BJC In the Community

More than 400 Saint Louis Public School (SLPS) students, staff and faculty took steps — dance steps — to improve their health and combat obesity at the fourth annual Let’s Move! STL Move Your Body Flash Mob, May 4 at Busch Stadium.

Christian Hospital team members were out in full force the first weekend in May — bringing health awareness and resources directly into the neighborhoods around the hospital — as part of the hospital’s mission to serve as a pillar of the community it calls home.

In 2016, BJC HealthCare created a scholarship opportunity in response to community needs identified by the Ferguson Commission. Open to high school seniors planning to pursue a two- or four-year degree at a public Missouri or Illinois state college or university in their state, the BJC Scholars Fund offers need-based awards of $10,000 per academic year. 

Community members, patients and families, and even BJC employees often share their gratitude for the ways BJC has made a difference in their lives, in the lives of their loved ones or in the communities BJC serves. Here are some of those words of gratitude.

Each year, BJC HealthCare provides support to local non-profit organizations that seek to improve community health or raise funds for health-related research. This philanthropic support takes the form of direct donations, event support and in-kind donations.

After Hurricane Harvey made landfall in southern Texas on August 25, causing massive flooding and devastation, Dr. Cooke, who’s originally from the Houston area, knew she had to help.

It never entered Meaghan Frank’s mind that her healthy baby could have a stroke. Blaine Frank was born July 24 to the delight of Frank, her husband, Zach, and 3-year-old daughter, Makenna.

Pedal the Cause just wrapped up its most successful event yet. On September 23 and 24, more than 3,000 riders, 350 Kids-Challenge participants, more than 1,000 volunteers and more than 5,000 spectators gathered at Chesterfield Amphitheater to raise money to benefit innovative cancer research.

More than 100 participants formed 14 teams to compete in the third annual Double Dutch Showcase, December 9, at the Wohl Recreation Center, with nearly 150 spectators cheering from the sidelines.

Each year, BJC and its employees support dozens of causes, many of them near and dear to the heart for employees and their loved ones. Here is an example of that support.