D EFIN IN G M O M EN TS - Barnes-Jewish Hospital

2011 Report to the Community 

DEFINING MOMENTS

TA BLE OF CONTENTS 

Letter from Leadership 2 – 3 

Transplant 4 – 9 

Transcatheter 10 – 13 

Stay Healthy Clinic 14 – 15 

Heart & Vascular / Stroke 16 – 19 

Compassion Fatigue 20 – 23 

Barnes Lodge 24 – 29 

Pedal the Cause 30 – 31 

Campus Renewal 32 – 33 

Siteman Cancer Center 34 – 35 

Community Benefit 36 – 39 

Achievements & Distinctions 40 

Facts & Figures / Charitable Giving 41 

The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish 42 – 51 

Leadership 52 – 53 

This icon appears in stories and signifies 

“defining moments” in the lives of patients 

and patient care at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. 

PHOTO CREDITS: 

Bob Boston p. 18, 35, 43, 51 

BSA LifeStructures p. 34 

Jay Fram cover, p. 2, 4, 6-8, 10, 11, 20, 22, 23-27 

Devon Hill p. 29 

Kathryn Holleman p. 9 

Randall Hyman p. 14, 38 

Jason Merrill p. 30 

Toby Mikle p. 32 

Tim Mudrovic p. 12, 13, 18, 29 

Tim Parker p. 16, 29 

Chris Tobnick p. 39 fly sheet 

Valerie Hoven p. 39 

Cover: Rory McCue, double-lung transplant patient 

Defining moments 

in people’s lives are 

often launching points. 

From these moments, 

one’s journey in life 

has the propensity 

to change. 

DEFINING MOMENTS 

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defining moments 

Defining moments in people’s lives are often launching 

points. From these moments, one’s journey in life has 

the propensity to change. 

At Barnes-Jewish Hospital, we put all that we are– 

national leaders in medicine, a world-class academic 

medical center, and 9,300 patient care and support 

team members–behind making these moments a 

positive launching pad for our patients. With our 

physician partners at Washington University School 

of Medicine, we strive to bring the best in innovation, 

treatment and care to our patients. 

Some of the highlights in this report to our 

community include: 

• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved 

the transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedure 

pioneered at the Washington University and Barnes- 

Jewish Heart & Vascular Center in November. 

• 75 lung transplants were performed at Barnes-Jewish 

Hospital, placing the hospital fifth in the nation for 

volume of lung transplants. 

Richard J. Liekweg 

President, Barnes-Jewish Hospital and 

Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital 

Group President, BJC HealthCare 

Pictured left to right: Kenneth B. Steinback, 

Richard J. Liekweg and Patrick T. Stokes 

Patrick T. Stokes 

Chairman, Barnes-Jewish Hospital 

Board of Directors 

• The Stay Healthy Clinic opened in September, which 

helps patients who may need additional assistance 

with medications, diet or general follow-up. 

• Construction began on the new Alvin J. Siteman 

Cancer Center in south St. Louis County, where 

cancer care will be multidisciplinary with physicians 

from radiation oncology, medical oncology and 

surgery, all practicing together in the same location. 

This report features stories from patients and families, 

and defining moments in their lives that we are proud to 

have shared with them. Look for the defining moments 

throughout this report, designated with this icon. 

Your support of The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish 

Hospital has a direct impact on our patients and 

families. Often, the defining moments they experience 

are due to advanced research, innovative treatment 

or programs that have been made possible by you. 

Thank you for your continued support of Barnes-Jewish 

Hospital and The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital. 

Together we can continue to create defining moments 

in patients’ care and their lives. 

Kenneth B. Steinback 

Chairman, The Foundation 

for Barnes-Jewish Hospital 


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too young to settle 

for a life of limitations 

Rory McCue’s life changed when he was 20. 

In 2003, McCue was on the precipice of launching 

his adult life. He was healthy, athletic and a little 

more than a year away from graduating from college. 

All of that changed in a single evening during a fire 

in his fraternity house. 

Suffering from extreme smoke inhalation, he was 

in a hospital in Springfield, Ill., for eight weeks, five 

of them on a ventilator. Even after he was released, 

he never fully recovered. He experienced shortness 

of breath constantly, and because of recurrent 

infections, both of his lungs were scarred. 

“In the blink of an eye, I went from being on top of the 

world in so many ways, to living the life of a frail shut-in 

wearing an oxygen mask 24 hours a day,” says McCue. 

McCue admits he was afraid of having to live the rest 

of his life this way. But he was even more afraid of the 

alternative–a lung transplant. His local physician began 

encouraging him to contact the Washington University 

and Barnes-Jewish Transplant Center. McCue did 

visit and was even evaluated in fall 2004, but it was 

2007 before he agreed to have his name placed on 

the transplant list. 

Although McCue was often sick and had a few scares 

and hospitalizations, he took himself off the transplant 

list in 2009. “I think I was still reeling from the whole 

accident and my heart just wasn’t in it.” 

Seven years passed since the fire and all of his friends 

had moved on. Wanda Panus, RN, his pre-transplant 

coordinator at Barnes-Jewish, and the rest of the 

transplant team knew the transplant was right for McCue 

Rory McCue 

but they also knew it was necessary for the patient 

to make that decision. “Understandably, Rory was 

afraid to go through with the transplant for fear of the 

unknown,” says Panus. 

With so much working against him, McCue said it came 

down to a quality-of-life issue. “The hope of having 

a better life outweighed the fear and uncertainty 

of a transplant. I was ready to see what the world had 

in store for me and I was going to make it or fail with 

that decision,” says McCue. 

In August 2010, McCue decided it was time to be 

reactivated on the transplant list. Eleven months later, 

he got the call from Barnes-Jewish that it was time for 

the transplant. “It’s funny because in some ways that 

day is so vivid and clear in my mind and in other ways, 

it is just a blur,” he says. 

Rory McCue’s life changed again when he was 28. 

On July 14, 2011, McCue received two lungs. McCue’s 

right lung was not as bad as the left but physicians were 

concerned the right lung would infect the new one if both 

weren’t replaced. 

In the blink of an eye, McCue went from a life of no hope 

and desperation to one with unlimited possibilities. 

“It has been a complete 180,” he says. Before the transplant, 

McCue admits he avoided stairs like the plague. In April 

2012, he was hiking in the Rocky Mountains. 

McCue is extremely grateful to the entire transplant 

team at Barnes-Jewish as well as the nurses on unit 

7100, thoracic surgery, who cared for him after the 

transplant. “Most importantly,” he says, “I’m thankful 

and appreciate the decision that a family had to make 

that night. It has given me all that I have now.” 



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going from critical care 

to caring for others 

Barnes-Jewish has been the hospital of choice for 

Joyce Harris-Fields for decades. Although she was born 

in Tennessee, she moved to St. Louis when she was 

three. She had six of her seven children at Barnes-Jewish. 

Years ago, when she contracted hepatitis C, she came to 

Barnes-Jewish for care and has been treated frequently 

at the hospital as the disease has advanced. 

When Harris-Fields developed hepatopulmonary 

syndrome as a result of chronic liver disease caused 

by the hepatitis C, her care team knew it was time to 

put her on the liver transplant list. Hepatopulmonary 

syndrome includes shortness of breath and hypoxemia 

(low oxygen levels in the blood of the arteries). 

Joyce Harris-Fields, James Fields 

and grandson James 

“With the onset of hepatopulmonary syndrome, patients 

are considered a priority for a transplant,” says Pam 

Thurston, MSN, RN, CCTC, transplant coordinator for 

Harris-Fields. 

On oxygen 24 hours a day, Harris-Fields’ condition 

was rapidly deteriorating. Fortunately, she was on the 

transplant list less than a month. Her recovery has been 

going remarkably well. “I have recovered fairly quickly 

and Pam was very helpful to me before and after the 

transplant,” says Harris-Fields. 

Harris-Fields is regaining her strength and says she 

uses oxygen now only when needed. Caring for her 

two-year-old grandson is now her priority. 



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Record number of patients 

receive transplants in 2011 

The Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Transplant 

Center has the only comprehensive program in the region 

offering heart, heart/lung, lung, double lung, kidney, liver, 

pancreas islet and bone marrow transplants. In addition to 

achieving outcomes that meet or exceed national averages, 

the transplant center is known for quality and continuity 

of care. The transplant programs at Barnes-Jewish also 

consistently have post-rejection rates among the lowest 

in the world. 

In 2011, an increasing number of patients in several areas 

received transplants: 

Lung transplants 

Availability of donor organs combined with wide resources 

and exceptional talent made 2011 the busiest year in 

the lung transplant program’s 23-year history. 

The program, nationally known for advancing transplant 

techniques and treatments, and for expert management of 

both end-stage disease and post-transplant care, had averaged 

about 55 transplants per year. In 2011, 75 lung transplants 

were performed, placing the hospital fifth in the nation for 

volume of lung transplants. 

Heart transplants 

In 2011, 36 heart transplants were performed, up from 29 

in 2010. That places Barnes-Jewish at 10th in the nation for 

volume of heart transplants. The hospital also saw an increase 

in the number of ventricular assist devices (VADs) implanted 

to support heart function in patients with weakened hearts 

or who are awaiting transplant. 

Liver transplants 

With some of the best survival rates, Washington University 

transplant specialists have performed more than 1,200 

adult liver transplants since the program's inception in 1985. 

In 2011 alone, 83 liver transplants were performed. 

In 2011, Washington University transplant surgeons at 

Barnes-Jewish accomplished another milestone when they 

performed their first combined heart/liver transplant. Only 

a few centers in the country have both the expertise and 

resources to take on a complex procedure like a combined 

organ transplant and the possible complications that could 

follow it. 

Kidney transplants 

The Barnes-Jewish kidney transplant team averages more 

than 200 kidney transplant surgeries annually, including 

more than half of all kidney transplants in Missouri. 

In 2011, the team performed 217 kidney transplants, 

including 54 living-donor transplants. 

The transplant programs at 

Barnes-Jewish consistently 

have post-rejection rates 

among the lowest in the world. 

Kidney/pancreas transplant 

In 2011, transplant surgeons performed 20 pancreas 

transplants, matched with a kidney transplant. 

Barnes-Jewish has extensive experience in kidney/pancreas 

transplant, with the first procedure performed at the 

hospital in 1989. 

Bone marrow transplant 

The Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish 

Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine 

has one of the 10 largest bone marrow and stem-cell 

transplant programs in the world, averaging between 

250-300 transplants per year. Survival rates are among 

the highest anywhere. It is one of two centers in the 

world developing a therapy for a rare form of leukemia 

called acute promyelocytic leukemia. 

Based on expertise in medicine, research and support 

services, the bone marrow and stem-cell transplant team 

also has developed a new way to get patients ready for 

transplant called conditioning therapy. The national and 

international medical community now recognizes this 

approach as a very important way of preparing patients 

for bone marrow and stem-cell transplant. 

When patients need extra help 

With the support of donor gifts, The Foundation for 

Barnes-Jewish Hospital offers extra help to patients 

undergoing transplant. For example: 

• Ms. M, an out-of-state patient, was diagnosed with a 

rare, progressive lung disease that required a transplant. 

By the time she arrived at Barnes-Jewish, she had no 

LEFT: Pictured with lung transplant patient Rory McCue 

(center) are members of his transplant team including 

(from left) Larry Sylvester, respiratory therapist; 

Stacie Rupp, post-transplant coordinator; Rebecca Bathon, 

social worker; Wanda Panus, pre-transplant coordinator; 

Elbert Trulock, MD, medical director of lung transplant; 

and Charles Dey, chaplain. 

RIGHT: William Chapman, MD, professor and chief of 

transplantation and general surgery at Washington 

University, leads a transplant team performing 

a liver resection. From left: Meranda Scherer, RN; 

T. Mark Earle, MD; Enjae Jung, MD, surgical resident; 

Chapman; and Ashley Kerkemeyer, RN. 

way to pay for lodging because she had been too weak to 

work. The Foundation provided Ms. M and her caregiver 

a safe, comfortable place to stay near the hospital before 

and after her transplant. 

• Mr. C, a liver transplant recipient, needed post-transplant 

medicine while awaiting the results of his Medicaid 

application. The Foundation purchased two months of 

the lifesaving medication until his insurance was approved. 

• Mr. B, a lung transplant recipient who lived out of town, 

needed to return to Barnes-Jewish for additional care 

after transplant. He had no way to pay for transportation, 

lodging and other expenses. The Foundation provided 

Mr. B with the means to arrive at the hospital, a close 

place to stay and the first 30 days of his new medication. 



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a heart giving out 

but not up 

“My wife is famous.” That’s what Mary Ann Cahalin’s 

husband would share with friends and even some 

strangers after she underwent her transcatheter 

aortic valve replacement procedure. In January 2008, 

Cahalin was the first person in the region to undergo 

a minimally invasive approach to replace her 

defective aortic valve without having to undergo 

open-heart surgery. 

Cahalin was part of a clinical trial at the Washington 

University and Barnes-Jewish Heart & Vascular Center 

that gave new hope to patients who are not eligible for 

open-heart surgery. For years, Cahalin, a registered 

nurse and mother of five, had heart problems. “I was 

worn out. I could hardly walk around my own house. 

I couldn’t even make a bed without sitting down at 

least three times,” says Cahalin. 

Mary Ann Cahalin 

The procedure, which was approved by the U.S. Food 

and Drug Administration in 2011, has given hundreds 

of patients a new lease on life. “This has been like a 

miracle to me. It was a complete turnaround to what 

I was able to do before,” she says. 

Recovery from the procedure is also a fraction of what 

it is for open-heart surgery. Cahalin had the procedure 

on a Tuesday and was out of the hospital by Friday. 

“A month afterwards, I was camping again with the 

Girl Scouts, something I hadn’t been able to do for 

a very long time.” 


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Breakthrough heart procedure offers 

second chance for high-risk patients 

When an aortic heart valve needs replacement, open-heart 

surgery has been the go-to procedure to treat most patients. 

Unfortunately, open-heart surgery is considered too risky 

for some patients, especially the elderly, so they were often 

left with few options. Until now. 

Thanks to a new “game-changing” procedure called 

transcatheter aortic valve replacement, high-risk surgical 

patients now have a second chance. 

This minimally invasive approach is providing 

groundbreaking results for patients who have severe aortic 

stenosis, a condition where the aortic heart valve does 

not open wide enough to let adequate blood flow through. 

The procedure, pioneered at the Washington University 

and Barnes-Jewish Heart & Vascular Center, was approved 

by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in November 2011. 

Through the procedure, physicians are able to replace aortic 

valves without opening a patient’s chest. Instead, physicians 

thread a catheter, mounted with a compressed replacement 

valve on a tiny balloon, through an incision in a vein in the 

groin. Once in position, a stent-like valve is inflated in the 

aorta and the balloon and catheter are withdrawn. No major 

incisions are involved and the heart is never stopped or put 

on bypass. The average recovery time is much shorter than 

for traditional surgical valve replacement and patients report 

significantly less pain with the minimally invasive approach. 

The transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedure 

is considered a major breakthrough in the world of heart- 

disease treatment. About 100,000 Americans over age 65 

receive new aortic valves each year, while 30,000 more need 

a replacement valve but can’t receive one because the method 

of replacement—open-heart surgery—is too risky for them. 

The transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedure gives 

these high-risk patients a safer option. 

The Heart & Vascular Center was one of only 23 heart 

centers (17 in the United States) selected to participate in the 

PARTNER trial (Placement of AoRTic traNscathetER valves) 

testing this procedure. The PARTNER trial was supported in 

part by gifts to The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital. 

Barnes-Jewish was the first and only hospital in the St. Louis 

area in 2011 to offer this unique, minimally invasive aortic 

valve replacement option, which requires the combined 

efforts of cardiac surgeons, interventional cardiologists and 

cardiologists. The hospital’s team has been performing this 

technique since 2008. 

“This is a monumental 

breakthrough for patients 

with aortic stenosis who are 

considered inoperable.” 

– john lasala, MD, PhD 

Ralph Damiano Jr., MD, chief of cardiac surgery 

at Barnes-Jewish and Washington University School 

of Medicine, and John Lasala, MD, PhD, medical 

director of the cardiac catheterization laboratory 

at Barnes-Jewish, were co-principal investigators of 

the trial at the university. Other Washington University 

physicians at Barnes-Jewish who conducted the 

PARTNER trial were Hersh Maniar, MD, cardiac 

surgeon, and Alan Zajarias, MD, an interventional 

cardiologist who spent six months in France training 

with the procedure’s developer. 

“This procedure has the potential to dramatically reduce 

the risk of valve replacement, particularly in elderly, 

high-risk patients with a much quicker return to full 

activity in our patients,” Dr. Damiano says. 

Dr. Lasala agrees. “This is a monumental breakthrough 

for patients with aortic stenosis who are considered 

inoperable,” he says. “The average patient age is 

84 but we have done the procedure for patients 

up to age 98. If patients were not surgical candidates 

previously, we can now do something to help them 

live longer and feel better.” 

LEFT: John Lasala, MD, (left), Hersh Maniar, MD, 

(center), and Alan Zajarias, MD, perform the hospital’s 

first transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedure 

in 2008. 

MIDDLE: The procedure’s developer, Professor Alain 

Cribier, MD (right), chief of cardiology at the University 

Hospital in Rouen, France, joined John Lasala, MD, 

to offer guidance during the first procedure. 

RIGHT: Alan Zajarias, MD, (left) and John Lasala, MD, 

prepare to thread the catheter through an incision 

in a vein in a patient’s groin. 



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staying on track through 

the Stay Healthy Clinic 

Being admitted to the hospital can be a frightening 

experience for some but for others, leaving the hospital 

causes more anxiety. 

While in the hospital, a team of health care 

professionals monitors a patient’s condition hourly 

and, at times, even more frequently. They provide 

care, guidance, instruction and support for each 

individual’s specific health needs. 

But when a patient leaves the hospital, they may not 

have a strong support system in place to keep them 

on track to reaching their optimum level of health. 

If they don’t take their medication, improve their 

diet or get check-ups, they might end up back in the 

hospital or the emergency room. 

The new Stay Healthy Clinic at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, 

which opened in September 2011, is designed to fill 

the gap when a patient needs help staying on the right 

track. Patients who are identified during their hospital 

stay as vulnerable—they have a diagnosis of heart 

failure, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary 

disease (COPD) or have had a heart attack and their 

social situation puts them at risk to return—are given 

an appointment in the clinic within a week of their 

initial discharge. Transportation and cab vouchers 

are available for the return visit. 

Pictured left to right: Henish Bhansali, MD, 

Kelly Dodds, RN, and patient Barbara Buckley. 

Henish Bhansali, MD, a Washington University 

physician who runs the clinic, reviews each patient’s 

record thoroughly to understand what happened 

during the hospital stay. He and nurse practitioner 

Kelly Dodds, RN, ANP-BC then meet with the patient to 

see if the patient understands and has been following 

discharge instructions, verify all of their medications 

and answer any questions. 

On a recent visit, Barbara Buckley discussed symptoms 

that she had been experiencing with Dr. Bhansali. 

Buckley suffers from a heart condition that has 

caused her to be hospitalized more than once. 

In addition to the Stay Healthy Clinic, Barnes-Jewish 

has launched several programs to reduce patient 

readmissions. In some instances, nurses make home 

visits to released patients, helping them to set up pill 

boxes and coordinate their medications. The clinic 

could eventually see up to 50 patients a week for 

follow-up appointments. 

After addressing any lingering concerns from a 

patient’s hospitalization, the goal of the clinic is to 

connect each patient with a medical home, such as a 

family physician. “We have the chance to spend a lot 

of time with patients at the Stay Healthy Clinic, so 

we can truly get to the core of not only their medical 

issues but also their social issues. This is the part 

that I feel has the strongest impact on their overall 

medical care and outcomes,” says Dr. Bhansali. 



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a family united against 

heart disease and 

stroke prevention 

About 12 years ago, Sanford “Sandy” Spitzer suddenly 

experienced double vision while on the golf course. 

His eye doctor referred him to a cardiologist who 

determined Spitzer had a transient ischemic attack, 

or TIA. At the time, the cardiologist didn’t feel any 

additional care was necessary. 

This didn’t sit well with Spitzer’s daughter who is 

a physician in Wisconsin. She suggested her father 

seek a second opinion from her former classmate, 

Craig Reiss, MD, a Washington University cardiologist 

at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Dr. Reiss recommended 

medication and follow-up care to prevent a full-blown 

stroke. After a TIA, symptoms usually disappear within 

24 hours. However, once a person has had a TIA, the 

likelihood of stroke is dramatically higher. 

“I’ve been treated by Dr. Reiss ever since,” Spitzer says. 

“I believe his care made the difference.” 

Less than a year ago, Spitzer had a stent implanted 

to open a significant blockage in his artery—the same 

artery that caused a massive heart attack in Sandy’s 

brother more than 20 years before. 

Spitzer’s wife, Gloria, has also faced heart issues. 

Gloria’s heart care goes back more than 25 years with 

Scott Nordlicht, MD, Washington University cardiologist 

at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. After experiencing chest 

pains, Gloria had her first angiogram at age 53. 

Dr. Nordlicht diagnosed her with small-vessel heart 

disease, a condition in which the small arteries of the 

heart become blocked, rather than the large arteries. 

This type of heart disease is more common in women 

and often difficult to detect. 

Sandy and Gloria Spitzer 

“At Barnes-Jewish Hospital, more doctors are now 

investigating heart disease in women, which doesn’t 

always have the same symptoms as in men,” Gloria 

says. “Dr. Nordlicht works to find the right medications 

to care for me. As a result, at age 79, I live a good 

life and do everything I want to do despite having 

heart disease.” 

These achievements, combined with the excellent 

care the Spitzers have received, sparked a desire 

in the Spitzers to broaden this care—and their support. 

For decades, they have supported The Foundation 

for Barnes-Jewish Hospital in honor of loved ones. 

They have contributed to leukemia and palliative care 

funds in recognition of family members. 

Today, they are excited to support the heart care that 

has kept them healthy for decades and they want to 

ensure that it will continue to benefit their family— 

and the community—for years to come. To that end, 

the Spitzers recently established “The Sanford and 

Gloria Spitzer Endowed Fellowship Fund in honor of 

Dr. Scott Nordlicht and Dr. Craig Reiss.” A fellowship 

is dedicated support for young physicians to provide 

early experience in medical research in their specialty 

area. This endowment creates a fellowship in the new 

Heart & Vascular Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. 

“Our family has been well taken care of and we want to 

give back,” Gloria says. “With our gift, we felt we could 

attract more cardiologists like Drs. Nordlicht, Reiss, 

and Alan Weiss, MD, who cared for Sandy’s brother.” 



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Lean principles boost 

stroke treatment times 

A team of stroke clinicians and emergency department 

staff at Barnes-Jewish Hospital borrowed techniques 

from the auto industry to give ischemic stroke patients 

a chance at better outcomes. 

In 2010, the team had a median door-to-needle time of 

55-65 minutes for patients receiving tPA. By applying “lean” 

principles, first developed by Japanese car manufacturers 

to maximize value to customers and reduce waste, in 2011, 

the team worked to revamp the process and meet their 

goal of a median time of 30 minutes, says Jennifer Williams, 

MSN, RN, emergency department clinical nurse specialist. 

This was an evidence-based challenge,” says Williams. 

Data correlate faster door-to-needle times with better 

outcomes, and the team found that tPA is routinely given 

within 30 minutes at neurological centers in Europe. 

10 minutes 

Median acceptance time for the transfer 

of a neurology and neurosurgery patient 

The Barnes-Jewish emergency department’s previous success 

using lean principles to reduce door-to-needle time for STEMI 

heart attack patients indicated “lean process improvement is 

hardwired into the department now,” says Williams. 

After mapping out the new process, the group presented 

to the emergency department staff, EMS personnel and other 

stroke clinicians, who adopted the changes almost immediately. 

They basically changed a major process overnight,” Williams 

says. “And everyone is closely monitoring so that patient 

safety is not sacrificed for speed.” 

As a result, the Barnes-Jewish emergency room stroke team 

first met the 30-minute goal less than three months after 

the process change. In the months since, they have sustained 

a median door-to-needle time just slightly more—37 minutes. 

While that is significantly under the original time of 55-65 

minutes, the team, Williams says, continues to strive toward 

the goal of a sustained 30-minute median. 

96% are accepted within 

15 minutes 

2011 data 

Median door-to-needle time 

for patients receiving tPA 

2010 

55 – 65 

minutes 

Q2 2011 

37 

minutes 

On target with stroke care excellence 

Barnes-Jewish Hospital has been named to the American 

Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Target: 

Stroke honor roll for its commitment to and success in 

improving care for stroke patients. 

The award recognizes that over the recent three-month 

period, at least 50 percent of all eligible ischemic 

stroke patients at Barnes-Jewish received the important 

clot-busting drug tPA within 60 minutes of arriving 

at the hospital. 

“This recognition is a reflection of the commitment of 

Barnes-Jewish to provide patients with the best stroke 

care in the area,” says Peter Panagos, MD, who, along 

with Renee Van Stavern, MD, co-directs the Washington 

University Stroke Network teams at the hospital. “Over 

the years, we have worked to develop some of the most 

efficient protocols– from EMS arrival on the scene to the 

emergency department evaluation and treatment–that help 

minimize long-term brain injuries after a stroke.” 

This award complements the Get With the Guidelines- 

Stroke (GWTG-Stroke) Gold Plus Achievement award the 

hospital received in recognition of its implementation of 

excellent care for stroke patients based on evidence-based 

guidelines. To earn the Gold Plus award, Barnes-Jewish 

achieved 24 consecutive months of 85 percent or higher 

adherence to all GWTG achievement indicators and 

achieved at least 75 percent or higher in compliance 

with six of 10 GWTG quality measures. 

Using a lean transformation process to 

streamline operations, median door-toneedle 

time for tPA administration at the 

Washington University and Barnes-Jewish 

Stroke & Cerebrovascular Center: 

37 minutes 

According to the American Stroke Association, 

the national average is 96 minutes. 

LEFT: Members of the stroke team include Washington 

University physicians (from left): Renee Van Stavern, MD, 

David Carpenter, MD, Greg Zipfel, MD, Peter Panagos, MD, 

(seated), Colin Derdeyn, MD, Jin-Moo Lee, MD, and 

Andria Ford, MD. 



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helping yourself so 

you can help others 

If you ask nurses why they chose their profession, 

the majority usually mention they want to help 

or take care of people, particularly during difficult 

times. Helping patients improve their health and 

recover from injury or surgery can be extremely 

fulfilling. Unfortunately, not all patients recover 

completely or at all. 

Taking care of seriously ill patients for long periods 

of time can take its toll on caregivers, most often 

nurses. Nurses have been feeling the effects of what 

is now identified as compassion fatigue for decades. 

Stress, depression and feelings of inadequacy are 

some of the symptoms of compassion fatigue. 

Geary Gardner, BSN, RN, CCRN, lead charge nurse 

and clinical educator on unit 5900, the bone marrow 

and stem-cell transplantation unit, has experienced 

firsthand the impact of compassion fatigue. In the fall 

of 2011, Gardner was ready to quit nursing so he took 

some time off from work. “I was exhausted mentally, 

physically and emotionally and, although I had a 

chance to reboot, it wasn’t enough,” says Gardner. 

At the same time, Barnes-Jewish Hospital was 

launching compassion fatigue training, specifically 

designed for nurses like Gardner who are feeling burned 

out. Although skeptical, Gardner attended the training. 

Afterward, he felt a sense of accomplishment. 

Nurses from the bone marrow and stem-cell transplantation 

unit include (from left) Barbara Rice, Geary Gardner, Sabine 

Fyfe and Marie Thornton. 

“The compassion fatigue training helps nurses who may 

be experiencing symptoms but we don’t pay attention 

because we’re so focused on taking care of others. 

We don’t realize what’s going on and when we do, we 

think it’s something else,” says Gardner. 

Gardner was so receptive to the training, he decided 

to become one of the hospitals’ 25 facilitators. Since 

then, he has trained many nurses, several on his unit. 

The full-day training requires three facilitators who 

take turns presenting the different components 

of the course, which include: 

• “intentionality"—the caring intention that brought 

them to the health care field in the first place—while 

accepting their own limits in doing only the best 

they can on any given day 

• creating a support network 

• understanding the effects of stress on the body 

Gardner prefers the section on physiology since, 

as a nurse, that’s his area of expertise. “The training 

teaches practical applications that help nurses realize 

what’s going on and helps them relax the nerves that 

are stressed. It’s a form of self-regulation,” he says. 



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COM PA SSION FATIGU E

Unique program combats compassion 

fatigue to improve patient care 

An extremely large proportion of intense experiences—birth, 

death, trauma, dire illnesses, dramatic procedures—occur at 

Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The health care staff is on the front lines 

of these experiences, which can lead to compassion fatigue. 

Compassion fatigue is described as the “cost of caring” 

for others in emotional pain. Compassion fatigue is a form 

of traumatic stress that can cause feelings of inadequacy 

as a caregiver, the inability to let go of work-related issues, 

loss of hope, lack of energy and irritability. It also can cause 

caregivers to become less empathetic and less engaged 

with patients. 

In 2009, because of concern about compassion fatigue, 

three nurse managers from oncology units at Barnes-Jewish 

approached Patricia Potter, RN, PhD, director of research 

for patient care services, and Teresa DeShields, PhD, manager 

of psycho-oncology services. Potter and DeShields conducted 

a survey of staff on the oncology units and found that burnout 

and secondary traumatic stress were high enough to warrant 

intervention to help caregivers and patients. 

“Secondary traumatic stress comes from caring for people 

who are experiencing trauma,” Potter says. “Repeated 

exposure to patients’ loss, pain and suffering can lead 

to similar feelings in the care providers.” 

As a result of the survey findings, The Foundation for 

Barnes-Jewish Hospital funded a successful pilot program in 

2010 for oncology nurses to combat compassion fatigue and 

stress. Soon, staff in the emergency department and intensive 

care units began attending compassion fatigue classes. 

In 2011, The Foundation funded an initiative to roll out 

the Compassion Fatigue Resiliency Program to all hospital 

employees—with a recognition that even if employees are 

not giving direct clinical care or treatment, they still may 

be involved in caring for the hospital’s patients, and are 

vulnerable to the cost of caring. 

Unique in the United States, the program was developed 

specifically for Barnes-Jewish by Eric Gentry, PhD, a certified 

traumatologist and pioneer in the field of compassion fatigue. 

Through the Compassion Fatigue Resiliency Program, the 

health care staff learns skills to recognize signs and to prevent 

compassion fatigue. 

“It helps remind caregivers that they’re doing this to relieve 

patient suffering, or to give hope,” says Cheryl Palmer, 

manager of spiritual care services at Barnes-Jewish. “Being 

able to help patients through stressful times, to help them 

recover, to comfort their family, to changes lives and to 

witness people’s lives being changed can be immensely 

moving and fulfilling. It’s more than a job. It’s a calling 

for some people to work in health care.” 

“I can tell they’re (the nurses) 

emotionally invested in 

me and my outcome.” 

– cindy reardon 

Recognizing the connection and 

commitment of nurses 

Cindy Reardon knows what the cancer coaster is. 

In fact, she’s been riding it for almost a year. Reardon 

was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer in June 

2011. Immediately following her diagnosis, she had two 

operations within a week. The first one, video-assisted 

thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), involved draining 

fluid from her right lung, since the cancer had spread. 

This was done in her hometown of Marion, Ill., 

at Heartland Regional Medical Center. 

She came to Barnes-Jewish for her second operation— 

a total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingooophorectomy 

and staging. Since then, her treatment has 

included a number of chemotherapy drugs in an attempt 

to find the one that is most effective for her. She and her 

Siteman Cancer Center oncologist, Matthew Powell, MD, 

discuss the ups and downs of the cancer coaster. “It’s 

definitely like a roller coaster because one day there is 

good news and the next day it’s bad,” says Reardon. 

Reardon knows that she’s not alone on the cancer coaster. 

Her nurses and patient care team ride the coaster with 

her, offering support and compassion when she needs it 

and celebrating even the smallest successes. Lucy Hertel, 

RN, is Reardon’s Barnes-Jewish nurse coordinator. As 

Reardon puts it, she’s Powell’s right-hand man and the 

person that Reardon calls with questions or concerns. 

LEFT: The hospital’s compassion fatigue facilitators 

come from all areas of the hospital including (from left) 

Marty Clarke, cancer psychiatry consultations service; 

Kathleen Walton, social worker; Julie Berger, chaplain, 

oncology services; Brent Brazell, human resources; 

Patricia Potter, director of research and patient care 

services; and Cathy Powers, clinical nurse specialist. 

RIGHT: Patient Cindy Reardon (left) attends one of her 

last chemotherapy treatments with Lucy Hertel, RN. 

“I’ve gotten to know Lucy and many of the other nurses 

that help treat me. Since I’ve been coming for treatment 

every three weeks, we’ve ventured into each other’s 

personal lives now. I can tell they’re emotionally invested 

in me and my outcome,” says Reardon. 

“I wanted to show them how much I appreciate what 

they’re doing for me. I treated them to Fanny May candy 

at Christmas. Recently, I went to the hospital gift shop 

and bought Amanda Kracen, my psychologist, a plant. 

I’ve decided to bring someone a gift every time I have 

an appointment,” she says. 

Reardon may not be buying too many more gifts. 

Her current chemotherapy medication seems to 

be working wonders for her. 



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COM PA SSION FATIGU E

truly a home 

away from home 

Ron Peterson first came to Barnes-Jewish Hospital 

in 1997 for evaluation for a lung transplant. During 

that visit, he stayed at the top of Queeny Tower, 

which at the time was an option for patients requiring 

an extended visit. 

Peterson returned in 2000 for his transplant. Although 

he doesn’t know the exact number, over the past 

12 years he has returned to the hospital more than 

25 times for annual physicals and treatment related 

to rejection prevention. When the upper floors of 

Queeny Tower became office space for the hospital, 

Peterson had to look elsewhere for lodging. 

“I was looking for a place not too far from the hospital 

and something affordable, because I have spent most 

of my savings on the transplant,” says Peterson. 

Barnes Lodge fit the bill in multiple ways. Located at 

the south end of the medical campus, Barnes Lodge is 

within walking distance of the hospital. A patient/family 

shuttle also runs regularly to and from the hospital. 

In 2011 alone, Peterson stayed at Barnes Lodge 

12 times. “You could say I’m a regular,” says Peterson. 

“My experiences at Barnes Lodge have always been good. 

The staff is professional yet warm and considerate, the 

rooms are clean and the available kitchen is a bonus.” 



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Ron Peterson 

BARNES LODGE

fulfilling needs 

in trying times 

Dorothy Lillard and her son, Robert Harris, know 

the depth of trying times. Lillard’s oldest son, Ronnie 

Suggs, is in Barnes-Jewish Hospital waiting for a heart 

transplant. Several months ago, Suggs was admitted 

for emergency surgery and although his prospects look 

much better, he is connected to a ventricular assist 

device (VAD) while he waits for a transplant. 

Lillard lives two hours southeast of St. Louis in 

Murphysboro, Ill., and Harris lives just outside of 

Chicago in Danielle, Ill. Neither has a car so when they 

want to visit Suggs, transportation is a challenge. 

Robert Harris and Dorothy Lillard 

Even so, they have managed to visit Suggs six times 

since he has been admitted to Barnes-Jewish. 

One issue Lillard and Harris don’t worry about is where 

they’ll stay once they arrive in St. Louis. “Barnes Lodge 

is a wonderful place. Staying here has been a tremendous 

help to us,” says Lillard. 

“The Barnes Lodge staff has been respectful and 

professional yet they make you feel at home. Everyone 

here tries to accommodate whatever your needs might 

be,” says Harris. 



27 

BARNES LODGE

Barnes Lodge spruces up to 

honor 25 years of hospitality 

Barnes-Jewish Hospital continues to improve services, 

technology and facilities for patients and families with 

the recent renovation of Barnes Lodge. 

Barnes Lodge, located near the hospital, offers a home 

away from home for patients and their families who travel 

to St. Louis for medical treatment. Barnes Lodge evolved 

from the collaborative efforts of the Barnes-Jewish Hospital 

Auxiliary and the department of social work. In 1985, 

Barnes Lodge opened its doors in a temporary, five-bedroom 

facility. In 1991, the current 20-bedroom facility opened. 

Today, each bedroom can accommodate a family of five. 

Chrissie Appleby, Barnes Lodge manager, says the lodge 

saw an increased number of guests in 2011, with an average 

of 35 people each night. 

In recognition of Barnes Lodge’s 25 years of hospitality, the 

Barnes-Jewish Hospital Auxiliary allocated funds to renovate 

the lodge to ensure it continues to be a comfortable and 

inviting space for guests. Most renovations were completed 

by the end of 2011 with a few finishing touches in early 2012. 

Renovations included new flooring and carpet, paint and 

furniture to create a more updated, welcoming environment. 

The lodge includes onsite laundry, shuttle service to and from 

the hospital, a fully equipped kitchen, Internet access, cable 

television and other amenities. In addition to bedrooms and 

private bathrooms, the facility has comfortable common areas 

where families can relax, watch TV or talk. 

“Barnes Lodge is so important to have for families,” Appleby 

says. “They have a lot going on with medical issues and the 

anxiety that brings. We offer an inexpensive, convenient 

option that feels more like home. Families can do laundry, 

prepare meals in the kitchen and just relax in a tranquil, 

warm environment. Our guests always say how grateful 

they are to have Barnes Lodge.” 

“Barnes Lodge is so 

important to have 

for families.” 

– chrissie appleby 

An integral part of hope and healing 

The Arts + Healthcare program reaches thousands 

of patients, their caregivers and family members, and 

hospital staff. The program helps them find strength 

and renewal in the midst of stress, and sometimes sorrow, 

through enjoying or creating music, poetry or visual art. 

The mission of Arts + Healthcare, supported by gifts to 

The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital, is to embed 

the arts as an integral part of hope and healing. 

At the 2011 Barnes Lodge holiday party, lodge guests and 

employees gathered to share a holiday meal. Guests also 

had the opportunity to participate in a mosaic project 

that, once complete, will bring warmth and energy to 

the Barnes Lodge kitchen. 

LEFT: Barnes Lodge’s front porch has a residential feel. 

MIDDLE: Renovations to Barnes Lodge provide an 

updated, crisp décor. 

RIGHT: Rich Liekweg, Barnes-Jewish Hospital president, 

joined children of Barnes Lodge guests to lend his 

artistic talents to the mosaic project. 



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BARNES LODGE

paying it forward 

comes full circle 

When KSDK news anchor Leisa Zigman participated 

in the cycling event Pedal the Cause in 2010, she 

approached it like one of the many charity events 

she takes part in—an appearance to help raise money 

for a good cause—in this case, cancer research. 

However, her own health crisis made the 2011 Pedal 

the Cause a focal point in her efforts to “pay it forward.” 

“I always had been proactive about my health, including 

routine physicals, but two years ago, I found a lump 

on my groin that got bigger and bigger,” Zigman says. 

Finally, her trainer convinced her to get the lump 

checked out. 

Since Zigman had been feeling healthy, she was 

shocked to be diagnosed with low-grade follicular 

non-Hodgkin lymphoma. 

She was quickly referred to Nancy Bartlett, MD, 

a medical oncologist at the Siteman Cancer Center 

at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University 

School of Medicine. 

“That first day, Dr. Bartlett put me on a protocol that 

specifically targets cancer cells while leaving healthy 

cells unharmed,” Zigman says. 

The treatment protocol was a new combination of 

Rituxan and Bendamustine chemotherapy drugs, 

a mix that has fewer side effects than older treatments. 

“The miracle of this new drug combination allowed 

me to work through treatment and it helped my family 

keep a relatively normal life,” Zigman says. 

Most KSDK viewers didn’t even realize Zigman had 

cancer because she stayed on the air throughout 

treatment without any noticeable physical changes, 

missing only a few days of work. 

Both Leisa Zigman (right) and her oncologist, 

Nancy Bartlett, MD, participated in Pedal the Cause. 

Ironically, if Zigman had started treatment when 

she first noticed her lump two years before her 

diagnosis, the breakthrough treatment protocol she 

ended up receiving wouldn’t have been available yet. 

A traditional chemotherapy treatment would have 

caused side effects such as hair loss, but the Rituxan/ 

Bendamustine combination treatment didn’t cause 

Zigman to lose her hair and she had few side effects 

from treatment. 

When her treatment ended, Zigman funneled her 

passion into Pedal the Cause—the event she 

had attended only a few months prior as part 

of charity efforts. 

Pedal the Cause founder Bill Koman—a Hodgkin 

survivor—is a friend of Zigman with strong ties to the 

St. Louis corporate community. In 2006, Koman helped 

The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital transform 

its annual Reach For The Stars gala into illumination— 

an event that raises an average of $1.5 million annually 

for cancer research at the Siteman Cancer Center. 

To take his efforts to another level, Koman created 

Pedal the Cause with a goal to raise $10 million 

annually. Proceeds from the event go directly to the 

Cancer Frontier Fund, an initiative of The Foundation 

for Barnes-Jewish Hospital to support cancer research, 

and to the Children’s Discovery Institute at St. Louis 

Children’s Hospital. 

The event attracted more than 1,300 cyclists and 

raised more than $1.3 million for cancer research. 

Zigman’s “Team Leisa” was one of the largest cycling 

teams in Pedal the Cause. 

“I hope my role as a public figure can be used to raise 

awareness for a cause I care deeply about, which is 

helping to find a cure,” Zigman says. 



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PEDA L THE CAUSE

C AMPUS RENEWA L 

medical center takes next 

step toward redevelopment 

BJC HealthCare, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis 

Children’s Hospital and Washington University School 

of Medicine are taking another step forward in the 

future development of the Washington University 

Medical Center campus. 

“We are looking ahead to a complete transformation 

of the campus and this phase is the first piece of the 

puzzle being put in place,” says Richard Liekweg, 

Barnes-Jewish Hospital president. 

HOSPITAL ST LOUIS 

north campus 

“We are assembling a premier team to ensure that we 

create an environment and experience for patients that 

matches the excellence in medical care they expect when 

they arrive,” says Liekweg. “Although no specific buildings 

have been designed yet, our goal is to build a campus that 

is welcoming to patients and their families, and easier and 

more intuitive to navigate.” 

A partnership among Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis 

Children’s Hospital, and Washington University School 

of Medicine will consolidate obstetrics and gynecological 

services and move these services to the north campus. 

Additional space for faculty practice clinics, community 

physician practices and diagnostic spaces will also 

be included. Also on the north end of the campus, 

revitalization will consolidate and expand clinical care at 

the Siteman Cancer Center and other surgical programs. 

Improvements to north campus will also include an 

expansion of St. Louis Children’s Hospital, with enlarged 

diagnostics and treatment spaces and conversion of 

semi-private rooms to offer more private rooms. 

The south campus phase will focus on enhancements to 

support Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s expanding heart and 

vascular program, neurology and neurosurgery programs, 

south campus 

transplant, trauma and critical care, and general medicine 

programs. Again, there will be a focus on creating more 

critical care capacity and more private inpatient rooms 

with a campus-wide private room availability increasing to 

at least 80 percent. In addition, improvements will be made 

to open and public areas, parking, ambulatory services and 

other sites throughout the campus. 



33 

C AMPUS RENEWA L

SITEMAN CANCER CENTER 

siteman cancer center breaks 

ground in south st. louis county 

Washington University School of Medicine and 

Barnes-Jewish Hospital have broken ground on the new 

Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center in south St. Louis County. 

Located on the southeast corner of the intersection of 

I-55 and Butler Hill Road, the new facility will provide 

comprehensive outpatient cancer care that is more 

convenient for patients living in south St. Louis County 

and the surrounding area. Construction is expected to 

be complete by early 2013, with patient appointments 

beginning soon after. 

Patients will have access to initial consultations, 

chemotherapy, radiation therapy and clinical trials. 

Surgeons will also provide consultations at the 

new facility. 

Bruce J. Roth, MD, medical oncologist, will be the 

director of medical oncology at the new location. 

Parag J. Parikh, MD, radiation oncologist, will serve 

as director of radiation oncology. 

Barnes-Jewish Hospital will place a linear accelerator 

in the new facility to provide the most advanced radiation 

therapy and Washington University will operate an 

infusion center for chemotherapy. The medical staff 

will consist of Washington University physicians who 

specialize in treating specific types of cancer. 

The cancer care will be multidisciplinary with physicians 

from radiation oncology, medical oncology and surgery 

all practicing together in the same location. The team 

approach will allow patients to see as many as three 

physicians in one trip and have their entire treatment 

plan determined in one visit. 

The new site is convenient to I-55 and includes parking 

close to the building. At about 16 acres, the site also 

provides green space for patients and their families to 

enjoy, including land set aside for a future healing garden. 

Planners at Washington University and Barnes-Jewish 

Hospital developed several guiding values that the 

designers kept in mind for the new building such as 

promoting trust, demonstrating caring, conveying respect, 

instilling calm, ensuring quality and offering inspiration. 

targeting more cancer 

with fewer side effects 

In October 2011, a revolutionary proton therapy system 

was delivered to the S. Lee Kling Center for Proton 

Therapy at the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at 

Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University 

School of Medicine. Using proton therapy, the Kling 

Center, set to open in 2012, will offer a type of cancer 

treatment available at only a handful of centers 

nationwide. Proton therapy provides a more powerful 

and accurate tool that precisely targets tumors while 

producing fewer adverse side effects. 

“This therapy will allow us to offer new ways to treat many 

types of cancers,” says Jeff Bradley, MD, who was named 

in 2009 as The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s 

S. Lee Kling endowed chair in radiation oncology. As 

the chair, Bradley receives permanent support to lead 

a team of researchers investigating how to best use this 

technology to meet the needs of patients. 

LEFT: The Siteman Cancer Center in south 

St. Louis County, shown here in the artist’s 

rendering, will offer multidisciplinary cancer 

care for patient convenience. 

RIGHT: Workers prepare to install the proton 

therapy system. 

The Siteman Cancer Center offers 

the expertise of more than 350 

Washington University research 

scientists and physicians who 

provide care for more than 8,000 

newly diagnosed cancer patients 

each year. A full range of advanced 

diagnostic and treatment services 

are available for patients with all 

types of cancer. 

In addition to treatment and research 

programs, Siteman pursues an active 

outreach program of cancer screening 

and education that involves tens of 

thousands of individuals annually 

throughout the St. Louis region. 



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SITEMAN CANCER CENTER

COMMUNIT Y BENEFIT 

2011 barnes-jewish hospital 

community benefit report 

charity care 

Charity care at cost $ 31,123,000 

Unreimbursed Medicaid at cost $ 46,254,000 

education and research 

Educating health professionals $ 80,546,000 

Medical research $ 13,635,000 

safety net services 

Community donations $ 10,100,000 

Unreimbursed Medicaid at cost $ 865,000 

community health programs $ 5,680,000 

Total * $188,203,000 

* From 2010 Barnes-Jewish Hospital Community Benefit Inventory of Social Accountability (CBISA) 

2011 community health programs included: 

34,488 community flu shots 

3,267 free screenings 

11,498 attendees at health fairs 

122,098 attendees at community education lectures and events 

other funding includes support for programs such as: 

> The Teen Pregnancy Center 

> The Aware program for domestic abuse 

> The Center for Diversity and Cultural Competence 

> Cab vouchers for patients leaving the hospital 

> Art therapy programs 

> Support groups 

> Trauma prevention program 



37 

COM M UNIT Y BENEFIT

COMMUNIT Y BENEFIT 

taking cultural competency to the community 

The Barnes-Jewish Center for Diversity and Cultural 

Competence was established in 2006, with the goal of 

creating an inclusive health care environment for all and 

reducing health disparities in the St. Louis community. 

The center is also helping to educate the community to 

understand the significance of cultural competence and 

the impact it can have on health outcomes. 

Jelena Todic, Barnes-Jewish Hospital manager of education, 

quality and research, is a field instructor for the collaborative 

practicum placement between the University of Missouri- 

St. Louis, St. Louis University and Washington University 

Brown School of Social Work. Each year, the hospital 

offers a practicum for up to two graduate social work and 

public health students. The practicum students learn 

about health literacy, cultural competence and strategies 

for creating an equitable health care organization. 

“Being culturally competent health care providers means 

that we are able to provide positive outcomes for all of 

our patients regardless of their backgrounds and levels 

of health literacy. Training social work and public health 

professionals is one way of ensuring that others have skills 

and knowledge needed to work toward health equity for 

all communities,” says Todic. 

Joyce West and Cheryl Winter, graduate students from 

St. Louis University and Washington University Brown 

School of Social Work respectively, were practicum 

students at the hospital in 2011. West is working on 

her master’s in social work, and Winter is pursing 

a dual master’s in social work and public health. 

“I thought that as a member of a minority, as an African- 

American woman, I was automatically culturally competent. 

That was not the case,” says West. “During the two 

semesters that I trained with the center, I became aware 

of my own biases, which may not have been negative 

but caused an uneasiness that I didn’t recognize. Now, 

I feel that I can accept the differences in others and truly 

respect and appreciate them.” 

West is a national trainer with Parents As Teachers. 

She serves 11 tribal schools across the country. Locally, 

she is working to reduce the infant mortality rate in 

St. Louis, which is one of the highest in the country. 

“With my new knowledge and skills, I feel I can impact 

these numbers in a positive way,” says West. 

Winter, a fellow at the Missouri Foundation for Health, 

spent three weeks with Todic last summer. She helped 

draft the curriculum manual for cultural competence, 

an 18-hour course currently offered at Barnes-Jewish 

Hospital that could be implemented at other hospitals. 

“Even though it was short, it was the best practicum 

I’ve ever had because it helped me develop professionally 

and it was also helpful to the hospital,” says Winter. 

Since joining Barnes-Jewish in 2009, Todic has trained 

five students usually for a minimum of one semester. “It’s 

wonderful to see the program extend beyond the hospital 

because there are many applications in which cultural 

competency can improve the health of our communities,” 

says Todic. 

LEFT: Jelena Todic, Barnes-Jewish 

manager of education, quality and 

research (center), and graduate students 

Cheryl Winter (left) and Joyce West. 

RIGHT: Jessi Meyer, rehabilitation 

counselor for The Rehabilitation 

Institute of St. Louis and Heather 

Heil, injury prevention coordinator 

for Barnes-Jewish trauma services, 

present the ThinkFirst program to 

a local high school. 

taking the time to 

make good choices 

Studies show that the young rather than the old tend to engage 

more frequently in risk-taking behavior. With age, comes a keener 

sense of one’s mortality. Barnes-Jewish Hospital and the national 

ThinkFirst program recognize this and address it with a program 

geared specifically to teenagers. As a Level 1 Trauma Center, with 

recognition by the American College of Surgeons, Barnes-Jewish 

is dedicated to engaging in programs like ThinkFirst to create 

awareness of injury prevention in our community. 

ThinkFirst for Teens is a dramatic program that takes a more serious 

look at risk-taking activities through the eyes of young people who 

have suffered brain or spinal cord injuries. Jessi Meyer is one of these 

young people who suffered a life-changing accident. 

In 2005, Meyer and her grandmother were standing on a hill next 

to their van when she noticed the emergency brake on. She leaned 

in to disengage the brake, not knowing the van was in reverse. 

When the van began rolling down the hill, the door slammed into 

Meyer folding her in half. 

Meyer spent a week at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, nine weeks as an 

inpatient at The Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis, followed by 

five months as an outpatient working on her recovery and mobility. 

Meyer was still in college when the accident happened. Afterward, 

she changed her career path to become a rehabilitation counselor. 

“Obviously, this was a huge life change for me and I wanted to be 

able to help others adjust who might be in similar situations,” says 

Meyer. Shortly before Meyer graduated, she was contacted by The 

Rehabilitation Institute, which was looking for a full-time counselor. 

In addition to her position as a rehabilitation counselor, Meyer is a 

Voice for Injury Prevention (VIP) speaker for the ThinkFirst program. 

She and other VIP speakers join Heather Heil, director of ThinkFirst’s 

St. Louis branch and the injury prevention coordinator for Barnes- 

Jewish trauma services, to educate teenagers about the anatomy of 

the brain, spinal cord and central nervous system. The VIP speakers 

share their personal stories, discussing how they were injured, how 

they could have prevented the injury and how they deal with life after 

paralysis or brain injury. 

“The goal is to create a forum for open and frank dialogue about this 

topic before an accident or injury happens,” says Heil. “If we can get 

teens to be more thoughtful about their actions, hopefully some of 

these injuries will be prevented.” 



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COM M UNIT Y BENEFIT

ACHIE VEMENTS & DISTINCTIONS 

barnes-jewish hospital accreditations 

and certifications include: 

> The Joint Commission Accreditation: 

Gold Seal of Approval 

> The Joint Commission Accredited Programs: 

Hospital • Long-Term Care • Behavioral Health 

> The Joint Commission Advanced Certification: 

Lung Volume Reduction Surgery • Stroke (Primary 

Stroke Center) • Ventricular Assist Device 

> The Joint Commission Certification: 

Epilepsy 

> The Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish 

Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine 

is recognized with the following distinctions: 

• A member of the National Comprehensive 

Cancer Network 

• Designated by the National Cancer Institute as 

a Comprehensive Cancer Center 

• Accredited by the American College of Surgeons 

Commission on Cancer 

> Barnes-Jewish Hospital has been listed for 19 

consecutive years on the elite U.S. News & World 

Report Honor Roll of America’s Best Hospitals 

Additional quality awards and honors include: 

> The American Nurses Credentialing Center 

recognition as a Magnet® hospital, initially 

recognized in 2003 and redesignated in 2008 

> The American Heart Association’s “Get with the 

Guidelines: Gold Performance Achievement Award” 

> The American Stroke Association’s “Get with 

the Guidelines Gold Plus Achievement Award” 

> The American College of Surgeons: 

Level 1 Trauma Center 

> The American Society for Bariatric Surgery: 

Bariatric Center of Excellence 

> The National Research Corporation’s 2011/2012 

Consumer Choice Award winner for 16 consecutive 

years, indicating Barnes-Jewish achieved a high 

level of service valued by consumers in the 

St. Louis area 

barnes-jewish hospital 2011 stats 

9,703 employees 

1,763 physicians 

801 residents/fellows 

1,158 licensed beds 

1,167 staffed beds 

The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital helps 

donors enrich lives, save lives and transform patient 

care through charitable gifts. 

Every dollar and every donor counts when it 

comes to ensuring the best health care will be 

there for us or someone we love when we need it. 

We at The Foundation are honored to join with those 

who give to help Barnes-Jewish remain one of 

America’s top hospitals. 

54,282 inpatient admissions 

18,437 inpatient surgeries 

20,743 outpatient surgeries 

85,994 emergency dept. visits 

gifts to The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital 

2011 gifts received 

Cancer Frontier Fund $ 2,774,283 

Other cancer funds $ 1,567,478 

Cardiology $ 984,041 

Gastrology $ 3,089,982 

Goldfarb School of Nursing $ 235,822 

Medical and surgical $ 41,369,912 

Neurology $ 398,082 

Patient support $ 1,169,361 

Unrestricted $ 843,080 

Total $52,432,041 

Grants awarded in 2011 

Research $ 12,501,765 

Patient support $ 1,319,453 

Multipurpose/capital/misc. $ 1,139,135 

Education $ 1,806,516 

Community $ 1,635,955 

Total $18,402,824 



41 

FACTS & FIGU RES / CHARITABLE GIVING

FOUNDATION FOR BARNES-JEWISH 

cornerstone society 

recognizing significant lifetime contributions 

Cornerstone Benefactor 

Mr. and Mrs. John S. Alberici 

Anheuser-Busch Foundation 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Corporate 

Giving Program 

The Dr. Robert C. and Veronica Atkins 

Foundation 

Mrs. Veronica Atkins-Mersentes 

Barnard Free Skin and Cancer Hospital 

Barnes-Jewish Hospital 

Barnes-Jewish Hospital Auxiliary 

BJC HealthCare 

Mr. Charles J. Cella 

Ms. Maxine Clark and Mr. Robert N. Fox 

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard A. Edison 

Mr. and Mrs. Julian I. Edison 

Mr. Peter A. Edison 

Mrs. Roxanne H. Frank 

Mrs. Bettie Gershman 

The Alvin Goldfarb Foundation 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Hermann 

Mr. and Mrs. William F. Holekamp 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Isaacs 

Dr. and Mrs. Charles Kilo Sr. 

Mr. and Mrs. William J. Koman Jr. 

St. Louis Affiliate of Susan G. Komen 

for the Cure® 

Mrs. Jacqueline Maritz 

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew E. Newman 

Mr. and Mrs. Eric P. Newman 

Pedal the Cause 

Mrs. Saretta Portnoy 

Dr. and Mrs. Herbert E. Rosenbaum 

Mrs. Rosalyn G. Rosenthal 

Mr. and Mrs. Alvin J. Siteman 

Mr. and Mrs. Moshe Tal 

Mr. Jack C. Taylor 

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick M. Williamson 

Cornerstone Society 

Anonymous 

Mr. Howard E. Adams 

Alberici Foundation 

Mr. and Mrs. Keith M. Alper 

Ameren UE 

Dr. Charles B. Anderson 

Mr. James A. Auffenberg Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Terrence M. Bader 

Mr. and Mrs. Bob L. Baker 

Mr. Edward L. Bakewell III 

Bard Access Systems Division 

Barnes-Jewish College Alumni Association 


Medical Staff Association 

Mr. and Mrs. William L. Basler 

Mrs. Patricia L. Battram 

Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Bellew 

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Berra Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. John D. Beuerlein 

Mrs. June R. Bierman 

Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Blatt 

Mrs. Lee Bohm 

Mrs. Charlotte Brodsky* 

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Brody 

Mr. Chuck Brown 

Brown Shoe Company Inc. Charitable Trust 

Mr. and Mrs. M. Erwin Bry Jr. 

Mrs. Mary Jane Buchanan 

Dr. Timothy G. Buchman and Dr. Barbara 

Zehnbauer 

Mr. and Mrs. Marshall O. Buder 

Mrs. Maurine Burstein 

Mr. and Mrs. August A. Busch III 

Calorie Restriction Society 

Mr. Nick A. Caporella 

Mr. and Mrs. John G. Cella 

Mr. Robert G. Clark 

Mr. and Mrs. James T. Claxton 

Mr. Jerry G. Clinton* 

Mrs. Olive Gray Coe 

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Coen 

Mr. and Mrs. John Michael Cohen 

Mrs. Shirley W. Cohen 

Computerized Medical Systems Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce N. Cook 

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew B. Craig III 

Arie and Ida Crown Memorial Fund 

William H. Danforth, MD 

Mr. Melvin DeHovitz 

Dr. and Mrs. Alexander E. Denes 

Mr. and Mrs. Joel I. Dennis 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Deutsch 

Mr. Timothy W. Downey 

Mr. and Mrs. Leo A. Drey 

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Dubinsky 

The Caleb C. & Julia W. Dula Foundation 

Mr. and Mrs. Melville J. Dunkelman 

Mrs. Eunice Eckstein 

Edward Jones 

Emerson Electric Company 

Episcopal-Presbyterian Charitable Health 

and Medical Trust 

Mr. and Mrs. Alyn V. Essman 

Dr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Evens 

Express Scripts Foundation 

Express Scripts, Inc. 

Mrs. Joan Ezell 

Ms. Lisa A. Facer 

Ms. Patricia A. Fanning 

Mr. and Mrs. David C. Farrell 

Mr. and Mrs. Leon A. Felman 

Mr. and Mrs. William B. Firestone 

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Fixman 

Ms. Cheri Fox 

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Fox 

The Honorable and Mrs. Sam Fox 

Mr. and Mrs. Terry L. Franc III 

Mr. and Mrs.* David M. Frank 

Mr. Harris J. Frank 

Mrs. Dorismae Friedman 

Mrs. Leah Friedman 

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Fromm 

Dr. and Mrs. Ira C. Gall 

Mr. and Mrs. John Gallop 

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gallop 

Mrs. Bernard Garfinkel 

Mr. and Mrs. William Gausselin 

Clifford Willard Gaylord Foundation 

Mrs. Betsy Gee 

General Dynamics Corporation 

GlaxoSmithKline 

Mrs. Evelyn Beck Goldberg 

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Goldman 

Mrs. Alice Goodman 

Mrs. Dorothy B. Gould 

Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Grossman 

Dr. Joyce Hallmark and Mr. John Tanurchis 

Mrs. Frieda Handelman 

Mr. and Mrs. Earle H. Harbison Jr. 

Mrs. Anna Galakatos-Harris 

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey A. Harris 

The Hearst Foundation Inc. 

Heart Transplant Association of St. Louis 

Mrs. Cleo Cox Hightower 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Hillman 

Hill-Rom 

Mr. Neil S. Hirsch 

Mrs. C. Ray Holman 

Hope Happens 

Mrs. Jane Hunter 

Mrs. Robert W. Isaacs 

Mr. Franklin A. Jacobs and 

Ms. Marylen Mann 

Mrs. Sylvia Jacobs* 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael V. Janes 

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Jones 

Mary Ranken Jordan and Ettie A. Jordan 

Charitable Foundation 

The JSM Charitable Trust 

The Judy Ride Inc. 

Mrs. Nancy F. Kalishman 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Kampeter 

Mrs. Ruth M. Kay* 

William T. Kemper Foundation, 

Commerce Bank Trustee 

The Kilo Diabetes & Vascular 

Research Foundation 

Mrs. Lora J. Kilroy 

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas O. Kirberg 

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Kirberg 

Dr. Samuel Klein and Dr. Hilary Klein 

Mr. Lee C. Kling 

Mrs. Rosalyn H. Kling 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Kloecker 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Knight 

Mr. and Mrs. William J. Koman Sr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Koplar 

Mrs. Alene Kopolow 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Korn 

Mrs. Gay Kornblum 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Kresko 

Mrs. Betty J. Kreutzer 

Mr. Ronald J. Kruszewski 

Laclede Gas Charitable Trust 

Ladies Auxiliary to the V.F.W. 

Mr. Leonard Landsbaum and 

Ms. Donna L. Moog 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Langsdorf 

Mr. Jerry Levitt 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Levy 

Mrs. Sally S. Levy 

Mr. and Mrs. Lee M. Liberman 

Mr. Arthur H. Lieber and Ms. Gloria Bilchik 

Mrs. Mary M. Lieber 

Eli Lilly and Company 

Mrs. Marilyn Lipton 

Mrs. Carol B. Loeb 

Mrs. John T. Loire 

Herman and Margaret Louer 

Lutheran Foundation of St. Louis 

Mrs. Ann Lux 

Macy's Midwest 

Mallinckrodt Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Markow 

Mr. and Mrs. William J. Marshall 

Mrs. Grace E. McClorey 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. McClorey 

Mr. and Mrs. John F. McDonnell 

Mr. and Mrs. P. Joseph McKee III 

Mrs. Colleen McMillan 

Mrs. Patricia W. McMillan 

Metabolic Solutions Development Company 

Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Metcalfe Jr. 

Midwest Stone Institute 

Mr. Lester I. Miller 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Millstone 

Dr. Stanley Misler 

Missouri Foundation for Health 

Missouri State Aerie Fraternal 

Order of Eagles 

Mrs. Doris Monieson 

Monsanto 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Morgan 

Mrs. Barbara Morriss 

Mr. John M. Murphy 

Mr. Paul E. Nelson 

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Newhouse 

Novartis Nutrition Corporation 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Novelly 

Mr. and Mrs. Tony Novelly 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. O'Brien 

Mr.* and Mrs. William T. O'Byrne 

Dr. Edward Okun 

Mr.* and Mrs. William Orthwein Jr. 

Our M.O.M. Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. George Paz 

Peabody Energy 

Pfizer Inc. 

Mr. Jack Phelan 

Dr. and Mrs. Gordon W. Philpott 

Herman T. and Phenie R. Pott Foundation 

Mrs. Milton Price 

Quest Diagnostics 

Mr. and Mrs. E. Stephens Rand 

Mr. and Mrs. Leland H. Reid 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Reinhold 

Mrs. Walter C. Reisinger 

Mr. and Mrs. James P. Retsinas 

Roche Laboratories Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. Jerrold Rosenblum 

Mr. and Mrs. Billy Rosenthal 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Ross 

Mrs. Peggy G. Ross 

Mrs. Sylvia W. Rotskoff 

Mr. and Mrs. Zsolt Rumy 

Mrs. Elizabeth R. Ruwitch 

Mr. and Mrs. Louis S. Sachs 

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey N. Saligman 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Samuels 

Sanofi-Synthelabo 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Schapiro 

Mr. and Mrs. Randall F. Scherck 

Mr. John A. Schiffman 

Mrs. Ellen J. Schneiderman 

Mrs. Marilyn A. Schnuck 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Schoolman 

Mr. and Mrs. Marc A. Seldin 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Shannon 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Shapiro 

Shirley B. and Donald J. Sher 

Mr. and Mrs. David S. Sherman Jr. 

Mrs. Natalie Siegel 

Mr. Carl Simons 

Ms. Fay Simons 

Mr. L.W. Simpson 

Mr. and Mrs. David R. Smith 

Mr. and Mrs. David R. Spence 

Mrs. Daisy Spitzer 

Mr. and Mrs. Sanford J. Spitzer 

The St. Louis Men's Group Against Cancer 

Michael and Carol Staenberg in conjunction 

with The Staenberg Family Foundation 

Mrs. Cheryl Stein 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth B. Steinback 

Mrs. Norma E. Stern 

Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Stern 

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Steussie 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Stieven 

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick T. Stokes 

Mrs. Hanna I. Strauss 

Mrs. Mary Strauss 

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Stupp Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth H. Suelthaus 

Dr. Jerome S. Tannenbaum 

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Taylor 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Taylor 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack E. Thomas Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Thompson 

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Tlapek 

Mrs. Jack Toder 

Mrs. Margaret Trauernicht* 

Mr. and Mrs. Byron D. Trott 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Trulaske 

U.S. Bank 

Urological Research Foundation 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Vescovo 

Mr. Harvey N. Wallace and 

Ms. Madeleine J. Elkins 

Washington University in St. Louis 

Mrs. Jane Eagleton Weakley 

Mr. and Mrs. James D. Weddle 

Dr. and Mrs. Gary J. Weil 

Mr.* and Mrs. Eugene C. Weissman 

Ms. Helen Wells 

S.M. Wilson and Co. 

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond H. Wittcoff 

Mrs. Shirley H. Wittcoff* 

Mrs. Kathryn E. Wolf 

Mr. and Mrs. William Wolff 

Mrs. Ethel Wolfson 

Mr. Richard L. Yalem 

Mr. David A. Yawitz 

Mrs. Thelma Zalk 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Zorensky 



43 

*deceased 

FOUNDATION FOR BARNES-JEWISH


legacy circle 

recognizing planned and deferred gifts 

Anonymous 


Veronica Atkins-Mersentes 


Ms. Clara E. Baker* 

Mrs. Penny Bari 

Mrs. Dorothy M. Boyd 

Mrs. Melba E. Brenning 

Ms. Eileen M. Brooks 

Mr. Chuck Brown 

Mrs. Beverly C. Buder 

Mrs. Doris Cassens 

Mrs. Olive Gray Coe 

Mrs. Shirley W. Cohen 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Courtney 

Mr. Melvin DeHovitz 

Ms. Eloise Delap* 

Dr. Michael W. Dickinson 

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Dubinsky 

Mel and Joy Dunkelman 

Bob and Pat Eckart 

Mrs. Brenda Ernst 


Dean Michael L. Evans and Voy Andrews 




Jeffrey Glaser Fihn and Gloria Jean Fihn 

Mrs. Virginia Fohrman 


Mr.* and Mrs. John Frezza 

Dr. and Mrs. Charles Furfine 

Ms. Cindy Galati 

Mr. Edward A. Gall* 


Mrs. Bernard Garfinkel 

Ms. Wilma J. Gaston 

Mr. John F. Gerdes 

Mr. and Mrs. Hymen Goldberg 

Leo and Carean Goss 


Harvey and Judy Harris 

Mr. and Mrs. James Hascall 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Hermann 

Mrs. Carolynn Ingerson Hoffman and 

Mr. Harlan Hoffman 


Mrs. Bernard Hulbert 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Isaacs 

Miss Marcella M. Kennedy 

Mr. E. Lawrence Keyes Jr. 

Ms. Gloria J. Lee 

Dr. Cindy A. Lefton 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Levy 


Herman and Maggie Louer 

Helen A. McLaughlin 

Mr. Edwin B. Meissner Jr. 

Ms. Betty Milius 

Mrs. Adaline S. Moore 

Mrs. Justine Myers 

Mrs. Barbara Niedner 

Mr. Joseph F. Nowak 


Jo Alberson Oertli 

Mr. Melvin J. Paris 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pryde 

Mrs. Walter C. Reisinger 

James P. and Nora G. Retsinas 

Brigadier General and Mrs. James C. Roan Jr. 

Mrs. Margie M. Robertson 

Dr. Herbert and Velma Rosenbaum 

Linda Rotskoff 

Llewellyn Sale Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Samuels 

Ms. Jeanne A. Scarpulla 




Irving and Ethel Selzer 

Mr. Norman J. Shapiro 


Mr. and Mrs. Alvin J. Siteman 


Mrs. Mary Strauss 

Mrs. Lucy J. Sudol 

Ms. Barbara E. Sutton 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Taylor 

Eb and Myra Thomas 

Mrs. Jack Toder 

Mrs. Margaret Trauernicht* 

Mrs. Alitz M. Tucholko 

Michael and Janna Turpin 

Mrs. Juanita J. Veith 

Mrs. Evelyn L. Vogel 

Mr. and Mrs. George H. Walker III 

Mrs. Jane Eagleton Weakley 

Ms. Helen Wells 

Mrs. Elizabeth A. White* 

Mr. John W. Wick 

Mrs. Kathryn E. Wolf 

Mrs. Thelma Zalk 

*deceased 

leadership pledges in 2011 

recognizing significant multiple-year commitments 


Alberici Foundation Heart and Vascular 

Center Research Fund 


SPOT (Supporting Positive Outcomes for 

Teens) Support Fund 

Terry and Sherry Brakhane 

Treatment Resistant Depression Program 

Fund and Endowment Fund 

Members of the Board of Trustees, 

Goldfarb School of Nursing at 

Barnes-Jewish College 

Dr. Michael Evans Goldfarb School 

of Nursing Scholarship Fund 


Lisa A. Facer “‘Ohana” Breast Cancer 

Research Fund 


Leo and Carean Goss Crohn's Disease 

Research Fund 

The Handelman Family 

Ronni Handelman Lung Cancer 

Research Fund 

Kling Family Foundation 

Infectious Disease Fund in 

Honor of Vicky Fraser 

Dr. Sandra G. Levy, DC 

Colon Rectal Tumor Registry Fund 

Susan and Steven Lipstein 

Barnes-Jewish Hospital Fund for 

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research 

Metabolic Solutions 

Development Company 

Metabolic Solutions Development 

Company Research Fund 

estate and trust distributions in 2011 

Mr. Lee Baker Jr. 

Ballmann Family Private Foundation 

Bernard Charitable Trust 

Richard and Helen Bibbero Trust 

Clara Bigham Foundation 

Mrs. Sylvia Glazer 

Ruth Greenberg Memorial Trust 

Ms. Virginia Lanphar 

Leone T. and Harry H. O'Neill 

Cecil C. Orear Jr. 

John O. Schumacher Trust 

Sidney W. Souers Charitable Trust 

Mr. Warren F. Vaupel 

Mrs. Mary G. Zorensky 


Robert and Casey O'Brien Heart and 

Vascular Fellowship 


Our M.O.M., Inc. Melanoma Endowed Fund 

in Memory of Patricia Schellhardt Malone 

Sanford and Gloria Spitzer 

Sanford and Gloria Spitzer Endowed 

Fellowship Fund in honor of Dr. Scott 

Nordlicht and Dr. Craig Reiss 

Mrs. Sharon K. Steffan 

The Steve Steffan Fund for 

Kidney Cancer Research 

Edwin and Dorothea Wolfgram 

James Rich Geriatric Cardiology Fund 



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contributions through community funds 

and donor-advised charities in 2011 

American Endowment Foundation 

Bill DeRoze Charitable Trust 

Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund 

Virginia L. Binzel Fund 

Community Foundation of Greater Memphis 

Eb and Myra Thomas Fund 

Community Foundation of North Florida 

Bill and Colleen Wiley Family Fund 

Dayton Foundation 

Bud King Fund 

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund 

Mr. and Mrs. William Basler Fund 

Chiostri Charitable Trust 

Maxine K. Clark and Robert N. Fox Charitable Foundation 

John and Shelley Day Charitable Fund 

William B. Eiseman Jr. Charitable Gift Fund 

Sara and Fred Epstein Family Foundation 

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fishel Fund 

Norman and Wilma Jamieson Gift Fund 

Murphy Charitable Gift Fund 

Rechter Charitable Foundation 

Greater Kansas City Community Foundation 

Ron and Cheryl Fromm Fund 

Greater St. Louis Community Foundation 


Arnold W. and Hazel A. Donald Charitable Fund 

Farrell Family Fund 

Ruth Greenberg Memorial Trust 

Holman Family Foundation 

S. Lee McMillan Charitable Foundation 

Paric Corporation Charitable Foundation 

Joseph and Mary Stieven Charitable Family Fund 

Patrick and Aja Stokes Family Charitable Fund 

Jack and Suzy Villa Charitable Foundation 

Hawaii Community Foundation 

Milton and Henrietta Kushkin Fund 

Jewish Communal Fund 

Yale and Gail Miller Charitable Fund 

Jeanne S. and Herbert J. Siegel Philanthropic Fund 

Jewish Community Foundation of St. Louis 

Dr. Ira and Judy Gall Philanthropic Fund 

Alyson Garland Philanthropic Fund 

Goldfarb Family Philanthropic Fund 

Barbara B. Goodman Philanthropic Fund 

Harvey A. Harris Philanthropic Fund 

Carol and Stephen H. Loeb Philanthropic Fund 

Jack Rosen Philanthropic Fund 

Saks Philanthropic Fund 

Jeanette Spector Philanthropic Fund 

Mark H. and Karen L. Zorensky Family Philanthropic Fund 

National Philanthropic Trust 

Levis Philanthropy Fund 

New York Community Trust 

Melzer Fund 

MGive Foundation Inc. 

Denise Bizenberger Fund 

Schwab Charitable Fund 

David Frane and Charla Gabert Fund 

Michael and Barbara Hurst Fund 

Lawrence and Karen Kotner Fund 

Edna Kurth Fund 

Larry and Patricia Malashock Fund 

G. Stephen and Deborah Robins Fund 

Kay and Arthur Loomstein Fund 

Bert and Laurie Schweizer Fund 

David and Susan Sherman Fund 

Hanna Strauss Fund 

Grant Williams III Fund 

US Charitable Gift Trust 

Gerald and Patricia Padawer Family Charitable Trust 

exceptional care society 2011-2012 

recognizing annual support 

Gifts of Life 

$50,000 and more 

Anonymous 

Mr. and Mrs. Keith M. Alper 

Anheuser-Busch Foundation 

Mr. Edward L. Bakewell III 


Barnes-Jewish Hospital Auxiliary 

Mr. Morton R. Bearman 

Mr. Charles J. Cella 

Mr. Robert G. Clark 

Edward Jones 

Express Scripts Foundation 

Express Scripts Inc. 



Mr. and Mrs. Leon A. Felman 

The Honorable and Mrs. Sam Fox 


The Hearst Foundation Inc. 

Mrs. Cleo Cox Hightower 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Hillman 

Mr. and Mrs. William F. Holekamp 

Mr. Lee C. Kling 

Mrs. Rosalyn H. Kling 

Mr. and Mrs. William J. Koman Jr. 

St. Louis Affiliate of Susan G. Komen 

for the Cure® 

Mr. Ronald J. Kruszewski 

Mr. and Mrs. P. Joseph McKee III 

Metabolic Solutions Development Company 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Novelly 


Jo Alberson Oertli 

Peabody Energy 

Peabody Opera House LLC 

Pedal the Cause 

Mr. Robert Price 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Stieven 

Stifel, Nicolaus and Company Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth H. Suelthaus 

Gifts of Health 

$25,000 to $49,999 

Anonymous 

Ameren UE 

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP 


Ms. Susan Barrett 

Mr. and Mrs. William L. Basler 

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Berra Jr. 


Mr. and Mrs. Gregory H. Boyce 

Brown Shoe Company Inc. Charitable Trust 

Mr. and Mrs. James T. Claxton 

Mr. Peter A. Edison 

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Fox 

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Fromm 


Mr. and Mrs. Stacy W. Hastie 

Heart Transplant Association of St. Louis 


Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Kampeter 

Mrs. Gay Kornblum 

Mr. Leslie F. Loewe and 

Ms. Jean M. Agatstein 

March of Dimes 

Mrs. Colleen McMillan 

Midland States Bank 

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Murphy II 

Mr.* and Mrs. Willliam R. Orthwein Jr. 


Mr. and Mrs. George Paz 

Quintess Collection 

Sylvia Rotskoff 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven F. Schankman 


Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Shannon 

Southwest Airlines Co. 

Michael and Carol Staenberg in conjunction 

with The Staenberg Family Foundation 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth B. Steinback 

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick T. Stokes 

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Tlapek 

U.S. Bank 

Mr. and Mrs. John Virant Sr. 

Mr. and Mrs. James D. Weddle 

Mr. W. Grant Williams III 

S.M. Wilson and Co. 

Mrs. Mary E. Worseck 

Gifts of Hope 

$10,000 - $24,999 

Anonymous 

AIGA St. Louis 


Ms. Kay Alchu 

Allergan Inc. 

Mr. Brian Amery 


Announce Media 

Arch Coal Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. John D. Beuerlein 

Mr. Lawrence Blau 

Ms. Reba Bose 

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Brakhane 

Mr. and Mrs. Ray A. Brown 

Bryan Cave LLP 

Mrs. Mary Jane Buchanan 

Mr. Mark Burkhart 

Mr. Chris Candau and Ms. Agnes Rey-Giraud 

Centene Corporation 

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond F. Chiostri 

Mr. and Mrs. Edmund D. Collins 

Commerce Bancshares Inc. 

Cooper-Bussmann 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Corbett 

William H. Danforth, MD 

Mr. Devin Donohue 

Ms. Amelia Driver 

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Eader 

Mr. and Mrs. Julian I. Edison 

Mrs. Brenda G. Ernst 

Dr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Evens 

Mr. and Mrs. David C. Farrell 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Glassman 

Ms. Jane E. Goldberg 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Goldberg 

Keith and Cindi Guller 

Mr. and Mrs.* Gary L. Handelman 

Mrs. Anna Galakatos-Harris 

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey A. Harris 

Elleard Heffern Fine Jewelers 

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas E. Hill 

Mrs. Gertrude Hulbert 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ignaczak 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael V. Janes 

Mr. Samuel A. Keesal 

Robert E. Kleiger, MD 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Koch 

Kwame Foundation, 

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Thompson 

Laclede Gas Charitable Trust 

Mr. Donald E. Lasater 

Ms. Gloria J. Lee 

Mr. Jay Leno 

Mr. and Mrs. Lee M. Liberman 

Mr. Arthur H. Lieber and Ms. Gloria Bilchik 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Liekweg 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven H. Lipstein 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Littlefield 

Mr. William M. Londoff 

Mr. and Mrs. William J. Marshall 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. McClure 

Mr. and Mrs. Ken McDaniel 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Melnuk 

Mr. Richard H. Miles and 

Ms. Patricia D. Whitaker 

Dr. Steven B. Miller and Dr. Victoria J. Fraser 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Millstone 



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Mr. Paul E. Nelson 


Pfizer 

Mr. and Mrs. Brad A. Pittenger 

Herman T. and Phenie R. Pott Foundation 

St. Louis Rams 

Regions Bank 

Mr. Kevin V. Roberts 

Dr. and Mrs. Herbert E. Rosenbaum 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Rubenstein 

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Rubin 

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Rubin 

Mr. and Mrs. Randall F. Scherck 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Schoolman 

Mr. and Mrs. David S. Sherman III 

Mr. and Mrs.* Barry A. Short 

Mrs. Natalie Siegel 

Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Smith 


Mr. and Mrs. David L. Steward, 

World Wide Technology Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Taylor 

Mr. Jack C. Taylor 

Mr. and Mrs. William R. Taylor Sr. 

TEVA Pharmaceuticals 

Mr. Lawrence E. Thomas 

Mr. and Mrs. Gene Thompson 

Mr. and Mrs. James Tricarico 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Turpin 

Mr. Harvey N. Wallace and 

Ms. Madeleine J. Elkins 

Washington University in St. Louis 

Dr. and Mrs. Gary J. Weil 

Wells Fargo Advisors 

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence H. Weltman 

Ms. Sandra G. Young and 

Mr. Patrick R. McNamee 

Mr. and Mrs. Larry P. Zarin 

Gifts of Strength 

$5,000 - $9,999 

Anonymous 

Ms. Joyce Aboussie 

Mr. and Mrs. J. Dann Adams 

Alberici Constructors 


Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital 

Mr. and Mrs. Warner L. Baxter 

Mr. Michael Bieg 

Mrs. June R. Bierman 

Mr. Ben Bishop Jr. 

Briggs and Morgan Foundation 

Mr. and Mrs. Melvin F. Brown 

Mr. and Mrs. Spencer B. Burke 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Burson 

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Chivetta 

Christner Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Ciapciak 

Ms. Maxine Clark and Mr. Robert N. Fox 

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Conran 

Cyberonics 

Mr. and Mrs. Gene M. Diederich 

The Caleb C. and Julia W. Dula Foundation 

Dr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Eberlein 

Mrs. Eunice Eckstein 

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard A. Edison 

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Eidelman 

Ms. Ann A. Einhorn 

Fred Weber Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Gale 

Mrs. Evelyn Beck Goldberg 

Mr. Daniel B. Greenberg and 

Mrs. Susan Steinhauser 

Mr. Sidney Guller 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hansen 


Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Hartnett 

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis G. Hennessy 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Hood 

Mr. and Mrs. John Hunter 

Mr. Sanjay Jain and 

Mrs. Brooks Critchfield-Jain 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Jones 

Mr. David Karandish and Dr. Erin Karandish 

Mr. Michael E. Kennedy 

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas O. Kirberg 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. Kranzberg 

Mr. Pierre L. LaBarge III 

Mr. Leonard Landsbaum and 

Ms. Donna L. Moog 

Mr. Howard N. Lesser 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lester 

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis A. Levey 

Dr. Sandra G. Levy, DC 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Lintz 


Ms. Trisha Lollo 

Dr. Cynthia Ma and Mr. David Yuan 

Mr. Robert J. Meyer 

Mr. and Mrs. Leo P. Miceli 

Mr. and Mrs. Orville J. Middendorf 

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Morrell 

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew E. Newman 

Mr. and Mrs. Eric P. Newman 

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nicpon 

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. Oertli 

Peters Family Charitable Fund 

Mr. and Mrs. R. L Plummer 

The Private Bank 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Putzel 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Rechter 

Mr. and Mrs. James L. Regnier 

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred O. Rheinnecker 

Mr. and Mrs. James M. Riley 

Mr. Michael L. Roberts 

Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Rubin 

Mr. and Mrs. William C. Rusnack 

Mr. David F. Sabino 

Mr. and Mrs. Loren Schechter 

Mrs. Esther Schlutz 


Dr. Douglas J. E. Schuerer and 

Dr. Nikoleta S. Kolovos 

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Schuler 

Scottrade 

Mr. Harold M. Seidel 

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Shekelton 


Mr. and Mrs. Chris Sims 

Siteman Cancer Center 

Mr. and Mrs. David R. Spence 

Mrs. Sharon K. Steffan 

Mrs. Norma E. Stern 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Stern 

Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Stern 

Irvin Stern Foundation 

Mr. and Mrs. David M. Stokes 

Stone, Leyton & Gershman 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Taylor 

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew P. Thome 

Ms. Karen Thompson 

Ms. Toya Thompson 

Ms. Sue K. Troha 

UNICO National - St. Louis Chapter 

Urban Strategies Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. Marc N. Venuto 

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Virant Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. William Wagner 

Washington University Dept. of 

Radiation Oncology 

Mr. Mark S. Weil 

White Mountain Footwear 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Whyman 

Mr. and Mrs. James Wiehl 

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Wies 

Mr. David A. Yawitz 

Mr. David Zickel 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Zorensky 

Gifts of Compassion 

$2,500 - $4,999 

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Anderson 

Mr. Charles J. Baclet Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack G. Bader 

Mrs. Penny A. Bari 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Baron 

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bollinger 

Dr. and Mrs. Marty I. Boyer 

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew B. Craig III 

Mr. and Mrs. Walter I. Donius 

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore R. Drewes 

Ernst & Young LLP 


Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Figenshau 

Mr. and Mrs. William B. Firestone 

Mr. David Frane and Ms. Charla Gabert 

Dr. Robert J. Glaser 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Goldstein 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Halpern 

Ms. Lauren M. Herring 

Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Hillman 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Hough 

Imagine Nation Books LTD 

Mr. and Mrs. Jay L. Indovino 

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jaeckle 

Mr. Frank Janoski 

Mr. and Mrs. James F. Kalishman 

Mr. and Mrs. Ward M. Klein 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Klingensmith 

Mr. and Mrs. David J. Kowach 

Dr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Krone 

Dr. and Mrs. David C. Linehan 

Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Lister 

Mr. and Mrs. James M. Mancini 

Matrex Exhibits 

Mr. and Mrs. Chris P. McKee 

Mrs. Carol B. McKenna 

Mr. and Mrs. Lance McKinley 

Jean Patterson Neal 

John K. Pruellage 

Mr. and Mrs. Allen Rector 

Dr. Keith M. Rich 

Mr. and Mrs. G. Stephen Robins 

Dr. and Mrs. Jack B. Rosen 

Mr. and Mrs. Jerrold Rosenblum 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Scherrer 


Dr. and Mrs. Larry J. Shapiro 

Mr. and Mrs. David M. Sindelar 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Singer 

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stotler 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Timm 

Dr. Frances M. Tucker 

Dr. and Mrs. Stanley M. Wald 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel West 

Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and 

Ms. Risa Zwerling 

Gifts of Courage 

$1,000 - $2,499 

Anonymous 

Mr. Benjamin Addoms 

Dr. and Mrs. Jorge M. Alegre 

Ms. Penni Alper 

Dr. and Mrs. David Amarnek 

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Amato 

Mr. and Mrs. Arash Amini 

Mr. Paul M. Arenberg 

Mr. Michael Arenes 

Dr. Jennifer L. Arter and Mr. Hays W. Arter 

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. William G. Baker Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ballard 

Dr.* and Mrs. Walter F. Ballinger 

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence C. Barksdale 

Dr. Hendrick B. Barner 

Mr. and Mrs. Ben R. Barnhill 

Mrs. Patricia L. Battram 

Mr. and Mrs. John Beatty 

Mr. and Mrs. Ted W. Beaty 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Becker 

Mr. Brad Bedell 

Mr. and Mrs. David Belsky 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bernstein 

Mr. Ryan M. Blackburn 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim T. Blair IV 

Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Blatt 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Blucker 

James C. Bobrow, MD and 

Nanci Bobrow, PhD 

Bodycentre Orange, LLC 

Mr. Thomas Boggs 

Mrs. Lee Bohm 

Ms. Kerry Bommarito 

Mr. Ronald J. Boss 

Mr. Cale Bradford 

Mr. Craig Bradford 

Mrs. Amy C. Brainerd 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Brandenburg III 

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Braxton 

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Breitbarth 

Dr. Keith H. Bridwell 

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas S. Brown 

Mr. Dwyer P. Brown and Ms. Nancy Reynolds 

Drs. L. Michael Brunt and Elizabeth Brunt 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Burenga 

Mr. Dan Burke 

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Burns 

Mr. Joe Burzinski 

Butler's Pantry Catering 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Cagwin 

Dr. Greta Camel 

Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Carlie 

Dr. and Mrs. Kim A. Carmichael 

Ed and Judi Carter 

Mr. and Mrs. James Case 

Mr. Nick Catalutch 

Mr. and Mrs. David W. Checketts 

Dr. and Mrs. Michael R. Chicoine 

Mr. Jerry Chod 

Dr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Chod 

Dr. and Mrs. James J. Clanahan 

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Clemens 

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Coen 

Dr. and Mrs. Bruce H. Cohen 

Mrs. Patricia J. Colby 

Dr. Graham A. Colditz and Ms. Patti L. Cox 

Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Coleman III 

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew M. Collins 

Coloplast 

Ms. Kathy Conlay-Jones 

Mr. and Mrs. S. Bryan Cook 

Dr. Joseph Cornelius and 

Dr. Lynn A. Cornelius 

Dr. and Mrs. James P. Crane 

Czarnowski Display Service Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Dalton 

Mr. David S. Dankmyer 

Mr. and Mrs. John Day 

Dr. Thomas M. De Fer and Mr. James M. Moll 

Mrs. Edythe W. Deal 

Dr. Anne V. Dean 

Joel and Betsy Dennis 

Mr. Bill DeRoze and 

Mrs. Marianne Griesedieck 

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Deutsch 

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold W. Donald 

Mr. Steve Donatiello 

Mr. Douglas P. Dowd 

Mr. and Mrs. Leo A. Drey 

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Drysdale 

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Dubinsky 

Hon. and Mrs. Joseph S. Dueker 

Mr. and Mrs. Larry M. Dwyer 

Bob and Pat Eckart 

Hon. Annaette A. Eckert and 

Mr. William L. Enyart 

Dr. and Mrs. Michael Edlin 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Eggert 

Mr. and Mrs. David Eidelman 

Mr. and Mrs. William B. Eiseman Jr. 

Mr. Lawrence Emke 

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Epstein 

Mr. Michael Esser 

Michael L. Evans, PhD, RN 


Mr. and Mrs. Brian Fernandez 

Mr. and Mrs. Don L. Finnegan 

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fishel Jr. 

Mr. Michael Fiur 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Foster 

Mrs. Roxanne H. Frank 

Mr. Robert Franken 

Dr. Bradley D. Freeman 

Mrs. Bennett Frelich 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Freund 

Mrs. Dorismae Friedman 

Mr. Steve Friedman 

Mrs. Clarence N. Frierson 

Mr. and Mrs. Milton Fry 

Mr. and Mrs. Neil G. Galatz 




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Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Gallant 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gallo 

Mr. and Mrs. John Gallop 

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gallop 

Mrs. Alyson Garland 

Mr. and Mrs. Burt Garland 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven H. Garrett 

Mrs. Bettie Gershman 

Mr. James Giardina 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Gidday 

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Goldberg 

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Goldman 

Mr. and Mrs. Craig E. Gooch 

Mrs. Barbara B. Goodman 

Mr. and Mrs. James G. Gorman 

Ms. Margo L. Green 

Mr. Richard Greenberg and 

Mrs. Claire Schenk 

Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Griffin 

Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Grossman 

Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Grubb Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Guilander 

Mr. and Mrs. David Hahn-Baker 

Dr. Joyce Hallmark and Mr. John Tanurchis 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack D. Hamilton 

Dr. John W. Hamilton 

Mr. Mike Hammack 

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce T. Harris 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Harris 

Mr. and Mrs. Jason M. Harrold 

Mrs. Jeanne Hartz 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Hays 

Heart Support of America 

Mr. and Mrs. Gary G. Heim 

Dr. Bernadette M. Henrichs 

Mr. Ben Hillman 

Mr. Max Hillman 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hobbs 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Y. Hochberg 

Mr. and Mrs. M. Myron Hochman 

Mrs. Carolynn Ingerson Hoffman and 

Mr. Harlan Hoffman 

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce B. Holland 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Holmes Sr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Holmes Jr. 

Dr. Barbel Holtmann 

Diana and George Holway 

Mr. and Mrs. Merle Horowitz 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Hurst 

Steven and Lynn Hurster 

Mrs. Mary Ann Hutkin 

Mrs. Linda S. Hyken 

Mrs. Frances Hyman 

Mr. and Mrs. Brad Iversen 

Mr. Franklin A. Jacobs and Ms. Marylen Mann 

Mr. Thomas Jensen 

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Jonas 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jones 

Mr. Jeffrey N. Jouett 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Kalsbeek 

Mr. and Mrs. Alan L. Kaufman 

Dr. and Mrs. John D. Kay 

Mr. James Kennedy 

Miss Marcella M. Kennedy 

Dr. and Mrs. Evan D. Kharasch 

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Kienstra, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Bud King 

Mr. Rodney W. Kinzinger 

Dr. and Mrs. Marin H. Kollef 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Koop 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Koplar 

Dr. and Mrs. Phillip E. Korenblat 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Korn 

Mr. Edward M. Koslin and 

Ms. Frances M. Weintraub 

Mr. John R. Kotovsky 

Dr. and Mrs. Panagiotis Kouvelis 

Dr. Maria Kovacs 

Dr. Sandor Kovacs and Dr. Diane F. Merritt 

Mr. Wesley Kozeny 

Mr. Robert C. Kramer 

Mr. Alan Kraus 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. Kroll 

Mr. and Mrs. David Krueger 

Mrs. June E. Laba* 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Laffey 

Mrs. Lorraine Laiderman 

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Langenberg 

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Langsam 

Mr. Richard Ledbetter 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Levin 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Levinson 

Mr. William S. Levinson 

Mrs. Rita Levis 

Mr. and Mrs. J. David Levy Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Lieberman 

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy R. Liebman 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Litow 

Mrs. Carol B. Loeb 

Ms. Kathy Loeb 

Mr. Stephen H. Loeb 

Mr. Philip Louis Jr. 

Mr. Gregory W. Lukeman 

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Luten 

Dr. and Mrs. John P. Lynch 

Dr. Susan E. Mackinnon 

Mr. and Mrs. Larry M. Malashock 

Mr. and Mrs. John Malley 

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Mandoli 

Mr. Edward H. Mank 

Dr. Julie A. Margenthaler 

Maritz Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. James Markland 

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Marshall 

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Mayo 

Dr. John E. Mazuski 

Mr. Michael M. McCarthy 

Mr. and Mrs. James S. McDonnell III 

Mr. and Mrs. H. Smith McGehee 

Mr. and Mrs. Robbie McGehee 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Melzer 

Mrs. Patricia Mendel 

Dr. Lawrence Mendelow 

Mr.* and Mrs. John N. Middelkamp 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Miller 

Mr. and Mrs. David Miller 

Mr. and Mrs. Yale Miller 

Dr. Cynthia M. Monsey and 

Mr. John D. Monsey 

Mr.* and Mrs. Earl N. Moore 

Mr. and Mrs. C. David Moses 

Mrs. Betty A. Moulton 

Dr. Janice M. Mullinix 

Dr. and Mrs. Sasa Mutic 

Myriad Genetics Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs.* Leslie G. Nackman 

Dr. Riaz Naseer 

Mr. and Mrs. Craig A. Nelson 

Mrs. Sylvia Nichols 

Mrs. Meryl Nieman-DeWoskin 

Mr. David Norton 

Mr.* and Mrs. Dennis M. O'Brien 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Oliver III 

Mr. Richard Optican 

Mr. Thomas P. O'Reilly 

Mr. David Orwick 

Mr. and Mrs. Aaron I. Osherow 

Mr. George L. Palcheff* 

Dr. and Mrs. Parag J. Parikh 

Dr. G. Alexander Patterson 

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Peacock 

Dr. and Mrs. William A. Peck 

Peters Family Charitable Fund 

Mr. and Mrs. Howard G. Peterson 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pfarr 

Mr. and Mrs. A. Gordon Phillips 

Mrs. Theresa Puljic 

Mr. and Mrs. Alan L. Puzey 

Mrs. Laura Radcliff 

Dr. and Mrs. Heschel J. Raskas 

Mrs. Ida M. Reid 

Mrs. Walter C. Reisinger Sr. 

Dr. and Mrs. K. Daniel Riew 

Mr. Paul E. Ripley 

Brigadier General and Mrs. James C. Roan Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Robinson 

Mrs. Connie Rogers 

Mr. Richard Roodman 

Dr. and Mrs. Ryan P. Roop 

Mr. and Mrs. John L. Roos 

Mr. and Mrs. Niles Rosen 

Mrs. Edna U. Rosenheim 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Rosenthal 

Rosewood Hotels & Resorts 

Mrs. Peggy G. Ross 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Roth 

Dr. Robert K. Royce 

Dr. and Mrs. Sheldon A. Rudnick 

Ms. Julia S. Ruvelson 

Mrs. Ann R. Ruwitch and Mr. John Fox Arnold 

Dr.* and Mrs. Stuart S. Sagel 

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald S. Saks 

Llewellyn Sale Jr. 

Ms. Patricia C. Sams 

Mr. Mike Sander 

Ms. Cassandra Sanford 

Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Sarner 

Scape Bistro 

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Schaeffer 

Ms. Susie Scheafer 

Mr. Steven Schepman and 

Ms. Patricia Batista 

Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Schukar 

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Schulz 

Mr. and Mrs. Norman L. Schwesig 

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Shifrin 

Mr. Stan Shiner 

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert J. Siegel 

Mr. L.W. Simpson 

Mrs. Patricia M. Sinclair 

Ms. Belinda C. Sinks 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith 

Dr. Robert E. Southard 

St. Louis College of Pharmacy 

St. Louis Cosmetic Surgery 

Aon Foundation 

Cardinal Health Foundation Inc. 

Clorox Company Foundation 

Cooper Industries Matching Gift Program 

Global Impact 

Google Matching Gifts Program 

St. Louis Show Stoppers 

Dr. Phyllis K. Stein 

Mr. Robert Steinback 

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Steussie 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Stevens 

Mr. Tom Stillman 

STK Family Ltd. Partnership 

Mr. Jerry L. Stone 

Mrs. Hanna I. Strauss 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Stuerman 

Mrs. Elaine M. Tatkow 

Mr. and Mrs. William E. Taylor 

Mr. Michael Tchoukaleff 

The Ritz-Carlton, Battery Park 

Mr. and Mrs. James M. Theiss 

Eb and Myra Thomas 

Mr. and Mrs. Rooney Thomas 

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher S. Thompson 

Dr. Wade L. Thorstad and 

Ms. Elizabeth Lansing 

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Tischler 

Mr. Bernard Tischler and 

Ms. Jean S. Schneider 

Mr. Richard Townzen 

Mr. Phillip C. Tucker 

UMB Financial Corporation 

Mr. Ben Vacca 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Van Dyke 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack A. Villa 

Mr. and Mrs. James Villeneuve 

Ms. Zoe Virant 

Ms. Coreen Vlodarchyk and 

Mr. Paul Vlodarchyk 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Vogel 

Macy's Foundation 

Millipore Corporation 

Mrs. Jean M. von Hoffmann 

Mr. Jerry Vuchak and Mr. Chad L. Hampton 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Wade 

Mr. and Mrs. John K. Wallace Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Wallach 

Mr. Robert P. Walsh 

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Walsh 

Dr. Saiama Waqar and Mr. Haseeb Ahmad 

Drs. David and Corinna Warren 

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas K. Weible 

Mrs. Frances L. Weier 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Weisman 

Mr. and Mrs. Stephan E. Weitzel 

Mr. and Mrs. James J. Welch 

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Wexler 

Mr. Mark White 

Mr. Lee S. Wielansky 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill B. Wiley 

Dr. and Mrs. R. Jerome Williams Jr. 

Mrs. Sandra L. Williams 

Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Wimberly 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Wislow 

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Wolff 

Mr. and Mrs. William Wolff 

Edwin and Dorothea Wolfgram 

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Wolters 

Ms. Rhae Yancey 

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Young 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Zajac 

Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Zajac 

Mr. Paul Zemitzsch 

*deceased 

contributions through matching gift companies in 2011 

Nestlé Matching Gift Center 

Novartis 

Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program 



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LE ADERSHIP 

barnes-jewish hospital board of directors 


Chair, Barnes-Jewish Hospital 


Former Chairman 

Anheuser-Busch Companies 

Kathryn S. Bader 

Retired Chairman 

US Bancorp Community 

Development Corporation 

Warner Baxter 

President and CEO 

Ameren Missouri 

Maxine Clark 

Founder and 

Chief Executive Bear 

Build-A-Bear Workshop 

Bruce Cohen 

President-Elect 


Medical Staff Association 

James Crane, MD 

Associate Vice Chancellor for 

Clinical Affairs, Washington 

University School of Medicine 

and CEO 

Washington University 

Faculty Practice Plan 

Arnold W. Donald 

Former President and CEO 

Juvenile Diabetes 

Research Foundation 

John P. Dubinsky 


Westmoreland Associates, LLC 

Peter Edison 

Chairman, CEO and President 

Bakers Footwear Group, Inc. 

Gregory A. Fox 

Group President 

Harbour Group, Ltd. 

Joanne S. Griffin 

Retired Corporate 

Vice President 

Enterprise Rent-A-Car 

Eugene Kahn 

Former CEO 

Claire’s Stores, Inc. 

Charles F. Knight* 

Chairman Emeritus 

Emerson Electric Co. 

Ronal J. Kruszewski 

Chairman and CEO 

Stifel, Nicolaus and 

Company, Inc. 


President 


and Barnes-Jewish 

West County Hospital 

Group President 


Steve H. Lipstein 



Craig D. Schnuck 

Chairman of the 

Executive Committee 

Schnuck Markets, Inc. 

Larry J. Shapiro, MD 

Executive Vice Chancellor 

for Medical Affairs and Dean 

Washington University School 

of Medicine 

Kenneth B. Steinback 

Chairman 

CSI Leasing 

David L. Steward 

Founder and Chairman 

Word Wide Technology, Inc, 

Anthony Thompson 


Kwame Building Group, Inc. 

Mark S. Wrighton, PhD 

Chancellor 


in St. Louis 

Douglas H. Yaeger 

Retired Chairman, President 

and CEO 

The Laclede Group, Inc. 

emeritus board members 

Harold G. Blatt 

Partner, Bryan Cave 

Andrew B. Craig, III 

Founder 

RiverVest Venture Partners 

William H. Danforth, MD* 

Chancellor, Emeritus 


in St. Louis 

Julian I. Edison 

Retired Chairman 

Edison Brothers Stores, Inc. 

Sam Fox 

Founder 

Harbour Group, Ltd. 

Earle E. Harbison, Jr. 

Chairman 

Harbison Corporation 

Harvey A. Harris 

Executive Committee Chair 

The Stolar Partnership, LLP 

Robert E. Lefton, PhD 

Co-CEO 

Psychological Associates, Inc. 

Lee M. Liberman* 

Chairman Emeritus 

Laclede Gas Co. 

John F. McDonnell* 

Retired Chairman of the Board 

McDonnell Douglas Corporation 

Alvin J. Siteman 

Chairman 

Site Oil Company 

*past chair 

the foundation for barnes-jewish hospital board of directors 

Kenneth B. Steinback, Chair 

William L. Basler 

S. Bryan Cook 

Thomas R. Corbett 

John P. Dubinsky 

Leon A. Felman 

Janet B. Garrett 

Richard S. Glassman 

Susan K. Goldberg 

Keith B. Guller 

Earle H. Harbison, Jr. 

Thomas J. Hillman 

Mark E. Hood 

Douglas O. Kirberg 

Lee C. Kling 

William J. Koman 

Edward J. Koplar 

Mark H. Krieger 

Richard H. Miles 

Robert D. Millstone 

Sandra M. Moore 

Frederick J. Oertli 

Joseph E. Rechter 

Sally H. Roth 

Judith L. Rubin 

Ron Rubin 

Steven F. Schankman 

David S. Sherman, III 

Patti Short 

Peter A. Smith 

Thomas A. Stern 

Joseph A. Stieven 


Kenneth H. Suelthaus 

Lawrence E. Thomas 

John A. Virant 

Harvey N. Wallace 

David A. Yawitz 

Mark H. Zorensky 

Lifetime Directors 

Shirley W. Cohen 

Andrew B. Craig, III 

Alyn V. Essman 

Roxanne H. Frank 

William F. Holekamp 

Franklin A. Jacobs 

Robert E. Kresko 

Lee M. Liberman 

E. Stephens Rand 

Herbert E. Rosenbaum, M.D. 

Mahlon Rubin 

Alvin J. Siteman 

Norma E. Stern 

Walter G. Stern 

Ex-Officio 


Julia S. Ruvelson 

barnes-jewish hospital executive staff 

proud to be part of defining moments in 2011 

Top row (left to right) Bottom row (left to right) 


President, Barnes-Jewish Hospital 

and Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital 

Group President, BJC HealthCare 

Jennifer Arvin 

Director, Communications and Marketing 

Brenda Battle 

Director, Center for Diversity and Cultural Competence 

John Beatty 

Vice President, Human Resources 

Carlos Brown 

Director, Corporate Compliance 

Ed Carter 

Vice President, Facilities 

Tara Gause 

Associate Administrator 

Connie Koch, EdD, RN 

Interim Dean, Goldfarb School of Nursing 

at Barnes-Jewish College 

David Jaques, MD 

Vice President, Surgical Services 

Mark Krieger 

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer 

Don Lichti 

Vice President, Ancillary Services 

Trish Lollo 

Vice President, Siteman Cancer Center 

John Lynch, MD 

Vice President, Chief Medical Officer 

Julia Ruvelson 

Vice President, The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital 

Coreen Vlodarchyk, MSA, BSN, RN 

Vice President, Patient Care Services and 

Chief Nurse Executive 

Jerry Vuchak 

Vice President, Information Systems 



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