Barnes-Jewish Hospital /tags/barnes-jewish-hospital Barnes-Jewish Hospital en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 14 Aug 2024 21:07:08 GMT A St. Louis doctor saw horror — and humanity — in Gaza /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-08-14/a-st-louis-doctor-saw-horror-and-humanity-in-gaza Dr. Amjad Musleh, a Barnes-Jewish physician, reflects on his medical trip to Gaza where he helped treat Palestinian victims of war. Wed, 14 Aug 2024 21:07:08 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-08-14/a-st-louis-doctor-saw-horror-and-humanity-in-gaza Ulaa Kuziez BJC opens first adult sickle cell treatment center to help people manage crises /health-science-environment/2024-04-12/bjc-first-adult-sickle-cell-treatment-center-crises Barnes-Jewish Hospital opened its first adult sickle cell treatment center. The referral-based outpatient center will provide IV infusions to people with sickle cell disease who need immediate relief from pain without waiting at emergency rooms. Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-04-12/bjc-first-adult-sickle-cell-treatment-center-crises Andrea Y. Henderson BJC again enforces masks for staff, citing higher flu and COVID numbers /coronavirus/2023-12-14/bjc-again-enforces-masks-for-staff-citing-higher-flu-and-covid-numbers While the coronavirus is circulating less widely than in previous years, an uptick in hospital admissions of COVID-19 patients and a number of employees getting sick with the virus, flu and other illnesses led BJC to put the mask requirement in place, system officials said. Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /coronavirus/2023-12-14/bjc-again-enforces-masks-for-staff-citing-higher-flu-and-covid-numbers Sarah Fentem BJC finalizes plans for $10 billion merger with Kansas City health system /health-science-environment/2023-05-31/bjc-announces-plans-for-10-billion-merger-with-kansas-city-health-system BJC Healthcare has finalized plans to merge with St. Luke's, a Kansas City-based health system that operates 14 hospitals in Kansas and Missouri. The two systems expect to complete the $10 billion deal by Jan. 1. Wed, 29 Nov 2023 21:35:35 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-05-31/bjc-announces-plans-for-10-billion-merger-with-kansas-city-health-system Sarah Fentem As open enrollment begins, BJC announces Aetna health plan after Cigna exits marketplace /health-science-environment/2023-11-01/as-open-enrollment-begins-bjc-announces-aetna-health-plan-after-cigna-exits-marketplace Patients who buy health insurance on the federal marketplace will be able to select a plan that includes BJC in its network, thanks to a last-minute deal with insurer Aetna, health system officials confirmed today. Wed, 01 Nov 2023 22:17:58 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-11-01/as-open-enrollment-begins-bjc-announces-aetna-health-plan-after-cigna-exits-marketplace Sarah Fentem Respiratory viruses slam St. Louis-area hospitals just in time for the holidays /health-science-environment/2022-11-23/respiratory-viruses-slam-st-louis-area-hospitals-just-in-time-for-the-holidays Flu and other respiratory illnesses are on the rise in St. Louis. The increase in patients is coming as more health care employees leave their jobs, putting more strain on the remaining workforce. Wed, 23 Nov 2022 11:05:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-11-23/respiratory-viruses-slam-st-louis-area-hospitals-just-in-time-for-the-holidays Sarah Fentem ICU teams report fatigue and frustration as they brace for omicron surge /2021-12-31/icu-teams-report-fatigue-and-frustration-as-they-brace-for-omicron-surge A resurgence in COVID-19 cases is testing the endurance of health care workers who care for the sickest patients, most of whom are unvaccinated. Sat, 01 Jan 2022 15:02:41 GMT /2021-12-31/icu-teams-report-fatigue-and-frustration-as-they-brace-for-omicron-surge Jon Hamilton Barnes-Jewish Hospital sets timeline to replace Queeny Tower /2021-10-03/barnes-jewish-hospital-sets-timeline-to-replace-queeny-tower The St. Louis hospital plans to have a new tower open for patients in 2025. Sun, 03 Oct 2021 13:35:24 GMT /2021-10-03/barnes-jewish-hospital-sets-timeline-to-replace-queeny-tower Wayne Pratt St. Louis Children's Hospital Is Now Seeing Adult Patients With COVID-19 /coronavirus/2020-11-20/st-louis-childrens-hospital-now-seeing-adult-patients-with-covid-19-trauma-surgeon-reports St. Louis Children’s Hospital is treating adult patients with the coronavirus. The hospital began admitting adult patients with COVID-19 to relieve doctors at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, which is nearing its capacity. Fri, 20 Nov 2020 16:56:25 GMT /coronavirus/2020-11-20/st-louis-childrens-hospital-now-seeing-adult-patients-with-covid-19-trauma-surgeon-reports Kayla Drake, Shahla Farzan, Sarah Fentem Hospitals Limit Rapid Coronavirus Tests As Supply Dwindles In St. Louis Region /health-science-environment/2020-07-29/st-louis-hospitals-limit-rapid-coronavirus-tests-during-shortage Rapid testing is vital to keeping the coronavirus under control, experts said. But doctors in the St. Louis region are having to ration those tests as they become harder to find. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 10:16:07 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-07-29/st-louis-hospitals-limit-rapid-coronavirus-tests-during-shortage Sarah Fentem