Tag: "joplin"

Joplin Tornado Victim Helps ICU Patients Tell Their Stories

bjh_blog | April 9, 2012 | Comments (2)

The patient was like many others who came to Michele Gatzert’s ICU – elderly, heavily sedated and on a ventilator. He was seldom conscious and when he was, he couldn’t speak. What set him apart? This particular patient led Gatzert to find a way for her staff to better connect with their patients and patient [...]

Interview with Brian Froelke, MD from Joplin, MO

bjh_blog | May 26, 2011 | Comments (0)

The past couple of days we’ve highlighted the efforts of our Dr. Brian Froelke helping tornado victims in Joplin, MO in his role of chief medical officer with Missouri-1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team. They are in the midst of building a 60 bed mobile medical unit that will have some OR capabilities. Find out more [...]

Latest From Joplin, MO

bjh_blog | May 25, 2011 | Comments (0)

Wanted to share a couple of emails today from the Missouri-1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) working in Joplin, MO assisting tornado victims. The first is from Rebecca Dougherty, the public information officer with MO1-DMAT who has been working with our Dr. Brian Froelke and other Washington University emergency medicine physicians in a 30 bed mobile [...]

Washington University Emergency Physicians Don't Only Work in the ER

bjh_blog | May 24, 2011 | Comments (0)

When you think of an emergency physician, you may think only of an emergency room. Not at Washington University and Barnes-Jewish. Last night, FOX2′s Tom O’Neal did a feature on their role in the community as medical response personnel. It’s timely as one member of that group, Brian Froelke, MD, continues his work in Joplin, [...]

To our friends in Joplin

transplant | May 23, 2011 | Comments (0)

Reading today about the devastation and loss of life after last night’s tornado in Joplin, Mo., has been poignant and frightening for many of us here at Barnes-Jewish, especially members of the Barnes-Jewish Transplant Center. Physicians and staff in every area of transplant here see many patients from the Joplin area. The area is particularly special to our heart failure [...]

Hospital Preparedness and the Tornado in Joplin, MO

bjh_blog | May 23, 2011 | Comments (4)

In the aftermath of the tornado that devastated Joplin, MO, it’s hard to look at the pictures and think about how you could prepare for it. What many don’t realize is the level of preparation hospitals go through in the case of emergencies like yesterday’s. Jerry Glotzer is director of Regulatory Compliance and Environmental Health [...]