Archive for June, 2012
Supreme Court Decision on Affordable Care Act
The below message was sent to all BJC HealthCare employees today from President and Chief Executive Officer Steve Lipstein. Barnes-Jewish Hospital is a member of BJC HealthCare. BJC Colleagues: Today, the United States Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, often referred to as health care reform. BJC has long been [...]
Abstract submissions needed for annual research conference
The sixth annual Multidisciplinary Research Conference, sponsored by Barnes-Jewish Hospital, features leading research on a variety of topics. This day-long conference will take place Thursday, Nov. 1, at the Eric P. Newman Education Center. “The conference theme focuses on health care research such as innovations in patient care and evidence-based practice,” says Jennifer A. Sledge, [...]
Komen Race Recap: Thank You St. Louis
Thanks to so many of you who helped in the fight against breast cancer at Saturday’s Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure. While the overall event raised over $2.2 million and had over 50,000 participants, our Siteman Cancer Center, NewsChannel 5, St. Louis Rams team was one of the event’s largest with over [...]
Siteman Breast Cancer Survivor Featured in Today’s Komen/Post-Dispatch Section
The annual Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure is Saturday and we look forward to seeing around 3,500 people in our blue Siteman Cancer Center/NewsChannel 5/St. Louis Rams Team Georgia shirts on race day. To get people ready for the race, today’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch has a fantastic section with dozens of breast cancer [...]
Area Man Helped by "Awake Craniotomy" – Neurosurgery While Awake
Perhaps you’ve received a copy of our quarterly Innovate magazine with the cover story featuring the neurosurgery procedure “Awake Craniotomy,” a procedure where a brain tumor patient is brought out of sedation to full consciousness while on the operating room table. The patient can then interact with the doctor during the procedure, as it’s the most [...]
Update On St. Louis’ First Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Patient
We are in the final stages of putting together our annual report to the community and one of the stories from the publication we wanted to share early is an update on TAVR patient #1, Mary Ann Cahalin of Florissant. “My wife is famous.” That’s what Cahalin’s husband would share with friends and even some strangers after [...]
New Proton Therapy System Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance
Since we first announced proton beam therapy would be coming to St. Louis and our Siteman Cancer Center almost six years ago today, we have received many phone calls asking when it would be ready. Today, an announcement from Mevion Medical Systems gives a clearer picture. In a news release today, they announced FDA 510(k) [...]
Papa John's Donates Portion of Online Purchases to Siteman After CARDSWIN!
If you don’t have dinner plans tonight, we have a suggestion for you that also helps raise money in the fight against cancer. Since the Cardinals won last night’s game 4-3 against the Houston Astros, Papa John’s Pizza St. Louis will reward you with 40% off your online order today if you use the promotion code CARDSWIN [...]
Sheryl Crow Brain Tumor May Be "Bump in the Road"
Musician Sheryl Crow announced she was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor, something she described to CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta as a “bump in the road.” The Grammy-winner told the Las Vegas Review-Journal she was worried about her memory (as fans know, Sheryl Crow has on occasion forgotten lyrics on stage). Her physician suggested an MRI. “I [...]
Brain Surgery While Awake? Yes. Advanced Techniques Allow For Awake Craniotomy
To an outsider it sounds almost too impossible to believe, but yes, neurosurgeons can operate on a brain while the patient is awake and talking. It’s called an awake craniotomy and 12 to 15 times per year, Washington University neurosurgeons at Barnes-Jewish Hospital put a patient to sleep, remove part of their patient’s skull, exposing [...]
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