Emergency Department

Knowing where to get medical care is important, especially for sudden injuries or illnesses. For health concerns, Peter Fletcher, MD, Washington University emergency medicine physician and interim medical director of emergency medicine at MoBap, advises contacting your primary care provider first unless it’s an emergency.

While seasonal influenza (flu) viruses are detected year-round in the United States, flu viruses are most common during the fall and winter. The exact timing and duration of flu seasons can vary, but influenza activity often begins to increase in October. Most of the time flu activity peaks between December and February, although activity can last as late as May.

With flu season approaching, make sure you understand what the flu is and how to avoid it.

MoBap is first emergency department in the region to achieve ACEP’s Geriatric Accreditation.

On Dec. 5, 2017, 57-year-old Ira Schalk began to feel nauseous on his job at a lead mining operation near Viburnum, Mo. For days he had felt tired, but thought it might be the flu. It wasn’t.

The clock says 4 a.m. Your five-year-old is crying and has kept you up most of the night. You’re worried.

Missouri Baptist Medical Center emergency department nurse Laurel Miller, BSN, never expected to use her medical skills on vacation. But that’s exactly what she did while making an RV trip with her husband and four kids.

What does an ER physician pack before heading on a beach vacation?

At Missouri Baptist Medical Center we know that speed is critical in treating stroke patients to prevent brain damage and increase opportunities for recovery. That is why the Missouri Baptist's program is centered around efficiency.

"I think I’m having a heart attack," were the words that woke University City resident, Rebecca Glenn Ruth. They're words that no wife ever wants to hear from her husband, especially not in an isolated cabin during a fishing trip miles from help.

The pediatric emergency unit at Missouri Baptist Medical Center is staffed 24-7 by specialty-trained pediatric nurses and St. Louis Children's Hospital (Washington University) pediatricians dedicated to the health needs and comfort of children and their families.

As a leader in heart care, Missouri Baptist Medical Center’s cardiac specialists partner with rural hospitals and medical helicopter and ambulance services to offer the region’s leading heart attack network, saving heart muscle and lives.