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A grateful son honors the team that gave him his dad back

The Spitzers Support Future of New Heart & Vascular Center

In March, Helen Kunshek completed a four-week stay at the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, in which she received daily chemotherapy treatment to attack her leukemia. She was anxious to get home to her husband and three young children but couldn’t leave until her platelet count increased.

A letter from Foundation Donor Sandy Robinson

Barnes-Jewish Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™ for its hip and knee joint replacement program by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety in disease-specific care.

A draft recommendation by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force calling for an end to routine PSA testing for healthy men age 50 and older goes too far, says a prostate cancer expert at the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine.

Washington University/Barnes-Jewish neuro-oncologic surgeon Albert Kim, MD, PhD, says this is a time for hope in the fight against brain tumors.

A program aimed at promoting awareness of health issues globally and locally is sponsoring a free health fair for adults and children from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Ellen S. Clark Hope Plaza at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

New technology at Barnes-Jewish Hospital now allows orthopedic surgeons to get a 3D image of hip, knee and spine patients before and after surgery, allowing for quicker scans, less radiation and fewer patient x-rays

The Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Heart & Vascular Center and the American Heart Association are partnering on a new initiative to improve the heart health of St. Louisans with the “My Heart. My Life.” program.