The Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Transplant Center’s surgical and medical teams performed their 10,000th adult organ transplant last month.

Following a national search, Sam Darweesh, MBA, was named chief operating officer at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and vice president of the Women & Infants Center, a partnership between Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University Physicians.

For the 15th consecutive year, Barnes-Jewish Hospital will provide free seasonal flu shots to the St. Louis community beginning Oct. 1.