Robert Fruend

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 23, 2013: Joyce Simms has been a St. Louis ConnectCare patient in the pulmonology program for…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 30, 2013: Much to the relief of health officials in the region, the federal government has…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 12, 2013 - In an unusual display of political bipartisanship, some members of the Missouri…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: In an unusual display of political bipartisanship, some members of the Missouri delegation in…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 29, 2011 - After overcoming some delays, operators hope to open a short-term facility next year…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 12, 2011 - When the St. Louis Regional Health Commission was set up a decade ago, one of its…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 14, 2010 - In 1875, amid steamboats churning the muddy waterway, a tugboat came up the river…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 7, 2010 - Federal stimulus dollars continue to provide additional financial underpinning for…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 25, 2010 - The Missouri Department of Mental Health is asking local groups to help figure out…