Mercy furloughs workers, cuts jobs starting this week; unclear how many at Mercy South
May 12, 2020
Mercy is furloughing employees and cutting jobs across its four-state system starting this week due to the coronavirus, but it’s unclear how many of those layoffs and job cuts will happen in St. Louis. The furloughs will start this week and continue through the end of July, as needed, Mercy said in...
VIDEO: COVID-19 patient goes home on his birthday; ‘Code Sunshine’ is the call
By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor
May 1, 2020
After two weeks in intensive care and a week on a ventilator, a Mercy Hospital South patient headed home last week on his birthday, his coronavirus battle behind him. After being admitted on his daughter’s birthday, April 2, the patient, who only wanted to be identified by his first name Bill, left th...
South County COVID-19 testing is on hold
By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor
March 31, 2020
Mercy placed a planned South County coronavirus testing site on hold last week the day it was set to open, but still plans to open the new site at some point. Plans for the South County testing were postponed because “we want to make sure we have everyone and everything in place to ensure the site run...
South County coronavirus testing site set to open today placed on hold
By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor
March 25, 2020
Mercy placed a planned South County coronavirus testing site on hold Wednesday – the day it was set to open – but still plans to open the new site at some point. Plans for the South County testing were postponed because “we want to make sure we have everyone and everything in place to ensure...
Special School District Teacher of the Year works with students for Mehlville’s classes
February 11, 2020
Special School District of St. Louis County has selected Sarah Nowell as its 2020 Teacher of the Year. Nowell is a community-based vocational instruction teacher for the district and works with high-school students from the Mehlville School District at their work site at Mercy Hospital South. She earned t...
New Year’s baby welcomed at Mercy South
January 8, 2020
The first Mercy Hospital South baby of 2020 is Tyler Jacob Vogt, born at 2:19 a.m. Jan. 2. Tyler weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and was 19-and-a-half inches long. His parents are Kristen and Jake Vogt of Waterloo, Illinois. Tyler joins two older brothers, Henry, 5, and Lucas, 7, who was also bo...
Snyder’s killer said, ‘If I’d known he was a cop, I wouldn’t have shot him’
February 7, 2019
By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The trial of the south county man who admits he shot and killed Officer Blake Snyder is underway in Clayton this week, and with Trenton Forster’s guilt not up for debate, most of the courtroom testimony centers around whether a St. Louis Count...
Mercy Hospital South unveils renovated Kids ER wing
January 26, 2019
Photos by Erin Achenbach. Mercy Hospital South, formerly St. Anthony’s Medical Center, dedicated and blessed their new Mercy Kids ER in a ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 6. The ER opened in October but underwent renovations over the last two months. Renovations include new decor and activities insi...
Two from Florissant killed on Interstate 55 after traffic tied up due to hazmat spill
December 19, 2018
Two people were killed in a car crash at Interstate 55 and Butler Hill Road Tuesday, after they stopped due to a traffic tie-up caused by a hazmat spill on the interstate. A man and woman from Florissant were rear-ended by a pickup truck about 2:50 p.m. as they were standing in stopped traffic on the inter...
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