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South St. Louis County News

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Mercy opens urgent care clinic at Crestwood Crossing

Mercy opens urgent care clinic at Crestwood Crossing

September 3, 2023

The Crestwood Crossing development is now the location of a new Mercy-GoHealth Urgent Care. The new location is in the Crestwood Crossing shopping center, 9952 Watson Road, next to Dierbergs, which...

Mercy South named ‘Leapfrog Top Hospital’

Mercy South named ‘Leapfrog Top Hospital’

December 29, 2022

Mercy Hospital South was recently named a top hospital by an independent healthcare watchdog group. Mercy Hospital South, 10010 Kennerly Road, earned the Leapfrog Top Hospital Award  Dec. 6 for quality...

Jeannine Celestine, a respiratory therapist at Mercy Hospital South, prepares to receive the COVID-19 vaccine Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Celestine was one of 20 workers to be vaccinated Dec. 14 at Mercy Hospital South, along with another 20 nurses at Mercys campus in Creve Coeur.

Members of the public can sign up with St. Louis hospitals to receive COVID-19 vaccine

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor January 19, 2021

All four major hospital systems in St. Louis are now signing members of the public up for COVID-19 vaccines, although when those shots will be available is still an open question. As more people in the...

Mercy will operate all Dierbergs pharmacies

Mercy will operate all Dierbergs pharmacies

January 19, 2021

For more than a century, Dierbergs Markets and Mercy have served the people of the St. Louis area. Now, for the first time, the two companies say they are "working together to serve the region." Dierbergs...

Mercys chief nursing officer Betty Jo Rocchio is promoted to senior vice president.

Mercy promotes chief nursing officer to senior vice president

December 17, 2020

Betty Jo Rocchio, Mercy's chief nursing officer, has been promoted to senior vice president while keeping her current role overseeing nursing. Understanding the critical role nurses play in the overall...

A sign points to the Mercy drive-thru testing site in Chesterfield. Mercy has also opened two sites in Jefferson County.

Mercy Urgent Care rolls out rapid testing for COVID-19 at some locations, including Oakville

November 9, 2020

Mercy is rolling out rapid testing for COVID-19 at some of its urgent care centers as cases continue to skyrocket in St. Louis. Mercy-GoHealth Urgent Care is making rapid COVID-19 testing available at...

‘Code Sunshine’ is a welcome birthday gift: After being admitted for COVID-19 to Mercy Hospital South on his daughter’s birthday, April 2, Bill finally went home last week with his wife, Lynn – on his own 68th birthday. Bill, a COVID-19 patient who only wanted to provide his first name, spent three weeks at Mercy Hospital South, with a week on a ventilator and two weeks in intensive care. He was treated with convalescent plasma donated by someone recovered from COVID-19. 
Mercy South calls a ‘Code Sunshine’ to celebrate with COVID-19 patients as they leave the hospital. After Bill left through the lobby with Lynn to cheers from workers lining the halls, some of his nurses and therapists signed his shirt with their motto ‘Stayin’ Alive.’

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....

‘Code Sunshine’ is a welcome birthday gift: After being admitted for COVID-19 to Mercy Hospital South on his daughter’s birthday, April 2, Bill finally went home last week with his wife, Lynn – on his own 68th birthday. Bill, a COVID-19 patient who only wanted to provide his first name, spent three weeks at Mercy Hospital South, with a week on a ventilator and two weeks in intensive care. He was treated with convalescent plasma donated by someone recovered from COVID-19. 
Mercy South calls a ‘Code Sunshine’ to celebrate with COVID-19 patients as they leave the hospital. After Bill left through the lobby with Lynn to cheers from workers lining the halls, some of his nurses and therapists signed his shirt with their motto ‘Stayin’ Alive.’

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...

The pandemic task force released this slide with its current projection for total cases in the St. Louis metro area by the end of April.

Coronavirus cases in St. Louis metro could peak next week, hit 70,000 by April 30

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 16, 2020

The St. Louis metropolitan area has kept total numbers of coronavirus cases below initial projections, but stay-at-home orders and social distancing are needed for at least another month, the head of the...

Bacterial cell or virus, 3d generated view from microscope.

Coronavirus testing criteria changes in St. Louis County

March 26, 2020

The criteria for coronavirus testing in St. Louis County has changed as the pandemic evolves locally with more cases of “community spread.” The new testing criteria is less focused on travel and...

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