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Thanks to the extraordinary care provided, the Center recently received two honors.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital vice president and chief operating officer Angelleen Peters-Lewis received the prestigious award for her leadership and commitment to patients, staff and the community.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital has once again achieved the highest acknowledgment of nursing excellence — Magnet® recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

ST. LOUIS – July 26, 2022 – Barnes-Jewish Hospital and its physician partners at Washington University School of Medicine have been named one of America’s “Best Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report. Barnes-Jewish ranked No. 11 in the nation, moving up six spots from its previous position on the publication’s elite honor roll of the country’s top 20 hospitals. The report also ranked Barnes-Jewish as No. 1 in Missouri and No. 1 in the metro St. Louis area.

On Thursday, May 26, ahead of Memorial Day weekend, members of the BJC Veterans Connection group gathered with colleagues near Barnes-Jewish Hospital as a funeral procession prepared to leave the medical campus. Those in attendance did not know the patient, not even their name, but they felt a sense of duty.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital earn “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader” designations in Healthcare Equality Index

Active military medical staff from Scott Air Force Base are keeping their skills sharp through a new collaboration with Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine.

Getting a flu shot is important every year. This year, it is especially important to conserve health care resources already busy managing COVID-19.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital has earned the highest designation in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s (HRC) Healthcare Equality Index.

Physicians at Barnes-Jewish Hospital have become the first in the St. Louis region and the first in Missouri to utilize a new aneurysm treatment device.