Sarah Fentem
Health ReporterSarah Fentem reports on sickness and health as part of St. Louis Public Radio’s news team. She previously spent five years reporting for different NPR stations in Indiana, immersing herself deep, deep into an insurance policy beat from which she may never fully recover.
A longtime NPR listener, she grew up hearing WQUB in Quincy, Illinois, which is now owned by STLPR. She lives in South St. Louis, and in her spare time likes to watch old sitcoms, meticulously clean and organize her home and go on outdoor adventures with her husband Elliot. They have a dog named Ginger.
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Nurses on Tuesday cited inadequate staffing in the death of a person from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the hospital’s emergency department last month. -
The agreement comes as other patients await a decision between UnitedHealthCare and SSM. -
Health officials are concerned about a spike in local overdose deaths due to carfentanil, a lab-made drug similar to the opioid fentanyl. -
Thousands of SSM patients could lose access to in-network providers if the two companies don’t reach a deal soon. -
Some of the personalized bronze plaques memorialized pets. -
Workers finished the skeleton of the once-controversial new facility near Rock Hill Road and Gore Avenue, set to open late next year. -
The new rule caps loans for grad students in what the Department of Education considers “non-professional fields,” which includes nursing. -
The former Homer G. Phillips Memorial Hospital will be redubbed Archview ER and Hospital. Hospital officials say it will operate as a “micro-hospital” and provide “concierge-level” community care. -
Public attendance grew 24% compared with the year before, and each screening drew an average of 45 people. -
The St. Louis Recovery Office and Department of Public Safety’s Building Division are assessing the properties as part of the STL Recovers property assistance program to determine which homes are eligible for aid in rebuilding, demolition or debris removal. -
Researchers surveyed low-wage workers and found many report administrative burdens in signing up and keeping vital Medicaid and SNAP coverage. -
“Matter of Time” is a new documentary chronicling efforts to cure epidermolysis bullosa, a rare and devastating skin disease. The film features concert footage from Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and will screen at the St. Louis International Film Festival this weekend.
