Archive for July, 2012
Goldfarb Nursing School Alum Goes Primetime
Katie Duke, a 2004 graduate of Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College, went “primetime” with her television debut on ABC’s News Medical Documentary “NY Med” on July 10th, 2012. Katie is a nurse in the emergency department at New York Presbyterian Hospital, the busiest emergency rooms in New York City, and she has seen it [...]
Dr. Lukas Wartman Story Gains National Attention
Over the past couple of weeks, the story of oncologist and cancer survivor Lukas Wartman, MD, has gained much national attention. Dr. Wartman, was diagnosed with leukemia and through an analysis of his genes by Washington University researchers at the Siteman Cancer Center, oncologists were able to develop a therapy specific to Dr. Wartman that [...]
Pedal the Cause 25% Discount Runs Through August 1
As you get ready for the weekend, just a reminder it’s not too late to sign up for the cycling event Pedal the Cause at a discount. Those who register before August 1 will receive 25% off. In addition, high school and college students are eligible for a special reduced fundraising commitment of only $100. [...]
Emergency Need for Blood Donors
Barnes-Jewish Hospital is sponsoring an American Red Cross blood drive 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday, July 23 in the Brown Room of the Steinberg Building, located on north campus. All participants will receive a rock and roll themed T-shirt and will be eligible to win a Gibson guitar. The American Red Cross has an emergency need [...]
Endovascular Stents for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Approved by FDA
Approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of fenestrated endovascular stent grafts allows vascular surgeons at the Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Heart & Vascular Center to be among few in the nation providing a new alternative to patients diagnosed with complex abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). While minimally invasive techniques developed in recent years [...]
Queeny Tower Power Outage: Letter From Rich Liekweg
Below is an email from Barnes-Jewish president Rich Liekweg to Barnes-Jewish team members titled “Thank You For A Memorable July 4th!” Dear Colleagues: It was not your typical July 4th holiday. In fact, it was a historical day for all of us here at Barnes-Jewish. Did you know it was the hottest Fourth of July [...]
Pharmacy Program Helps Students Find "BESt" Careers
Along with a nursing shortage, the United States is also suffering a shortage of pharmacists. People are living longer and requiring more medications, which is increasing demands on the pharmacy industry. Steven Player and Isaac Butler are more aware of the problem than most because they’re working to fix it. Both are pharmacists themselves – [...]
THURSDAY UPDATE: Water Main Break at Barnes-Jewish
It’s business as usual today at Barnes-Jewish – thanks to our dedicated team members who have worked hard to move patients safely out of Queeny Tower. A water main break yesterday caused the Queeny Tower sub basement to flood, knocking out power. Although some power has been restored, it will take some time for the [...]
UPDATE: Water Main Break at Barnes-Jewish
It has been an unusual Independence Day at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. As you may have seen on the news, this morning a water main break at the corner of Kingshighway and Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza closed off traffic to our hospital and had some impact on our operations. Officials with the St. Louis City Water Department have isolated [...]
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