Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University Physicians make health care breakthroughs and set new standards for care and quality while treating our patients as if they were members of our own families. This is the Barnes-Jewish difference. 

It’s a difference made possible by people who give to the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation.  It’s a difference that gives people hope:


   Kathy Ferrara. A clinical trial at Siteman Cancer Center leads a mother of three to choose an unconventional treatment path…and saves her life.



Pioneering Heart Surgery Gives Mary Ann Cahalan a Second Chance

Mary Ann Cahalan of Florissant, Missouri was not a candidate for conventional heart surgery and was running out of options. But in January 2008, she underwent an experimental procedure at Barnes-Jewish to replace a failing aortic valve—performed without opening her heart (read more about Mary Ann)…



A Breath of Fresh Air: Lung Transplant Inspires Eb Thomas to Give Others the Same Chance at Life

A deadly disease sent Memphis native Eb Thomas to Barnes-Jewish for a lung transplant. He went from being unable to put on his shoes to playing golf after the surgery. Now Eb and his wife Myra are helping others facing lung transplant to get the same amazing care that Eb received (read more about Eb)....




Bunny Burson’s Gifts Bring Life to Arts and Healing

Thirty years ago, helping a friend take her mind off of cancer treatments with visual art and music led artist Bunny Burson to realize the importance of the arts in healing. Now Bunny’s experience and generosity are helping to harness the power of the arts at Barnes-Jewish (read more about Bunny)…




They’re the “BESt”: Summer Institute Puts Students on a Path to Pharmacy Careers

Across the United States, there is a shortage of pharmacists and a growing awareness of the need for diversity within the health care system to promote culturally competent care. A new collaborative program is fostering the talent that lies within our community’s diverse high school community by preparing students to enroll and succeed in pharmacy school (read more about BESt)…

 

Roans Establish Gift Annuity to Support Diabetes Research

 

When their 12-year-old son Bryan was diagnosed with Type I diabetes, Connie and Jim Roan soon learned that research was the key to helping Bryan and others like him to live a healthier, happier life.  So they invested their time and giving in the present and the future of diabetes discoveries (read more about the Roans)...

 

 

Dedicated Compassion: A Life Devoted to Nursing

Eloise DeLap believes that being a dedicated nurse is “the most important thing in the world.”  Today, her passion continues to touch students through the scholarship established in her honor by the Jewish College Alumni Association (read more about Eloise)...