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Lafayette House Leadership Takes the Stage at 2026 Missouri Behavioral Health Conference
Lafayette House is proud to announce that CEO Susan Hickam and Chief Program Officer Kelli Davis presented a session at the 2026 Missouri Behavioral Health Conference, held September 16 through 18 at the Hyatt Regency at the Arch in St. Louis. Hosted by the Missouri Behavioral Health Council, the conference draws behavioral health, substance use disorder, and public administration professionals from across the state for three days of shared learning and collaboration. Hickam and Davis were selected to lead a one-hour session titled Intersection of Substance Use Disorder and Domestic and/or Sexual Violence, placing Lafayette House’s expertise in front of a statewide audience of practitioners and system leaders.
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Missouri Hospital Helps Conjoined Twin Sisters Recover After 24-Hour Separation Surgery, Giving Hiyab and Wuhbto New Milestones and Therapies
ST. LOUIS, MO — A children’s hospital in Missouri says twin sisters born conjoined at the head have now recovered enough from a complex separation surgery to begin a new stage of rehabilitation. Hiyab and Wuhbto underwent the operation in February at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, and hospital officials said Wednesday that both children are making progress more than six months later.
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No More Waiting Room Nightmares: The 24/7 ER Model Shaking Up St. Louis Healthcare
When a medical crisis strikes, the last thing you have is hours to spend sitting under flickering waiting room lights. Archview ER & Hospital just flipped that script in North St. Louis. As Missouri’s first Nutex Health micro-hospital, this 16,000-square-foot facility combines full 24/7 emergency power, on-site MRI and CT imaging, and private inpatient beds to treat families right away, right in their neighborhood.
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St. Louis shines as a leading center for rural healthcare innovation
A doctor’s appointment should not require someone to take an entire day off work—or, worse yet, pay for an overnight stay in a city far from home. Yet across rural Missouri, seeing a provider can mean hours on the road, time away from work and family, and another difficult decision about how long care can wait.
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Beyond the Pain: Taking Arthritis Education Into Black Communities in Chicago, St. Louis, and Atlanta
Treating chronic joint pain in Black neighborhoods requires more than downtown charity walks—it demands meeting people where they live, pray, and gather. A closer look at how community-driven arthritis education and early diagnosis programs are taking root across Chicago, St. Louis, and Atlanta. Overview: The Arthritis Foundation is pivoting...
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Delta Dental of Missouri Welcomes Missouri State Senator Tracy McCreery and State Representative Brad Christ to New Fenton Office
FENTON, MO — September 14, 2026 —Delta Dental of Missouri was honored to welcome Missouri State Senator Tracy McCreery and State Representative Brad Christ to its new Fenton office for an afternoon of meaningful discussion and community engagement. The visit marked a special milestone as the first official...
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Anderson Hospital experiencing high volume
At least one hospital in Madison County experienced a “peak census” situation this week. Anderson Hospital on Route 162 in Maryville announced on social media that it was due to increased patient volumes and high demand for in-patient care. The peak census designation lets people know that emergency...
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Mercy earns national honor for excellence in patient experience
ST. LOUIS — Friends tell friends to go to Mercy. For the fifth straight year, Mercy led the way among large American hospital systems by earning the 2026 NRC Health® Excellence in Patient Experience Award. The data-driven honor goes to healthcare facilities recommended by their own patients. NRC...
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Thousands of St. Louis hospital workers lost their jobs in 2020. Their CEOs got raises
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the heads of the largest hospital systems in the St. Louis area came together for a public service announcement. “When times are tough, we come together as a system, as healthcare workers, and as a community,” said Richard Liekweg, who was CEO of BJC Healthcare at the time.
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Get Ahead of Medicare Open Enrollment
If you have been thinking about Medicare but have not dug into the details yet, you are right on time. September is an excellent window to start planning ahead for the upcoming open enrollment season without feeling overwhelmed. Erin Lapidus, President and Retirement Coach for JBL Financial Services, joined us to help make sense of your choices. For a no-cost, no-obligation coaching session, call JBL Financial Services at 314-863-0008 or visit JBLFinancial.com.
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VIDEO: Budzinski Meets with Gateway Memorial Hospital CEO, Demands Reform to Improve Operations
GRANITE CITY, IL — Yesterday, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) met with leadership at Gateway Regional Medical Center to address serious concerns surrounding patient-safety and the hospital's ongoing financial crisis. In an exclusive interview with KTVI’s David Amoletti, Budzinski shared what was discussed in the closed-door meeting and emphasized what must be done to ensure the community continues to have access to quality care and hospital staff have the resources they need. Watch the full interview HERE . In August, reporting from KTVI raised serious concerns around billing and staffing issues at Gateway that were impacting patient care. Budzinski immediately sprang into action, reaching out to the state and ultimately sending a four-page letter to American Healthcare Systems CEO and Gateway Regional Medical Center CEO, Michael Sarian and Joe Ottolino, demanding clear answers on Gateway’s finances, employee benefits, and staffing stability. In response to the letter, hospital leadership agreed to meet with the Congresswoman in person. Budzinski visited the hospital to hear directly about the challenges facing the facility, and discuss a path forward to address concerns about patient care and the hospital’s financial stability. Going forward, Budzinski is pushing Gateway to make serious and meaningful improvements to adequately serve patients
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Budzinski says Gateway Regional has ‘work to do’ after sit-down with hospital leadership
U.S. Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (D-IL 13) demanded answers after a sit-down with Gateway Regional Medical Center’s leaders after First Alert 4 Investigates reporting on what she called life-safety failures, including an incident where a cardiac patient was turned away due to staffing shortages. She met behind closed doors with Gateway Regional leadership Tuesday.
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Innsbrook trustees updated on sewage treatment project
Ongoing work on Innsbrook Resort’s sewage treatment facility again came up at the Thursday, Aug. 20, Village of Innsbrook Board of Trustees meeting, where Board Chairman Michael Caton provided an update on progress on the project. “So they have this, what they call an oxidation ditch or they call...
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St. Luke’s opens dedicated ENT clinic
St. Luke’s Hospital recently announced the opening of St. Luke’s Ear, Nose and Throat, a clinic dedicated to ENT-related services located at the St. Luke’s Outpatient Center, 111 St. Luke’s Center Drive in Chesterfield. The clinic brings together ENT care and audiology services at one convenient...
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St. Louis hospital saves Nebraska boy’s leg from amputation, inspiring medical career
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Seventeen-year-old Brody Linell’s life could look very different today. Born with his left leg shorter than the other, Brody’s future was highly uncertain at his one-year checkup. “A certain specialist was thinking we probably ought to amputate his leg,” said Tom...