September 2024
See below for the latest news coverage and stories from September 2024.
St. Louis Children's Hospital Lockbox Pilot Program
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch: St. Louis Children’s Hospital Offers Free Lockboxes to Curb Rising Overdoses, Suicides – Dr. Lindsay Clukies, a Washington University emergency medicine physician at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
- Becker’s Hospital Review: St. Louis Children's Offers Free Lock Boxes to Prevent Medication Overdoses
- KMOV: St. Louis Children’s Hospital launches pilot lockbox program aimed at reducing drug overdoses – Dr. Lindsay Clukies, a Washington University emergency medicine physician at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
- KMOX: Total Information AM
- KTRS: St. Louis Children’s Hospital Launches Pilot Lockbox Program
Siteman Cancer Center New Outpatient Facility
- KSDK: Siteman Cancer Center's New Outpatient Facility to Welcome First Patients at End of Month
- St. Louis Business Journal: Siteman Cancer Center to Open New Outpatient Center This Month – Rich Liekweg, chief executive officer of BJC Health System
- KMOV: Siteman Cancer Center Opening New Patient Outreach Center
- St. Louis American: State-of-Art Siteman Cancer Center to Take Patients Sept. 30 – Rich Liekweg, chief executive officer of BJC Health System
Pediatric Behavioral Health
- KMOV: Discussing difficult topics with kids – Dr. Eric Spiegel, a Washington University pediatric psychiatrist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
- KMOV: ADHD Diagnosis – Dr. Cynthia Rogers, psychiatrist-in-chief at St. Louis Children's Hospital and director of child adolescent psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine
- KMOV: How to Talk about Current Events with Kids – Dr. Eric Spiegel, a Washington University pediatric psychiatrist at St. Louis Children's Hospital
Tri My Best
- FOX2: Tri My Best Adaptive Triathlon – Jennifer Miros, supervisor of rehabilitation at St. Louis Children's Hospital
- KMOV: Young Athletes of All Abilities Participate in Adaptive Triathlon – Jennifer Miros, supervisor of rehabilitation at St. Louis Children's Hospital
Forest Park Balloon Glow + Race
- KMOV: 12-Year-Old Battling Rare Bone Disease to Ride in Children’s Hospital Balloon – Neal Shah, physical therapist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital Young Athlete Center
- KMOV: Balloon Glow Watch Party – Cassidy Merano, child life specialist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
- KMOV: Forest Park Balloon Glow & Race – Jason Pippi, supervisor of events & sponsorships at BJC HealthCare
Other Media Coverage
- KSDK: Preventing Youth Sports Injuries – Dr. Will Hollabaugh, a Washington University sports medicine physician at St. Louis Children's Hospital
- FOX2: AFib Awareness Month – Dr. Mitch Faddis, a Washington University cardiologist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- Everyday Health: Why Am I Always Cold? 8 Possible Reasons – Dr. Ranjani Ramanathan, a BJC Medical Group endocrinologist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital St. Peters
- KSDK: Physicians and Public Health Professionals are Watching Missouri's Single Human Case of Bird Flu Closely – Dr. Steven Lawrence, a Washington University infectious diseases physician at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute Research
- TIME: Is Tennis Really the 'World's Healthiest Sport'? We Fact-Checked the Claim – Dr. James O’Keefe, director of preventive cardiology at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
- JAMA Medical News: Even After CPR, Surviving Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Might Be Influenced by Race, Sex – Dr. Paul Chan, cardiologist at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
- BBC Radio: Research Shows New Effects of Semaglutide – Dr. Mikhail Kosiborod, vice president of research at Saint Luke’s
- Times Radio: Research Finds New Positive Impacts of Semaglutide – Dr. Mikhail Kosiborod, vice president of research at Saint Luke’s
- Healio: Semaglutide Cuts Risk for Worsening Heart Failure, CV Death Among Adults with HFpEF – Dr. Mikhail Kosiborod, vice president of research at Saint Luke’s
- American Journal of Managed Care: Semaglutide Enhances Heart Failure Outcomes in Obesity – Dr. Mikhail Kosiborod, vice president of research at Saint Luke’s
- Pharmaceutical Technology: ESC 2024: Obesity Drugs Emerge as Attractive Tool for Heart Failure Prevention – Dr. Mikhail Kosiborod, vice president of research at Saint Luke’s
Other Media Coverage
- Kansas City Business Journal: These 20 Health Care Professionals Keep KC’s Pulse Humming – Bobby Olm-Shipman, CEO of Saint Luke’s South and East Region
- FOX4: Saint Luke’s Holds Moment of Silence for Physician Suicide Awareness – Dr. Carole Freiberger-O’Keefe, critical care physician at Saint Luke’s
- KSHB: New Ruling Says Patients Must Be Notified of Breast Density After a Mammogram – Dr. Mary Mitchell, chief of breast radiology at Saint Luke’s
Critical Access Hospitals
Becker’s Hospital Review: Saint Luke’s Names Administrator for Kansas Hospitals – Pat Patton, administrator of Anderson County Hospital and Allen County Regional Hospital
News Release: Patton Named Administrator for Saint Luke’s Critical Access Hospitals in Kansas – Pat Patton, administrator of Anderson County Hospital and Allen County Regional Hospital
Patient Story: Wife Saves Husband’s Life with CPR, Now Advocates for Community Education – Troy Armstrong, director of EMS at Anderson County Hospital
- Hedrick Medical Center and Livingston County Health Center to Host Fall Prevention Event