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The You Matter Cart is coming! It’s approaching an unannounced hospital destination to bring a few minutes of respite and relaxation to frontline caregivers. This funky blue cart grew out of a partnership between four hospital nurses, Cindy Lefton, Sara Shabany, Cathy Powers and Heather Ohl, along with Sarah Colby, Arts + Healthcare Program coordinator. Their goal is to bring the hospital’s peer wellness initiative directly to colleagues who are feeling pressure and stress from the pandemic.  

Hospice Foundation of the Ozarks and The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital are pleased to announce a groundbreaking partnership to create a series of education and bereavement programs supporting patients, families and health care professionals across Missouri. Both organizations have pledged $50,000 toward the implementation of this valuable project.

The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital is pleased to announce the establishment of the Ira Kodner, MD, Endowed Chair in Supportive Care Research by Anne and John McDonnell. Debra Parker Oliver, PhD, MSW, has been appointed the inaugural Ira Kodner, MD, Endowed Chair in Supportive Care Research.

Siteman Cancer Center has a proud history of community support. Though the center was named for philanthropist Alvin J. Siteman, the establishment of a new cancer center would take an entire community to mobilize and plan to ultimately break ground on what is now considered one of the premier cancer centers in the U.S.

As Siteman celebrates its 20th anniversary, The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital is grateful to the many generous donors who have helped make the center a national leader in cancer treatment and research.

The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital is committed to supporting research and programs that advance patient care at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital, Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College and community organizations throughout St. Louis.

Thanks to the generosity of donors, The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital established The Heroes in Training Scholarship Fund to help Goldfarb continue to attract dedicated students who will be the future of the nursing profession and caregivers for generations to come.

On March 19, 2020, Philip Mudd, MD, submitted a grant request to The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital for a large-scale clinical sample collection and processing program of SARS-CoV-2. With this data, the medical community is working to develop unique diagnostics and therapeutics to counter COVID-19.

Kathryn Lewis, a BJC Home Care and Hospice registered nurse, became alarmed when she visited a hospice patient at his rural Missouri home and found that his family was struggling to put food on the table.

New Balance, one of the world’s major sports footwear and apparel manufacturers, recently donated 500 pairs of sneakers to frontline caregivers through The Foundation for BJC Home Care (a dba of The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital).