In the News Archive

Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s cardiothoracic intensive care unit (56ICU) has received the prestigious Beacon Award from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).

With temperatures nationwide dropping well below freezing -- and snow on the way in the St. Louis area  -- doctors say people should be wary of their heart in such conditions.

Get a look at how doctors save lives in one of the nation’s busiest and most advanced emergency rooms at a free event March 10 at the Holiday Inn South County. The event also will feature a live demonstration of alcohol breathalyzer testing and a special safety program for children.

Cardiac Surgeon Dr. Jennifer Lawton at Barnes Jewish Hospital is a proponent of the off pump method and says it works for her patients: 'There's a lower blood transfusion rate with off-pump surgery, and the patients are discharged approximately one day sooner."

The cardiology team at Barnes-Jewish Hospital celebrated another recognition, days after U.S. News & World Report ranked “Heart and Heart Services” at Barnes-Jewish #12 nationally and the hospital #9 overall.

More than 350 physicians at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have been named to The Best Doctors In America for 2009.

For the 17^th consecutive year, Barnes-Jewish Hospital and its physician partners at Washington University School of Medicine, is the only St. Louis area hospital or medical institution listed among America’s elite medical centers in the U.S.News & World Report “America’s Best Hospitals” issue.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation has established funds to support clinical research that leads to breakthroughs and better outcomes for heart patients at Barnes-Jewish.