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Signs at the Barnes-Jewish Center for Advanced Medicine alert patients to disclose if they think they may have symptoms of the novel coronavirus.

St. Louis Hospitals Allow Visitors After Months Of Coronavirus Restrictions

Sarah Fentem

Hospitals in St. Louis are again allowing people to visit patients after months of restrictions aimed at controlling the spread of the coronavirus.SSM…

A hospital employee works in the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Intensive Care Unit in April. The hospital has resumed scheduling elective procedures.

Health, Science & Environment

St. Louis Hospitals Resume Nonemergency Care As Region Eases Coronavirus Orders

Sarah Fentem

Two months after canceling most procedures because of the coronavirus pandemic, hospitals in St. Louis are now scheduling elective surgeries for…

"Fires don't chase firemen home," said Dr. Howie Mell, an emergency physician. "But this bug chases lots of folks home, and that's a new reality."

Health, Science & Environment

Missouri Inmates Clean Hospital Laundry

Marissanne Lewis-Thompson

Missouri inmates are cleaning SSM Health’s hospital linens and scrubs.SSM Health contracts out its laundry services to Missouri Vocational Enterprises, an…

A view of St. Louis University Hospital in early spring.

Economy & Business

SSM Health To Furlough About 2,000 Employees After Seeing Fewer Patients

Chad Davis

SSM Health is furloughing about 2,000 workers across its health care system starting May 1.The St. Louis-based health care system announced Monday that…

Students from the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University donated their supplies of personal protective equipment.

Health, Science & Environment

Personal Protective Equipment Shortages Could Happen In St. Louis Region: Here’s How You Can Donate

The surge in demand for personal protective equipment during the coronavirus outbreak has caused shortages nationwide.To make up for a manufacturing lag,…

Health, Science & Environment

St. Louis Hospitals Cancel Procedures, Limit Visitors To Prepare For Coronavirus Patients

Sarah Fentem

Updated at 11:30 a.m. March 23 with the latest restrictions on hospital visitorsMercy, SSM Health and BJC hospitals will delay elective medical procedures…

A scanning electron microscope image shows the novel coronavirus (yellow) against human cells (pink.) 2-27-20

Health, Science & Environment

Missouri Health Officials, Hospitals Prepare For Coronavirus Patients

Sarah Fentem

Missouri health officials are taking steps to protect people against the potential spread of the new coronavirus that has sickened thousands in…

Health, Science & Environment

Some St. Louis Hospitals Bar Doctors From Certifying Medical Marijuana Patients

Sarah Fentem

Medical marijuana is legal in Missouri, but some of the region’s largest hospital systems aren’t allowing their physicians to certify patients to use it.…

Members of the National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United union protest what they refer to as unsafe staffing levels at St. Louis University Hospital in Midtown on Sep. 9.

Health, Science & Environment

SLU Hospital Nurses Union Ratifies Contract That Allows Nurses To Weigh In On Staffing

Sarah Fentem

Nurses at SSM St. Louis University Hospital have reached a contract agreement with management that raises their pay and ensures they have a say in…

Health, Science & Environment

Nurses Union Continues To Protest 'Unsafe' Staffing Levels At SLU Hospital

Sarah Fentem

For the second time in three years, union nurses at SSM Health-St. Louis University Hospital are protesting what they call unsafe staffing levels at the…