Combining the equipment of a cardiac catheterization lab with the features and capabilities of an operating room,  "hybrid rooms" allow Christian Hospital to expand its leading-edge heart procedures.

Especially amid a pandemic that has left many people isolated and anxious, it’s as important as ever to raise awareness of mental health resources in the community and work to end the stigma around mental illness.

Christian Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline^® EMS Gold Plus Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures to treat patients who suffer severe heart attacks. 

As supervisor of social services at the Ferguson Community Empowerment Center, Valerie Valiant, 51, of Florissant, Mo., spends her days empowering individuals and families in the community to overcome barriers. However, it wasn’t until her own hospitalization in the midst of the pandemic that she could personally attest to the high level of care and expertise being offered right here in north St. Louis County.

Ron Komlos doesn’t think about lung cancer anymore since a robotic lung lobectomy determined he was cancer free. His mind has been set ever since on enjoying life thanks to the cardiothoracic team at Christian Hospital.