Mercy Hospital /tags/mercy-hospital Mercy Hospital en-US Copyright © 2024 Fri, 16 Aug 2024 14:33:42 GMT Heat is likely killing more people in the Midwest and Great Plains than what’s recorded. Here’s why /2024-08-16/heat-deaths-data-midwest Heat kills more people every year than any other climate-driven disaster. But experts say hot temperatures are likely causing even more deaths than official numbers show. Fri, 16 Aug 2024 14:33:42 GMT /2024-08-16/heat-deaths-data-midwest Kate Grumke Police catch prisoner who walked out of Mercy Hospital South /law-order/2023-09-21/police-searching-for-prisoner-who-walked-out-of-mercy-hospital-in-south-county Tommy Boyd is serving a 30-year sentence for statutory sodomy. Thu, 21 Sep 2023 17:17:33 GMT /law-order/2023-09-21/police-searching-for-prisoner-who-walked-out-of-mercy-hospital-in-south-county Jason Rosenbaum Missouri's hospitals face crisis because of staff shortages at mental health facilities /health-science-environment/2022-09-16/missouris-hospitals-are-in-crisis-because-of-staff-shortages-at-mental-health-facilities The Department of Mental Health has continued to grapple with steep vacancies among staff, causing access to care across its state-run mental health facilities to decline as wings are shut down. Fri, 16 Sep 2022 18:26:05 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-09-16/missouris-hospitals-are-in-crisis-because-of-staff-shortages-at-mental-health-facilities Tessa Weinberg St. Louis Hospitals Will Require All Employees To Get the COVID-19 Vaccine By Fall /coronavirus/2021-07-08/st-louis-hospitals-will-require-all-employees-to-get-the-covid-19-vaccine-by-fall As coronavirus cases rise and more contagious variants take hold in Missouri, the four largest hospital systems in St. Louis are requiring all their workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by fall. Employees at St. Luke’s, SSM Health, BJC HealthCare and Mercy Health will need to be vaccinated by late September. Hospital officials say unvaccinated health workers are more at risk of catching the virus and more likely to spread it to patients. Thu, 08 Jul 2021 22:35:48 GMT /coronavirus/2021-07-08/st-louis-hospitals-will-require-all-employees-to-get-the-covid-19-vaccine-by-fall Sarah Fentem Mercy Hospital Chaplain Reflects On Loss And Love In 2020 /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-12-22/mercy-hospital-chaplain-reflects-on-loss-and-love-in-2020 The Rev. Allison Wible, a hospital chaplain for Mercy Hospital St. Louis, reflects on the quiet, unseen moments she’s been witness to over the past year as she works with COVID-19 patients and their families. Tue, 22 Dec 2020 19:30:15 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-12-22/mercy-hospital-chaplain-reflects-on-loss-and-love-in-2020 Emily Woodbury St. Louis Judge Extends Moratorium On Evictions Through December To Aid Families /economy-business/2020-11-06/st-louis-judge-extends-moratorium-on-evictions-through-december-to-aid-families St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Rex Burlison on Friday extended a moratorium on evictions until the end of the year to help keep the coronavirus from spreading and to give city officials more time to process applications for financial assistance. Sat, 07 Nov 2020 01:51:05 GMT /economy-business/2020-11-06/st-louis-judge-extends-moratorium-on-evictions-through-december-to-aid-families Andrea Y. Henderson Coronavirus Hospital Admissions In St. Louis Spike Dramatically For Second Day /health-science-environment/2020-11-06/coronavirus-hospital-admissions-in-st-louis-spike-dramatically-for-second-day Hospitals in the St. Louis region admitted nearly 100 coronavirus patients on Wednesday. It’s the second day in a row hospitals in the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force have set a record for daily admissions. Sat, 07 Nov 2020 00:39:48 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-11-06/coronavirus-hospital-admissions-in-st-louis-spike-dramatically-for-second-day Sarah Fentem ‘Where It Hurts’ Brings Attention To Rural Health Care Access /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-10-08/where-it-hurts-brings-attention-to-rural-health-care-access Missouri has lost seven rural hospitals since 2014. It’s a trend seen in areas across the country, and it’s a topic explored extensively in the new podcast “Where It Hurts.” Thu, 08 Oct 2020 19:30:38 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-10-08/where-it-hurts-brings-attention-to-rural-health-care-access Emily Woodbury Missouri Coronavirus Cases Skyrocket, And Doctors Worry Deaths Aren't Far Behind /health-science-environment/2020-07-10/missouri-coronavirus-cases-skyrocket-and-doctors-worry-deaths-arent-far-behind Missouri this week saw a dramatic increase in the number of coronavirus cases, with nearly 800 people testing positive on Thursday.The seven-day average… Sat, 11 Jul 2020 00:02:47 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-07-10/missouri-coronavirus-cases-skyrocket-and-doctors-worry-deaths-arent-far-behind Sarah Fentem Mercy Cuts Workforce As Coronavirus Crisis Slams Revenue /health-science-environment/2020-05-08/mercy-cuts-workforce-as-coronavirus-crisis-slams-revenue Mercy Health plans to lay off workers in many of its departments because the coronavirus crisis has cut its revenues. The Chesterfield-based health system… Fri, 08 May 2020 23:12:13 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-05-08/mercy-cuts-workforce-as-coronavirus-crisis-slams-revenue Sarah Fentem