
January 2025
See below for the latest news coverage and stories from January 2025.

Pediatric Behavioral Health / KVC Missouri + St. Louis Children's Hospital
KWMU-NPR: Some Webster Groves Residents Oppose Mental Health Facility - Trish Lollo, president of St. Louis Children’s Hospital, and Dr. Cynthia Rogers, a Washington University pediatric psychiatrist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
KWMU-NPR: Supporters Pack Hearing for Webster Groves Mental Health Hospital
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Children's Psychiatric Hospital Planned in Webster Groves
St. Louis Business Journal: BJC, Supporters Make Case for Children's Hospital in Webster Groves
Webster-Kirkwood Times: Many Speak In Favor Of New Children’s Mental Health Campus
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Webster Groves Approves New Children's Psychiatric Hospital
KWMU-NPR: Webster Groves Council OKs Plans for Mental Health Facility
KSDK: Webster Groves Children's Behavioral Health Hospital Gets Final Approval
Webster-Kirkwood Times: Webster Will Be Home To Region’s Newest Pediatric Mental Health Resource
St. Louis Business Journal: Children's Behavioral Health Hospital Gets Unanimous OK
KMOV: Webster Groves Approves New Children’s Behavioral Health Hospital on KVC Campus
KTVI: Webster Groves Approves Controversial Behavioral Health Hospital
Spectrum News: Webster Groves Approves KVC Mental Health Hospital
St. Louis Children's Hospital / Other
TODAY Show: FDA Bans Controversial Red Dye No. 3 from Foods and Medicine – Dr. Benjamin Kay, a Washington University pediatric neurologist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
KTVI: Red Dye No. 3 Banned Nationally – Dr. Benjamin Kay, a Washington University pediatric neurologist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Women & Infants
Alton Telegraph: Alton Memorial Hospital Celebrates First Baby of 2025
Sullivan Independent: New Year's Baby Arrives at Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital
BJC Convenient Care & Virtual Care
KMOV: Norovirus: What to Know – Dr. Charlotte Albinson, BJC Medical Group Medical Director, Convenient Care and Virtual Care
KSDK: Medical Experts Warn of the Quademic Hitting the St. Louis Area – Dr. Charlotte Albinson, BJC Medical Group Medical Director, Convenient Care and Virtual Care
Goldfarb School of Nursing
St. Louis American: Compassion, Advocacy a Part of Nursing Student Care Package – Zykita Deal, Goldfarb School of Nursing student
MLK Day Celebration
KMOV: MLK Day Celebrations at Christian Hospital – Rick Stevens, president of Christian Hospital
St. Louis American: JJK Honored During Christian Hospital MLK Day
Other
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Barnes-Jewish Program Finds Housing for Homeless Patients – Dr. Randall Jotte, a Washington University emergency physician, and Tiffany Lovelace-Taylor, a social worker at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
KTRS-AM: Hospital to Housing – Dr. Randall Jotte, a Washington University emergency physician, and Tiffany Lovelace-Taylor, a social worker at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
KMOV: Understanding Lung Cancer Screening – Dr. Paul Eckerle, a BJC MedGroup pulmonologist at Alton Memorial Hospital
KSDK: Winter Weather and Hospital Preparedness – Mike Lauer, vice president of Emergency Preparedness for BJC HealthCare
St. Louis American: Health Healthcare Careers
Angela Martin Davis, president of BJC Behavioral Health and Home Care
Esnath Mugambiwa, manager of BJC Healthcare Supply Chain
Meagan Haverman, senior value stream manager – Pharmacy & Lab, BJC Health System

Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute
USA Today: How to Reduce Your Risk of Heart Disease – Dr. James O’Keefe, director of preventive cardiology at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
Health Central: When to See a Doctor for High Blood Pressure: Key Warning Signs – Dr. Tracy Stevens, medical director of Saint Luke’s Muriel I. Kauffman Women’s Heart Center
Medpage Today: Aortic Stenosis Outcomes Worsen with Cardiac Amyloidosis Also in the Picture – Dr. Brett Sperry, cardiologist at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
Cardiovascular Business: Imaging Specialist Explores Key Details About the Evoque TTVR Device – Dr. Suzanne Arnold, cardiologist at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
TCTMD: Global Commission Proposes ‘Radical’ Overhaul of Obesity Diagnosis – Dr. Andrew Sauer, associate director of cardiovascular research at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
KBIA: Study Aims to Better Understand Heart Disease and Pregnancy
Becker’s Hospital Review: 15 Hospitals Chosen for Heart Failure Education Program
Saint Luke's Cancer Institute
Kansas City Business Journal: Making Cancer Personal – Dr. Marc Roth, interim chief of medical oncology at Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute, and Beth Gustafson, clinical pharmacist with Saint Luke's Center for Precision Oncology
Maternity and Neonatal Services
Health News You Can Use: Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment – Dr. Cicy Li, OBGYN at Saint Luke’s Women’s Health North
FOX4: KC Metro Families Ring in the New Year with the First Babies of 2025
Population Health
Health News You Can Use: Social Drivers of Health and Community Health Initiatives – Meredith Cantrell, program manager of Community Health Initiatives at Saint Luke’s
Hospital In Your Home
Becker’s Hospital Review: Why Saint Luke’s Plans to Expand Hospital In Your Home – Dr. Michael Nassif, medical director of Saint Luke’s Hospital In Your Home
Infectious Disease
USA Today: Kansas City Chiefs Game Drew Lots of Travelers. Should You Be Worried About Tuberculosis? – Ginny Boos, PhD, director of infection prevention at Saint Luke’s
KMBC: Saint Luke’s Health Expert Assesses Risk of the Tuberculosis Outbreak in the KC Area – Ginny Boos, PhD, director of infection prevention at Saint Luke's
KPLR: Assessing the TB Outbreak in Kansas – Ginny Boos, PhD, director of infection prevention at Saint Luke's
Other
KCTV: Saint Luke’s Doctor Discusses the Importance of Cervical Cancer Screenings – Dr. Jennifer Bernard, pediatrician and internal medicine specialist at Saint Luke’s
KMBC: Saint Luke's Doctor Gives Tips to Fight the Cold at the Chiefs Playoff Game – Dr. Aaron Kaus, medical director of the Emergency Department at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City
KCTV: Saint Luke’s Doctor Urges People to Use Same Day Care Options – Dr. Aaron Kaus, medical director of the Emergency Department at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City
KMBC: Saint Luke’s Doctors Urge People to Use Same Day Care Options – Dr. Aaron Kaus, medical director of the Emergency Department at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City
Patient Story: Life-Saving Primary Care – Randyn Wertz, family nurse practitioner at Saint Luke’s Perryman Primary Care–Plaza
Critical Access Hospitals
Hedrick Medical Center Awarded Acute Heart Attack Ready Certification from the Joint Commission – Catherine Hamilton, administrator at Hedrick Medical Center
Patterson Family Foundation Awards Grant for New Ambulance in Anderson County – Troy Armstrong, director of Anderson County EMS
Start the Conversation and Make This Your Year to Lose Weight, Gain Life – Dr. Samuel Wilcox, primary care physician at Allen County Regional Hospital—Iola Clinic
Wright Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Now Accepting Applications for 2025 Scholarships
Albert Soriano Named Wright Memorial Hospital’s Employee of the Quarter – Fourth Quarter 2024 – Albert Soriano, information security site analyst at Wright Memorial Hospital
Kimber Roberts Named Hedrick Medical Center Employee of the Quarter – Fourth Quarter 2024 – Kimber Roberts, nurse at Hedrick Medical Center
Hedrick Medical Center Medical Staff Continues Scholarship Opportunity