’s Heart Center
- KCTV-CBS: My KC Live: Saint Luke's Cardiologist Helps Raise Awareness for Women's Heart Health on National Wear Red Day – Dr. Tracy Stevens, cardiologist and medical director of Saint Luke’s Muriel I. Kauffman Women’s Heart Center
- KCTV: GLP-1 Medications Associated with Improving Addictive Behaviors – Dr. James O’Keefe, director of preventive cardiology at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
- News release: GLP-1 Medications Associated with Improving Addictive Behaviors – Dr. James O’Keefe, director of preventive cardiology at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
- KMBC: Saint Luke’s Heart Experts Wish You a Happy “Heart” Day
- KCTV: FAME: Roasted Red Pepper Chickpea Curry – Grace Webb, Nutritional Coordinator with Saint Luke's Food As Medicine Everyday (FAME) program
- TCTMD: Intermediate Disease May Be the ‘Sweet Spot’ for T-TEER Survival Benefit – Dr. Suzanne Arnold, cardiologist at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
- Pharmacy Times: American Heart Association Launches Initiative to Increase Education on Heart Failure
- Patient Story: Innovative Heart Failure Device Helps Lawrence Woman Return to Doing What She Loves – Dr. Andrew Sauer, cardiologist at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
- Patient Story: Saint Luke’s Patient Celebrates Daughter’s 11th Birthday After Heart Scare in Pregnancy – Dr. Laura Schmidt, cardiologist at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
- The CardioScan: A Simple Test Can Help Determine Your Risk for Heart Attack – Dr. Deepthi Vodnala, cardiologist at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
Saint Luke's Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute
- Health Central: Should You Take Ozempic if You Have MS? – Dr. Carolina Garcia, neurologist at Saint Luke’s Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Center
- Health Central: The Most Important Questions to Ask About Your MS Treatments – Dr. Carolina Garcia, neurologist at Saint Luke’s Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Center
Abdominal Transplant
- AP News: For Improving Transplant Access, Collaboration Holds the Key – Michelle Goldston, transplant education representative, and Dr. Sreelatha Katari, medical director of the kidney transplant program at Saint Luke’s
- Patient Story: Double Blessing: New Mother Receives New Kidney – Dr. Matthew Wilkinson, surgeon with Saint Luke’s
Other
- FOX4: KC-Area Health Officials Share Advice After Deadly Measles Outbreak in Texas – Dr. Todd Fristo, family medicine physician with Saint Luke's Primary Care-Independence
- FOX4: KC Metro Hospitals Report Increased Frostbite Cases Amid Frigid Temperatures – Dr. Greg Tanquery, emergency department physician at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City
- Becker’s Hospital Review: Health Systems Zero in on Home Care
Critical Access Hospitals
- The Iola Register: Lunch & Learn Tackles Weighty Subject — Obesity – Dr. Samuel Wilcox, family and obesity medicine physician at Allen County Regional Hospital
- Patient Story: Chillicothe Man Celebrates Birthday, Holidays After Life-Threatening Wasp Sting – Gracie West, registered nurse at Hedrick Medical Center
- Primary Care, the First Line of Defense Against Heart Disease – Dr. Cecilia Mathis, family medicine physician at Anderson County Hospital Family Care Center
- Senior Life Solutions: The Impacts of Mental Health on the Heart
- Dr. Cecilia Mathis has a Heart for Women’s Health – Dr. Cecilia Mathis, family medicine physician at Anderson County Hospital Family Care Center
- Hedrick Medical Center Auxiliary Now Accepting Applications For 2025 Scholarships