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Five Ways to Get Fit

Are you looking for ways to avoid the winter time weight gain? Dr. Wagstaff, St. Anthony's Medical Center, St. Louis, gives advice on how to tip the scale in your favor.

Read more about diet & nutrition services.




Five tips for staying on top of your fitness goals

Are you a member of Get Fit? (www.stlgetfit.org) Have you created a goal but don't really know where to go from there? Don't worry; we're here to help you! We know that creating a goal is just the first step to a healthier life. Keeping up with the goal can be daunting. Join Debbie as she gives five tips to help you reach your goals.

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UpLifting Tips to Help You Move

Vici Ruthenburg, a Physical Therapist at St. Anthony's Medical Center, St. Louis, Mo., shares some tips on lifting heavy objects.

More tips




Healthy items for your pantry

Lisa Galati, a registered dietitian at St. Anthony's Medical Center, St. Louis, Mo., shows us her home pantry and suggests how you can make your home a healthier home with food choices, diet and nutrition.

Read more about diet & nutrition services.




Healthy items for your fridge

Lisa Galati, a registered dietitian at St. Anthony's Medical Center, St. Louis, Mo., shows us her home fridge and suggests how you can make your home a healthier home with healthy food choices

Read more about diet & nutrition services.




Proper stretching

Vici Ruthenburg, a Physical Therapist at St. Anthony's Medical Center, St. Louis, Mo., shares some tips on stretching. She speaks about the importance of stretching and demonstrates a couple of easy lower extremity stretches.

Read more about therapy services.




What is a bone density screening?

St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri, describes a simple 10-minute screening that measures bone density through a simple heel ultrasound. It provides information about your risk and can help determine if you need a central bone density test of your hip and spine.

Read more about bone health.




Defeating Cancer

Karen Hollandsworth, cancer and heart disease survivor, shares how she used a positive attitude and her humor to defeat cancer.

More about Cancer Care

 



Celebrating Life through Fashion - Go Pink & Red

More than 250 people were on hand Saturday, Oct. 6 for the third annual Go Pink and Red for Women event.

Cancer Care Center or Heart Specialty Center

 



Breast Center has quick turnaround for busy women

Judi Eston, Manager of St. Anthony's Breast Center in St. Louis, tells about the Breast Center's commitment to quick, convenient scheduling in multiple locations. Also, same day biopies services that are offered for women identified with a lump through mammography or exam.

Read more about breast health.

 



Celebrating Life through Fashion - Go Pink & Red

More than 250 people were on hand Saturday, Oct. 6 for the third annual Go Pink and Red for Women event.

Cancer Care Center or Heart Specialty Center

 



Cardiac nuclear stress test

Antoinette Mignerone, CNMT, certified nuclear medicine technologist and section chief of St. Anthony's Nuclear Medicine Department in St. Louis, MO, tells patients what to expect when patients schedule a myocardial perfusion imaging stress test, or nuclear stress test, to look for blockages in, or damage to, blood vessels leading to the heart.

Cardiac Services

 



Women & Heart Disease

In honor of heart month, two women relate their heart stories and experiences with the WomenHeart support group at St. Anthony's Medical Center, St. Louis, MO.

Read more about heart health.

 



911 Emergency Snapshot

Follow a cardiac patient from the moment EMS crews contact the emergency room physician at St. Anthony's until the patient goes to the cardiac cath lab.

Read more about heart health.

 



3-D heart mapping

Greg Botteron, MD, cardiac electrophysiologist at St. Anthony's Medical Center discusses the latest technology he is using to build a 3-dimensional model of each patient's heart prior to surgery. St. Anthony's Medical Center is the first in the region to offer the 3-Dimensional Heart Mapping System. With it, physicians can increase their accuracy during surgery and reduce their reliance on X-rays.

Read more about heart health.

 



Women & Heart Disease

In honor of heart month, two women relate their heart stories and experiences with the WomenHeart support group at St. Anthony's Medical Center, St. Louis, MO.

Read more about heart health.

 



Breast Center has quick turnaround for busy women

Judi Eston, Manager of St. Anthony's Breast Center in St. Louis, tells about the Breast Center's commitment to quick, convenient scheduling in multiple locations. Also, same day biopies services that are offered for women identified with a lump through mammography or exam.

Read more about breast health.

 



2012 Christmas gift drive

This year, St. Anthony's employees supported 52 families (about 220 people) in Jefferson County and South St. Louis County through our adopt a family Christmas drive. The gifts were picked up by the Carondelet Community Betterment Foundation and the Salvation Army on Monday, Dec. 17.

More about our employees

 



Let's Get Moving! with PAT and St. Anthony's

"Let's Get Moving" is one of the many events Affton PAT was able to offer the families in the community this year. It was a great opportunity for children of all ages to have fun with their parents and learn how to move throughout their daily activities.

More about PAT Partnership

 



de Greeff Hospice House

In this video, families share their experiences at St. Anthony's Fern & Russell F. de Greeff Hospice House. The families returned to the house on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 for the "Circle of Life" blessing of the bricks in celebration of lives well lived. Each family donated to the house, providing funding for charity care for the uninsured or underinsured. For each family who donated, a brick was made to honor their relatives.

Hospice Program

 



Patient transportation

St. Anthony's Medical Center, St. Louis, MO., provides transportation services for patients in assisted living or nursing home facilities in South County to their appointments at the medical center and the return trip home. Homebound patients also may use the service for a small fee.

Patient transport services

 



Students Learn Hands on Patient Care

Jill Knapp is nearing the end of a six-year-program of study that will result in a doctorate degree in physical therapy. Her focus right now is on hands-on patient care in the Acute Rehab Therapy Department of St. Anthony's Medical Center, St. Louis, Mo.

Read more about St. Anthony's contributions to the community.

 



Meals on Wheels

The Nutrition Services at St. Anthony's Medical Center provides more than 40 meals daily to homebound members of the South County community. Meals are packaged and delivered by volunteers to help shut-ins stay in their homes and remain independent.

Read more about St. Anthony's contributions to the community.

 



Student Clinicals

St. Anthony's Medical Center, St. Louis, Mo., offers therapy students an opportunity to experience hands on career skills in a health care setting.

Read more about St. Anthony's contributions to the community.

 



Supersitters Bootcamp

Youth between 11 and 14 are at an age to begin taking on more responsibility in their family and community. St. Anthony's Medical Center and the St. Louis Area Chapter of the American Red Cross are collaborating to provide a lifelong safety skills boot camp in the areas of childcare, First Aid, CPR, water and bike safety and much more. Upon successful completion of the four-day skills training boot camp, youth will receive American Red Cross certifications in Babysitter Training, First Aid and CPR.

Upcoming events, classes and programs.

 



2012 Employees Caroling

Employees brought their Christmas spirit to patients and coworkers during the annual Christmas caroling event held at St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis, MO.

More about our employees

 



2012 Christmas gift drive

This year, St. Anthony's employees supported 52 families (about 220 people) in Jefferson County and South St. Louis County through our adopt a family Christmas drive. The gifts were picked up by the Carondelet Community Betterment Foundation and the Salvation Army on Monday, Dec. 17.

More about our employees

 



Nurse Residency Program

St. Anthony's Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri, offers a Nurse Residency Program to give newly licensed nurses additional orientation to reinforce technical skills and one-on-one training.

More about the Nurse Residency Program

 



A day on the job with Jeremy Simonds

Follow Jeremy Simonds on his typical day as a Building Services maintenance man at St. Anthony's Medical Center. Simonds has been with the medical center for 2 1/2 years. He is responsible for running patient calls, preventative maintenance, and keeping the hospital in good condition.

Read more about working at St. Anthony's.

 



Cafe 21 Blessing

Completed in less time than it takes for some home kitchen makeovers, the renovation of St. Anthony's cafeteria was blessed by the staff of Pastoral Care as Café 21.

Read more about spiritual care.

 


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