Breakthroughs
For some, a breakthrough comes in the form of world-class, leading edge medicine. For others, it's as simple as discovering the resources you need and people who care. Share your breakthrough stories.
February 05, 2010
| Making flu shots mandatory in 2008 dramatically increased the vaccination rate among St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare’s nearly 26,000 employees to more than 98 percent, according to a report n... more >>> |
January 27, 2010
| BJC touched more than 360,000 lives while providing over $374 million in free medical care, community health programs, medical education and research during 2008. To read the full report, visit ... more >>> |
September 24, 2009
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center, which delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, recently received a Level IIIA NICU designation for its nursery, as determined by the American Academy of Pediatri... more >>> |
September 08, 2009
| What is believed to be the largest multi-center domino kidney transplant in the United States was completed July 6 when surgeons at Barnes-Jewish Hospital removed a kidney from Christine Hargis, 3... more >>> |
September 08, 2009
| Despite starting only two years ago, the “Your Square Matters” project now includes more than 800 tiles, all displayed as symbols of inspiration and hope at Missouri Baptist Medical Ce... more >>> |
September 08, 2009
| Jeff Mormol, MD, and the surgical services team at Progress West HealthCare Center performed the first total laparoscopic hysterectomy, or TLH, in PWHC’s history July 8. This procedure, whic... more >>> |
August 08, 2009
| Charles Wood, a fifth-grader at Lucas Crossing Elementary Complex School in Normandy, Mo., missed more than 20 school days last year due to asthma. After he was enrolled in St. Louis Children&rsqu... more >>> |
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