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Past Events

Events at The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital help educate our community about the latest advances in research and patient care at our partner organizations and show our sincere appreciation for the leading-edge health care donors make possible.

Browse our past events to learn more and view videos and photo galleries. Consider joining us for a future event to create a healthier, more hopeful future for all our families and friends!

BJC Classic

On October 10, over 150 generous supporters participated in the BJC Classic to advance community health across our region. Thank you to all who gathered to help eliminate health disparities in the St. Louis community.

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Chair Installation Ceremony

On August 14, 2025, we were honored to celebrate the establishment of Dr. Debbie Lee Bennett as The Ronald and Hanna Evens Endowed Chair in Women's Health at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

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Illumination Gala | June 14, 2025

The 2025 Illumination Gala was Saturday, June 14. Our community came together to help fund cancer research at Siteman Cancer Center. See photos and watch inspiring videos from the evening.

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Frontier Night | 2025

On Thursday, April 17, 2025, the Foundation hosted Frontier Night. We met the physicians and witnessed the science behind Illumination. Watch the recording.

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2024 Illumination Gala

The 2024 gala has raised more than $3.5 million to fund leading-edge research to accelerate discovery and improve the way we prevent and treat the many forms of cancer. Witness the power of our community and see some of the most impactful moments of the night by watching the Illumination Gala highlight reel.

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Legacy Circle Celebration

On Tuesday, May 14, 2024, we celebrated the generous individuals who have expressed their friendship by creating estate gifts and life-income arrangements.

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2024 Frontier Night

Watch the recording of Frontier Night featuring Siteman Cancer Center physicians and research-scientists as they shared their work moving through early-stage research to clinical trials to lifesaving patient treatments.

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Leading Edge Medicine | Finding a Better Way

Watch Dr. Mohamed Zayed present: Finding a Better Way: What Surgeons Can Do When the Paradigm Doesn't Work. He provides insights into how problem-solving—when done in a collaborative fashion by pairing surgeons and engineers—sparks innovation and solutions that can have far-reaching effects.

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Leading Edge Nursing | A New Model for Virtual Care

View the recording of Radhika Gilmore, BSN, RN, and Lisa Konzen, MA, BSN, CCRN-K, as they discuss the advancements through a new Virtual Inpatient Nurse model help increase access to experienced remote care by serving as an extension of the clinician team.

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Accelerating Health Equity in Unity with Community

Learn how BJC HealthCare and our community partners are co-creating solutions to address deep-rooted disparities, empowering families and neighbors to live their healthiest possible lives.

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View even more past event videos at our YouTube channel.