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Barnes-Jewish West County surgeons, staff star in National Geographic special

Posted By: Make Medicine Better meta_seperate Date Posted: January 11th, 2013 meta_seperate Categories:

Some faces familiar to Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital employees starred in a special called “A New Age of Exploration National Geographic at 125.” The show premiered nationally on January 11 on National GeographicTelevision. Those faces include Sam Bhayani, MD, Washington University urologist and BJWCH chief medical officer; Brian Benway, MD, Washington University urologist; Marsha Czech, [...]



Siteman Cancer Center opens south St. Louis County location

Posted By: Make Medicine Better meta_seperate Date Posted: January 8th, 2013 meta_seperate Categories:

The Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine began seeing patients Jan. 7 at its newest outpatient location, in south St. Louis County. Located at Interstate 55 and Butler Hill Road, Siteman Cancer Center-South County offers access to the same advanced treatments, including more than 240 clinical trials, and technology available [...]



The symptoms in front of you: Three hospitals help man with mystery illness

Posted By: Kathy Holleman meta_seperate Date Posted: November 21st, 2012 meta_seperate Categories:

There was no obvious reason for Fred Budd’s body to shut down. But that’s what was happening, and David Fouts, MD, had to deal with it. Christy Schaefer brought her husband, Budd, to the Progress West HealthCare Center emergency department May 12 with symptoms of nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. Budd, an active and healthy [...]



Mobile pharmacy looks to reduce readmissions

Posted By: Sarah Kinkade meta_seperate Date Posted: November 19th, 2012 meta_seperate Categories:

Imagine leaving the hospital with your medicines because they were hand-delivered to your room by a pharmacy team member. For many patients at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, this is now a reality. Patients participating in the hospital’s Mobile Pharmacy program no longer need to stop by a retail pharmacy on the way home and wait to get [...]



BJC Casting Party

Posted By: Make Medicine Better meta_seperate Date Posted: November 6th, 2012 meta_seperate Categories:

That’s a wrap! More than 600 employees from across BJC tried out to be part of the new round of “Make Medicine Better” commercials, which began airing last month. To give our employees a big thank you for participating, we threw a casting party to let them preview the new BJC TV spots…and it was [...]



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