While spending time at Forest Park Kidney Center this week, Thomas F. Gowen, RN, the current Nurse Manager of our Village Square Dialysis Center, found inspiration for a poem: “This center knows how to get the patients involved and have a good time!” says Gowen. “So. Many. Smiles!!! The Christmas Bingo event is popular with […]
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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 […]
Dr. Frank O’Brien Receives BJH Grant to Reduce Hospital Readmission Rate of Dialysis Patients
Congratulations to Frank O’Brien, MD, assistant professor of medicine, Division of Nephrology, who is the recipient of a Project Award from The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Dr. O’Brien, received the two-year, $120,000/year award to integrate the care of WashU dialysis patients while admitted to BJH and devise a personalized transitional care protocol to prevent hospital […]