January 25, 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 born on
[ Read More ]Pictured above: Officer Blake Snyder with his wife, Elizabeth, and son Malachi. 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
[ Read More ]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 inside the room to keep children distracted while in
[ Read More ]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
[ Read More ]By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Protesters took to Kennerly Road outside Mercy Hospital South — formerly St. Anthony’s Medical Center — last week to protest the hospital’s decision to fire a nurse who refused to get a flu shot. In online videos, Nelia Abuchon said she organized the Nov. 27 protest to support her
[ Read More ]Pictured above: A rendering of the new Mercy South Sindelar Cancer Center, with its new name, that was unveiled last week. Mercy Hospital South — the former St. Anthony’s Medical Center — celebrated the groundbreaking of its new cancer center last week by announcing the center will be named in honor of David M. Sindelar.
[ Read More ]Pictured above: The sign in front of the newly renamed Mercy Hospital South was placed over the former St. Anthony’s sign this week. Photo by Pat Dillon. It’s official: St. Anthony’s Medical Center is now Mercy Hospital South. The new name officially took effect Monday, Oct. 1. The hospital’s sign was draped the same day
[ Read More ]Mercy announced plans Tuesday to build a new $54 million cancer center on the campus of St. Anthony’s Medical Center, which was taken over by Mercy last year. The new cancer facility will include a connector to the hospital and is expected to open by summer 2019. The 70,000-square-foot, two-story, standalone cancer center will require
[ Read More ]St. Anthony’s gets new name: Mercy Hospital South By Gloria Lloyd News Editor news3@callnewspapers.com St. Anthony’s Medical Center will change its name to “Mercy Hospital South” beginning this fall after feedback from residents and employees who said they expected the name to change after the hospital was acquired by Mercy last year. The St. Anthony’s
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