| I have Chronic Kidney Disease, I have insurance, my nephrologist wishes me to have a premeptive kidney transplant. She gave me BJC's number as well as SLU. I called both, received packets from both, but, as BJC is "number 1," I chose you...had my paperwork sent in, received call from the transplant coordinator, Susan......ONLY to be called by the insurance person to inform me that BJC doesn't "work" with my insurance and maybe I need to seek out SLU...my heart is hurting as money is the issue! And you "make medicine BETTER??????? But you r... more >>> |
| A group in our Congress and Senate of the USA needs to say yes more often to the peoples business. This includes extended unemployment benefits, Cobra payment supplements, and the other necessities provided by our government that can effect the economic and psychological well being of individual Americans who are patients or soon to become. You, we, need to ask Congress and the Senate to Say Yes More Often.. Some in the Congress and Senate have given themselves a name that will stay for awhile. "The Party of NO" name will hurt them be... more >>> |
| My wife was in for 30+ days. She used our WII Fit with the new "Plus" disk (games). They are enjoyable, You can do them in your room, so other people do not have to see you "bald". You can stop any time and be back in bed in a few steps. The patient is in control. It help get her regain some of her strength. The nurses that it was a good it idea. more >>> |
| I stayed with my wife for 30 days in the hospital. I do not sleep on a flat bed at home. Consequently, I slept in the reclining chair in the room. I understand that the chair needs to go through the door of the room. And the limitation for space in the room. But I felt like the chair that I used, was made for a 5' 6" person with slim build. I was pressed into the instrument. The "arm rests" on the chair felt like knife blades, and cut-off the circulation in my arms. I finally took two pillows and used them as arm pads. more >>> |
| One patient room that I visited had a TV monitor with a VCR player. It was bolted to the table, so that would not be stolen. It was unplugged. The useless machine made the table less useful in the room. The light also bolted to the table limited what its use. The original chair that matched the table was in disrepair and looked like it might fall apart if anyone sat on it. Replacing the the table with one that supports a Lap-top computer would be better. And a chair that makes it easy to sit for hours a... more >>> |
| How about an infusion pump that notifies the nurse directly instead of waking the patient from sleep. The patient can't fix the situation. Why are you waking them up from sleep? more >>> |
| I think that some people fail to see the real impact that taxation on non-profit organizations can have. I am referring to the article: http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/9F3DB4701FB3A495862576FE000A93D1?OpenDocument Non-profits are as such because there are no shareholders making profit from the operations of the organization. Non-profits exist as a way to continually grow the services of the organization, and provide those services to the community. To impose or increase taxes on non-profi... more >>> |
| ER wait time has been a problem for years. I would hate to see how our ER system would handle an epidemic or mass casualty when you wait for hours for an X-ray currently. I wish that the hospitals would hire a few PAs and NPs, put in 20 mini exam rooms and crank through the sore throat, ear ache, pregnancy test nonsense. Then, I wouldn't have had to have the guy sitting next to me with chest pain fall over dead in the ER. (By the way, that really happened.) more >>> |
| Over the last few weeks, I've noticed that BJC has been promoting the need for platelets. Anyone a regular donor and have advice or tips? more >>> |
| I am a Patient Care Tech at Missouri Baptist Medical Center. Let me tell you that being there is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I have been working there for nine years, and have had only 6 1/2 bad days there. I bring a little joy everyday to my patients, to my co-workers to Missouri Baptist, oh wait, we call it MOBAP. It is so exciting working there, everyday, you get to help someone, or give a smile to a coworker or a doctor. I am proud to work for BJC, and can truly say that there are days when things get a little tough,... more >>> |
| Emergency rooms are filled with people who could & should be seen in urgent care centers or their Doctor's offices, this makes the real emergencies wait much longer than is necessary. Maybe we should have "Urgent care" areas affixed to the hospitals since this is where most patients tend to go. Triage could then have patients go to the appropriate site. more >>> |
| When accompanying friends and family to hospital, I would say that always there is an intake where the patient is to recount the diagnoses, medications and past history over and over again. When one is sick or is accompanied by someone who is not aware of everything, many important parts of the history can be missed and/or not recorded. This is dangerous and can be easily rectified by the electronic medical record. The patient's total sum of diagnoses, medications (listed by date of prescription), and past history by date need to be a... more >>> |
| Modern medicine is effective in taking care of people who are already afflicted with serious disease or trauma. Preventative and alternative medicine (such as acupuncture, massage therapy, chiropractic, oriental medicine, herbology, ayurvedic medicine, etc) are often effective to keep people stay not only healthy, but also improving the quality of their lives by boosting overall well-being in both mind and body. We would like to see the new health care system to welcome and integrate preventative and alternative medicine practices and ... more >>> |
| Doctor Waits I had an appointment today at 8.30, and knowing that I have new insurance, I made sure that I got there a little early so I could fill out any paper work. Well, that was a fine and dandy decision, had it actually worked. First, it took them about 30 to 45 minutes to get my card back to me. Then I sat and waited some more. Then, I was kindly escorted back to one of the rooms where I sat and waited for another 20 minutes before someone came in and told me that I needed to wear some shorts. Ok, fine, I put on the little blu... more >>> |
| As I write this note, I am en route to Washington, D.C. I, along with eight colleagues from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the Catholic Healthcare Association (CHA) are meeting with President Obama at the White House this afternoon. A Year Ago It has been one full year since the United States Congress began its work on health care reform. At that time, in poll after poll, Americans cited the need for all citizens to have guaranteed access to affordable health insurance coverage, while maintaining in... more >>> |
| My experience at BJC was a terrible one. I arrived at the emergency room at Missouri Baptist Hospital at 3 pm with extreme lower abdomen pains. I checked in and then sat in the waiting room for almost nine hours. Finally, I received some pain medication from a nurse and then sat in another room for 2 hours. After almost 11 hours, they did a CT scan and a saw a Docter for about four minutes. There was no physical exam and only superficial questions. The diagnosis provided, I found later, was completely wrong. So in all, I spent 13 hours to se... more >>> |
| Why doesn't BJC subscribe to more Medicare Advantage plans for seniors that can't afford traditional Medicare supplements? Gary more >>> |
| and I think what we're going to be left with in the form of reform will stink even more. more >>> |
| Recently I was watching a news segment and saw a report on fish oil concerns. It felt so terrible to find that some of the good brands of fish oil are using chemicals, PCBs (Polychlorinated biphenyls) and industrial chemicals that were banned in the 1970s because they caused cancer and birth defects. My family relies on fish oil for the omega-3 fatty acids, and we have been consuming fish oil since ages. The report presented a test of 10 different fish oil supplements and each contained PCBs. While searching for PCB, I found that, due to PCB... more >>> |
| I had a DREAM several years ago and in my dream the surgen was using a long pin point type of tool to insert into the skin and project down to the point in the body where the cancer was... In my Dream This tool was able to freeze the surrounding area in which the cancer existed.. after freezing the area, the surgen then cut the skin and cut down to the frozen area and was able to remove all of the cancer as it was frozen and did not spread while being cut away ?????? I don't know if something like this could be possible, but I do believe in... more >>> |
 Copyright © 1997-2009BJC HealthCare All Rights Reserved | Search | About BJC | Help for Your Health | Check Your Disease Risk | myHealthFolders.com Quality | Our Policies | Contact Us | BJC HealthCare | Community Benefit Report | SitemapBJC HealthCare | 4444 Forest Park Avenue | St. Louis, Missouri 63108 USA | phone -- 314.747.WEBB | |