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Illinois prepares for Gateway Regional Medical closure

Granite City, IL · 1d

Belleville News-Democrat

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Illinois health officials prep to transfer patients from metro-east hospital

Illinois regulators are preparing to potentially transfer patients out of Gateway Regional Medical Center in Granite City and ambulances are being sent to other hospitals. The hospital is still open, but the Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed Gateway and another medical center owned by the same company are on bypass status due to “staffing instability.” St. Louis-based KMOV first reported the development. The operators of the 278-bed safety net hospital have been late paying staff. An IDPH spokesman said that the agency had alerted the state’s labor and employment security departments about unmet payroll at Gateway and at Vista Medical Center in Waukegan, Illinois. Both hospitals are owned by California-based company American Healthcare Systems. “Gateway and Vista are private, for-profit hospitals whose operations and finances are managed by American Healthcare Systems. Their lack of communication, transparency, and responsible financial management and contingency planning is extremely concerning,” the spokesman for the IDPH said in an email. “The Illinois Department of Public Health’s highest immediate priority is the health and safety of the patients and has been working and communicating with hospital administrative leaders in this regard.” Representatives from Gateway Regional Medical Center and American Healthcare Systems did not respond to

Granite City, IL · 1d

timesnewspapers.com

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Cities Seek $10 Million In Damages Against Ameren

Kirkwood and four other Missouri cities aren’t ready to take no for an answer just yet. Late last month, the cities — Kirkwood, Hannibal, Fulton, Marceline and New Madrid — filed an appeal in a lawsuit seeking more than $10 million in damages from utility giant Ameren.

Kirkwood, MO · 3d
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metroeaststar.com

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Granite City Fire Chief Warns of Longer Ambulance Transports

GRANITE CITY — Staffing limitations at Gateway Regional Medical Center’s emergency department have halted its acceptance of patients transported by ambulance since Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, potentially increasing wait times for emergency services, Granite City Fire Chief Todd Richey said. The emergency department is on diversion status and...

Granite City, IL · 1d
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The Telegraph

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Jersey County puts ambulance tax increase on 2027 ballot

Jersey County voters to decide if sales tax increase will keep ambulance service running

Jersey County, IL · 1d

FOX 2

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St. Luke’s Hospital moves toward merger with BJC Health

Two major St. Louis-area health care providers could soon join forces. Plans are in the works for St. Luke's Hospital to merge with BJC Health.

St. Louis, MO · 21h

Main Street Dollars

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BJC HealthCare hospitals in Missouri leave Aetna and Anthem Medicare Advantage networks on Jan. 1, and members have until Dec. 7 to pick a plan that keeps them

BJC HealthCare, the St. Louis-based system that runs Barnes-Jewish Hospital, will leave the Aetna and Anthem Medicare Advantage networks on Jan. 1, 2027. People in those plans who want to keep BJC hospitals and doctors have until Dec. 7, the last day of Medicare’s annual enrollment, to pick a plan that includes them. BJC says […]

St. Louis, MO · 2d

hoodline.com

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St. Louis Alzheimer's Study Lands $32M, Will Send Mobile Clinic Into North City

A St. Louis research program that will reach its 45th year in 2031 just landed $32 million in new federal funding, and the money comes with a plan to roll a mobile clinic straight into north St. Louis neighborhoods. The renewal from the National Institute on Aging will carry the Healthy Aging and Senile Dementia program through 2031, when it marks its 45th year, and researchers say the next phase is about reaching people the study has historically missed.

St. Louis, MO · 1d

Main Street Dollars

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Anthem Medicare Advantage members lose Kettering in Ohio, VCU in Virginia and BJC in St. Louis on Jan. 1 and could lose Sentara too unless they switch by Dec. 7

Anthem Medicare Advantage members in western Ohio, Virginia and the St. Louis area are losing access to some of their biggest hospital systems on Jan. 1, 2027. Kettering Health, VCU Health and BJC have each announced they will be out of network, and Sentara in Virginia is on track to follow unless it reaches a […]

St. Louis, MO · 4h

The Telegraph

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Jersey County considers sales tax hike to fund ambulance service

Jersey County Board weighs a half-percent tax hike as ambulance faces $650,000 shortfall

Jersey County, IL · 2d

FOX 2

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Mercy’s ECMO treatment saves man’s life

When a routine heart surgery took an unexpected turn, one family was suddenly facing the possibility of losing a loved one. But an advanced medical treatment gave him another chance.

Creve Coeur, MO · 5d

firstalert4.com

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Gateway Regional payroll delayed for 3rd time since July; hospital says it’s seeking funding

Dozens of Gateway Regional employees say their paychecks are delayed again, and some are worried about staffing and patient care, according to a First Alert 4 Investigates report.

St. Louis, MO · 5d

hoodline.com

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St. Charles County Voters Approve Ambulance Tax After District Warned of Eight More Paramedic Cuts

St. Charles County voters approved a 3/8-cent sales tax increase for the St. Charles County Ambulance District, a measure officials said was needed to keep pace with a growing and aging population and to fund emergency medical services across the county. The ballot question asked whether the district could impose a sales tax of 0.00375, or 3/8 of 1%, to provide revenue for its operations.

St Charles County, MO · 7d

Main Street Dollars

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About 85,800 St. Louis-area Medicare Advantage members on Aetna and Anthem plans lose BJC hospitals and WashU doctors Jan. 1 unless they switch by Dec. 7

About 85,800 people in the St. Louis area who have Medicare Advantage through Aetna or Anthem will see BJC HealthCare hospitals and Washington University physicians leave their plan networks on Jan. 1, 2027. The contract talks ended without a deal. Anyone who wants to keep using those doctors and hospitals at in-network prices has until […]

St. Louis, MO · 10d

stlpr.org

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Wellman topples Wagner to represent Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District

Democrat Fred Wellman will represent Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District after ousting seven-term Republican Ann Wagner in a close race on Tuesday. Wellman won 51% to 46% in the Republican-leaning district, which includes parts of St. Louis, St. Charles and Warren counties and all of Franklin County. Wagner called Wellman...

Missouri · 8d

Main Street Dollars

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Hospitals in Missouri, Ohio, Arkansas and Nevada are dropping Medicare Advantage contracts for 2027, and Illinois state retirees on Aetna have only until Nov. 23 to switch

Hospital systems in four states are walking away from Medicare Advantage contracts at the end of the year, and the dates land in the middle of Medicare’s open enrollment season. Members of Aetna and Anthem plans in the St. Louis area, plans in Zanesville, Ohio, UnitedHealthcare plans in Arkansas and out-of-network plans at Renown Health […]

Arkansas · 12d

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Prop EMS Would Fund Hawk Point-Area Base, New Ambulances and Lifesaving Equipment With No Tax Rate Increase

LINCOLN COUNTY, Mo. — A new ambulance base near Hawk Point, an eighth ambulance and replacement of aging lifesaving equipment are at the center of Proposition EMS, a $20 million bond proposal facing Lincoln County voters Tuesday. Lincoln County Ambulance District Chief Administrator Ray Antonacci sat down with Lincoln...

Lincoln County, MO · 9d

laduenews.com

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St. Louis physician opens direct primary care office in Town and Country

For Dr. Hilary Bensinger, spending just 15 minutes with a patient wasn’t enough. To practice internal medicine the way she wanted to – by listening closely and reviewing all aspects of a patient’s health during an office visit – she realized something had to change. Now she’s one of an increasing number of physicians locally and nationally practicing direct primary care, also known as concierge medicine. Instead, patients pay a membership fee for greater access to their physicians.

St. Louis, MO · 13d

midriversnewsmagazine.com

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New Evelyn’s House hospice coming to St. Louis

Evelyn’s House at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, a dedicated hospice house is slated to open in 2028 on the Washington University Medical Campus, expanding local access to specialized end-of-life care. The new facility will be located on the site of the former Barnes Lodge, with construction expected to begin in 2027.

St. Louis, MO · 12d

West Newsmagazine

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St. Luke’s vascular surgery team reaches world-first milestone

St. Luke’s Hospital vascular surgeon Brian Peterson, M.D., FACS, FSVS and his surgical team at St. Luke’s Heart & Vascular Institute recently became the first in the world to perform 1,000 Transcarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR) procedures. TCAR is an innovative, minimally invasive procedure used to treat carotid artery...

Chesterfield, MO · 12d