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Heart & Vascular Wellness Zone

Heart & Vascular Wellness Zone


| December 14, 2012 | Comments (0)

Come see us at the Rams game this Sunday and learn more about our upcoming event, the Heart & Vascular Wellness Zone! You can also enter for a chance to win 4 premium lower level tickets and VIP on-field passes for the game against the Arizona Cardinals in 2013. Mark your calendars for the Heart [...]

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Holiday on the Plaza

Holiday on the Plaza


| November 30, 2012 | Comments (0)

The holiday season is officially here. And that means it’s time for the 8th annual Holiday on the Plaza, a spectacular multicultural event showcasing holiday traditions from around the world sponsored by Barnes-Jewish Hospital.  Join us on Saturday, December 1 from 1 – 5 p.m. in Maryland Plaza between Kingshighway and Euclid for an afternoon [...]

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Transplant Awareness Day at the Rams Game

Transplant Awareness Day at the Rams Game


| November 30, 2012 | Comments (0)

  On Sunday, December 2, the Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Transplant Center are partnering with the St. Louis Rams for Transplant Awareness Day at the Rams game. We are proud to acknowledge our recipients, their physicians and our staff who help make the Transplant Center a national leader in transplantation. One hundred transplant recipients and [...]

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The Great American Smokeout: A great day to kick the habit

The Great American Smokeout: A great day to kick the habit


| November 15, 2012 | Comments (0)

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. But did you know today is the American Cancer Society’s 37th Annual Great American Smokeout? Today’s the day for smokers across the nation to kick a habit that’s responsible for 87 percent of lung cancer deaths. One valuable resource for smokers who want to quit is the “Freedom from [...]

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Learn about healthy eating and exercise

Healthy Weighs Class


| September 5, 2012 | Comments (0)

Life-long weight management means making the right choices. Success depends on knowing how to balance healthy food choices and physical activity. We are offering a 10 week course, Healthy Weighs. In this course, you will learn about yourself, why you make the choices you do, and how you can modify your life to weigh less, [...]

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Upcoming Event: Passport to Good Health

Upcoming Event: Passport to Good Health


| August 15, 2012 | Comments (0)

Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Plaza Frontenac are proud to present “Passport to Good Health,” 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., August 25.  Travel to each destination to learn more about your health from Washington University physicians and specialists. Upon your arrival, you will to get to experience free screenings, light refreshments, giveaways, and the opportunity to learn [...]

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Emergency Need for Blood Donors

Emergency Need for Blood Donors


| July 10, 2012 | Comments (0)

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 [...]

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Abstract submissions needed for annual research conference

Abstract submissions needed for annual research conference


| June 27, 2012 | Comments (0)

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, [...]

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Komen Race Recap: Thank You St. Louis

Komen Race Recap: Thank You St. Louis


| June 25, 2012 | Comments (0)

  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 [...]

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Barnes-Jewish To Host Annual BBQ For EMS

Barnes-Jewish To Host Annual BBQ For EMS


| May 23, 2012 | Comments (0)

The services our community fire personnel, paramedics, EMTs, police officers and other emergency medical service (EMS) professionals provide are invaluable. That’s why Washington University EMS, Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital are inviting these important people to a BBQ lunch this Thursday, May 24th. “We look forward to this celebration every year,” says Julie [...]

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