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The Missouri Hospital Association’s annual workforce report found that hospital employee vacancies are down in the state, but turnover is steady. Many medical imaging jobs suffer the highest vacancy rates.

The average judgment was for around $2,000, said lead author Mary Shannon. Some judgments were for even smaller amounts.

More than 90,000 people were potentially affected by a data breach of St. Louis University files. SLU and plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit have reached an agreement that pays for some damages and credit monitoring.

The chief community health officer at SSM Health hopes that a joint effort by local hospital systems will result in improved health outcomes in St. Louis.

The St. Louis Community Credit Union is partnering with BJC, SSM Health and the James S. McDonnell Foundation to bring nearly $15 million in business loans to underserved communities in St. Louis.

The suit claims SSM and the company that owned buildings on the campus of DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton didn’t protect visitors from sexual abuse by an area pediatrician.

The St. Louis facility will offer a place for those in a mental health crisis to drop in and be seen by a professional the same day.

Investigators at St. Louis University and SSM Health hope to recruit people to add their health information to a huge national database that aims to diversify medical research.

The chief community health officer at SSM Health hopes that a joint effort of local hospital systems will result in improved health outcomes in St. Louis.

Dr. Alexander Garza said the best way to prepare for a future pandemic is to improve social resources, such as food access, education and transportation.