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With Our Help, the Kids are in a Safer Place
Summary: Child abuse is one of society’s darkest secrets, a problem often too painful to discuss....
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The Potential is Unlimited
Summary: At the beginning of the 20th Century, infectious diseases were responsible for most admissions to childrens’ hospitals. By the end of the century, serious infections were no longer a common part of childhood. Genetic diseases were responsible for roughly half of pediatric hospital admissions....
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Our Friends
Summary: Kurt Warner earns his living on football fields across the United States, directing the lightning-fast St. Louis Rams offense before millions of football fans while evading crushing tackles from the biggest hulks in professional sports. ...
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August Opening Expected for Glennon Building Projects
Summary: The grand openings of the new patient care wing and expanded emergency room at SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital have been targeted for Saturday, August 2....
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This is Going to be Wonderful
Summary: The staff of the Dan Dierdorf Emergency and Trauma Center at SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital moved into an expanded and updated building space late in January. It was the first step toward an eventual tripling of the facilities that will be available for emergency and urgent patient care at the hospital.Isn’t this great? asked Anne Toenjes, R.N. as she toured the new home of the emergency room team. Toenjes is interim clinical manager of emergency services at Glennon....
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Viewpoint
Summary: In this issue of Glennon Magazine you will find interesting feature articles on two of the many important services at SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital – the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and the Dan Dierdorf Emergency and Trauma Center....
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Our Friends
Summary: Peggy and Jerry Ritter came from smaller towns in Missouri to become two of the biggest friends of St. Louis. For decades they have supported many good causes of their adopted community, and none has benefited more from their generosity than SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital....
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Father Leaves Behind a Tribute to Son's Transplant
Summary: Many families leave memories behind when they depart SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital after their child’s treatment. The Jordan family left a part of itself in a new building.Kody Jordan, 12, received a heart transplant at Glennon in August 2002. His family now lives near Kansas City, but he had become a Glennon patient while his family lived in the St. Louis area.Kody was born with tetralogy of Fallot, a complex heart defect. He underwent heart surgery at Glennon two years ago, said his...
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Every so often... we have a miracle
Summary: Advances in heart surgery give Declan Nelson a running start on life. Declan Nelson hugs his cat, Ringo, who lounges quietly on the arm of a couch and seems used to this sort of thing. Declan, wearing one sock and one bare foot, then runs to his mother’s chair and pats her on the leg with both hands. He runs to his father’s chair on the opposite side of the room, reaches into a box of cookies and pulls one out.He eats part of the cookie while jogging back to see Ringo, and slides the ...
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Viewpoint
Summary: Viewpoint from Peter F. Benoist - Chairman,Finance and Investment Committee...
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