New Routines Create a New Normal – Dialysis Units Adapt to COVID-19

New Routines “I can hear the staff on the floor laughing and joking today … so it is a good day!” says Tom Gowen, RN, nurse manager of Washington University’s North County Dialysis Center, when asked how the dialysis unit was adapting  to the COVID-19 crisis.  While it cannot be overstated how much has changed […]

Cool Beans Team Exceeds Donation Goal and Participates in NKF “Virtual Walk”

Congratulations to the Cool Beans team, who raised over $8095 for the National Kidney Foundation annual St. Louis Kidney Walk 2020, 134% of their goal of $6000, and kudos to Jane Hughes, transplant coordinator and co-captain of the team, who was the third highest individual donor, raising $2025.   The Cool Beans Team is a merger […]

Artist Chryslina Schlichter Brings Joy to Patients’ Lives

Chryslina “Lin” Schlichter uses more than her technical training to help her patients.  She uses her talent as an artist to bring joy to their lives. A Dialysis Technician II at the Washington University Dialysis Center at Forest Park, Lin is a skilled painter who is known to give away the fruit of her labor […]