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Palliative Care: Helping Patients Live Their Best Lives

Lynn’s husband Steve was diabetic and diagnosed with end stage renal disease 11 years ago. Without warning, Steve’s condition turned critical three years ago. Desperate for guidance and strength, Lynn was connected to April and the Palliative Care team at Missouri Baptist Medical Center.

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Everybody suffers occasionally from not getting enough sleep. But a lack of sleep can do more than just make you feel tired the next day. Chronic sleep problems can be a contributing factor to more serious health problems.

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Are You Ready for Flu Season?

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.

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Safety in Motion

Terri Elmore, a Physical Therapy Assistant at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, is on a mission to make the workplace safer for nurses and patient care technicians.

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Living a Healthy Life: One Woman’s Journey Back to Health

Like many people, Ginger had let her health slip in priority over the years. But high blood pressure and an irregular heartbeat gave her the motivation to start the journey back to good health. 

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Protecting the Front Line
Andrew Williams
/ Categories: Foundation, Ways to Give

Protecting the Front Line

Because her husband is a physician, Carrie Rao realized early in the pandemic that masks were in high demand. As a quilter, Rao had a significant stash of fabric that she quickly sewed into masks. She generously donated more than 200 masks to the community, including Missouri Baptist Medical Center.

In addition, the Raos made unrestricted financial gifts so the hospital could apply the support where it was needed most. “It’s important to us to support our local health care organization however we can,” Rao said. “This pandemic makes us realize how essential it is to have a quality suburban hospital in our backyard. It plays an important role in our lives.”

Nancy Ellis also donated masks after discovering a large, forgotten box of N95 masks in her laundry room that she had received a few years ago during another virus outbreak.

“Early on, the hospitals were desperate for equipment, so I wanted to help,” Ellis says. “All the health care professionals had unbelievable responsibilities and I realized donating the masks might save a life. I’m thrilled to think the masks made the frontline feel more secure and kept them safe. I’m so grateful for the work the medical professionals do every day in taking care of others.”

Ellis saw how many people were in need during the pandemic, so she also made a financial gift to the hospital to help others.

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