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BJC at the Commons was transformed into a baby wonderland April 13 for the second annual BJC HealthCare Community Baby Shower, with hundreds of new and expectant families immersed in celebration and education. The free event was made possible thanks to generous donors to The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

The Brave and the Bold: The 21st General Hospital During WWII celebrated the physicians and nurses who served in WWII at the European Base hospital established by Barnes and Jewish Hospitals.

Bill Wilson’s experience as a patient is exactly what led him back to Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in 2019 as a volunteer. Bill and his wife, Ellie, bring their dog, Scout, to visit patients at Siteman every week.

With donor support, the transplant pilot project program provides the early-stage funding needed to test new ideas and routinely opens the door to additional large-scale government funding that leads to new, life-saving treatments.

Innovations in cancer research and treatment options are critical to advancing patient care. Gifts through The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital ensure physician-scientists can continue transforming cancer health care. 

We are proud to announce the distribution of $174,100 this February through the Foundation's Community Support Grants Program. Because of visionary donors, we award these grants to local nonprofit organizations, ensuring investment in improving the health of our community is a priority. 

Gifts to the Cancer Frontier Fund at The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital recently funded eight projects through the Siteman Investment Program (SIP), a research grant program at The Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine. In total, Siteman Cancer Center disbursed $1.5 million from a variety of sources, including $1.2 million from the Cancer Frontier Fund.

Angela Clark, PhD, RN, MSN, CNE, FAAN, was formally installed as the Maxine Clark and Bob Fox President of Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing at a ceremony in St. Louis on Dec. 14. Dr. Clark joined the College as president in May 2022.

On Dec. 7, 2023, The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital presented Vicky Fraser, MD, the Adolphus Busch Professor of Medicine and the chair of the John T. Milliken Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine, with its 2023 President's Achievement Award.