The St. Louis Post-Dispatch profiled the emergency department of Christian Hospital, which the newspaper’s data reports was the busiest in the St. Louis area in 2012. In large part this […]
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Speakers offer suggestions at Medicaid hearings
Many speakers offered their thoughts on reform of Missouri’s Medicaid system at the Aug. 14 House hearing in St. Louis as well as a Senate hearing in Jefferson City. See […]
Missouri House and Senate Begin Hearings on Medicaid Reform
The Missouri House and Senate have appointed special committees to study reform of the state’s Medicaid system and the issue of Medicaid expansion funded under the Affordable Care Act. These […]
Three Medical Society Members Appointed to Medicaid Reform Panel
Three SLMMS members have been appointed by Missouri House of Representatives Speaker Tim Jones to serve on a 50-member panel that will study reform of the state’s Medicaid system. They are: […]
Washington University School of Medicine Announces Plans for New Research Building
Link to full article on WUSM website Washington University School of Medicine plans to construct an energy-efficient, multistory research building dedicated to interdisciplinary research on some of the most complex […]
St. Anthony’s Medical Center Appoints New CEO
Link to announcement on St. Anthony’s website The Board of Directors of St. Anthony’s Medical Center in South St. Louis County announced that Michael E. Rindler has been named Chief […]
SLU: Physicians Should Screen Elderly for Frailty
SLU Geriatrician Leads Team of International Experts on New Research ST. LOUIS — Everyone older than 70 should be checked for frailty, a condition that is both easily treated and […]
Missouri Professionals Mutual Launches Disability Insurance Program for Missouri and Kansas Physicians
ST. LOUIS, June 3, 2013 – Missouri Professionals Mutual (MPM), a leading provider of medical professional liability insurance in Missouri and Kansas, is making available to physicians in both states […]
Commentary Opposes Proposed “Denial of Care” Legislation
Commentary published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch April 25, 2013 by Ed Weisbart, MD. Law Should Not Put Doctors’ Wishes Over Patient Health As a family physician who has practiced […]
SLMMS Member Timothy Eberlein, MD, elected president of surgical association
Read full article (Washington University) Timothy Eberlein, MD, chair of the Department of Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and an SLMMS member, has been elected […]
