Make Medicine Better

It’s nice to be needed — but Patricia Jones, BSN, CMSRN, RN, staff nurse on unit 4900 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, will leave it all behind when she retires after 42 years. Jones lifts her radio to respond to a co-worker’s call before she reflects on 42 years of employment. A hard-working, friendly, petite woman, Jones [...]

Five years ago, very few people had the privilege of meeting Maggie Payne. That’s because she never left her home. Maggie’s intense anxiety, depression and mental illness had completely robbed her of enjoying life to its fullest. In April 2009, Maggie was encouraged by her BJC Behavioral Health (BJC BH) community support specialist to visit [...]

Sonetta Johnson, BA, BJC Behavioral Health-Central community support specialist, proved to be a true team player when she went out of her way to come to the aid of a co-worker who had been involved in a car accident. Recognizing that her team mate was overwhelmed and needed assistance, Sonetta stayed with her to coordinate [...]

Scott Lyerla, RN, NREMT-P is a First Lieutenant-Nurse Core Officer in his 17th year in the Illinois Army National Guard. After joining the Transport Team in July 2010, he received notice in October that he would be deployed in January. That left little time for him and his family to prepare. The staff was involved [...]

My father recently had a stroke and while he was in the hospital, I still continued to work. I was able to call and receive updates from my mother. Unfortunately, my mother’s cell phone battery died just after we received the news that my father was going to require surgery. Lynnette called and made sure [...]