Saint Luke's Newsroom

Feb. 28, 2010
Coping Strategies for Your Grief Journey from the Bereavement Coordinators at Saint Luke’s Hospice
Our bereavement coordinators are available to help you maneuver through the difficult terrain ahead.
Feb. 24, 2010
Saint Luke's Center for Surgical Weight Loss achieves national recognition
The Saint Luke's Center for Surgical Weight Loss has been named an American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence®.
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Jan. 21, 2010
Saint Luke's expands telehealth program to correctional facilities in Missouri
Saint Luke's Health System's telehealth program has expanded through a partnership with Correctional Medical Services, Inc. (CMS), to provide medical care to prison and jail inmates in Missouri.
Jan. 11, 2010
Value of rapid response teams in reducing hospital mortality questioned
The case for in-hospital rapid response teams (RRTs), which have proliferated across hospitals throughout the U.S. in the past decade, may need further study to prove their effectiveness at reducing preventable hospital deaths, according to new research led by a cardiologist at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute.
Jan. 8, 2010
Surgeon preforms first of its kind kidney extraction
The novel transvaginal kidney extraction procedure has the potential to increase living kidney donations by impacting people's willingness to donate.
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Dec. 20, 2009
Heart Valve Replacement without Invasive Surgery
Rosemary stopped her regular walk to Loose Park to admire the roses. Taking more than 20 steps robbed her of breath and tightened her chest with pain.
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Oct. 21, 2008
Giving while Living: A kidney donor’s story
For Christmas a couple of years ago, Lewis Merrill got a surprise gift from someone he’d never met. Although it was unexpected, he had wished for it and hoped for it for three years.
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Sep. 20, 2008
Heart Failure Leads to Successful Heart Transplant
When it comes to local politics, Phillip Duncan knows how to win hearts.
Jan. 1, 2000
Saint Luke’s Remembers Henry Bloch
Henry’s leadership and generosity have been instrumental in helping us fulfill our mission of providing the highest quality health care to our community.