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Missouri Baptist Medical Center’s longstanding reputation for providing exceptional care to mothers and babies has been recognized on a national scale.

After a below-the-knee amputation, Jodi Evans experienced severe phantom limb pain that disrupted her sleep and daily life. A spinal cord stimulator helped reduce the pain, allowing her to rest and regain independence.

For many, pickleball has become a passion due to its blending of physical exercise, intense competition, and good, clean fun. But pickleball and pain can, unfortunately, go together, too. Especially for older players, who can have more complications from falls.

A stroke is a medical emergency that happens when blood flow to the brain is blocked or when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures, preventing brain tissue from getting oxygen. The brain needs a constant supply of blood because it carries oxygen and nutrients, and when that supply is impacted, brain cells begin to die within minutes.

At Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital, WashU Medicine orthopedic surgeon Kelly Hynes, MD, and her colleagues use advanced tools to make ankle replacement surgery more precise and personalized.

Amy Guarino has lived with heart disease for as long as she can remember. Born with congenital heart defects, she learned early on how to listen to her body and recognize when something didn’t feel right.

In the summer of 2021, just weeks after graduating from medical school, Shirene Philipose, MD, began her first year of residency at a hospital in Kansas City. It was a season of beginnings—new colleagues and new challenges awaited the 25-year-old as she stepped into the role she had worked years to earn.

Nurses at Missouri Baptist Medical Center find out quickly when a nursing colleague’s research has been selected for national publication.

William “Bill” Johnson, DO, was named the 2025 recipient of the Parkland Health Center (PHC) Foundation’s Excellence in Healthcare Award for outstanding contributions to the Parkland region’s health care. The honor was announced during the annual PHC Foundation Gala and Awards Ceremony on March 7.

The list by Newsweek recognizes companies whose policies and cultures support women.