Did you know that stroke kills almost 130,000 of the 800,000 Americans who die of cardiovascular disease each year. According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, in 2018, stroke was the third leading cause of death in the City of St. Louis. Unbelievable statistics considering, reports by the American Stroke Association that […]

One year ago tonight, I was sworn in as the County Executive after the County Council appointed me. It was an interesting, and unexpected, way to take office. Purple party lights still hung from the windows, dangling above an open bar, when I entered the County Executive office for the first time. That’s a fairly […]

(JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – As the COVID-19 crisis develops both in Missouri and across the nation, Governor Mike Parson and his administration continue taking steps each day to respond and adapt accordingly. “A tremendous amount of work has been accomplished in just a short period of time, and it does not stop here,” Governor Parson […]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY (March 27, 2020) County Executive Dr. Sam Page announced today that St. Louis County is expecting to receive millions in federal funding to help in its COVID-19 response. Legislation passed by Congress, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, will provide economic relief for individuals, businesses, and state and local […]

The City of St. Louis Director of Health, Fredrick Echols, M.D., and Mayor Lyda Krewson announced Monday that the City of St. Louis has its first positive case of COVID-19. The person who tested positive returned from an overseas trip to an airport in another state, and while driving back to the City of St. […]

St. Louis County is building a team of experts to work closely with the Department of Health to review and draft policies that allow the county to remain at the forefront of fighting the coronavirus. Among those on the new Technical Specialists Team are Rob Gatter, a professor of health management and policy at St. […]

In a press conference, Governor Mike Parson, Springfield Mayor Ken McClure, Springfield-Greene County Health Department Director Clay Goddard, and medical professionals announced the state’s second case to test presumptive positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The specimen, conducted by the Missouri State Public Health Laboratory, has been forwarded to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (MO), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, released the following statement on the coronavirus emergency funding bill: “Our number one priority in the Congress is keeping Americans safe. As the coronavirus continues to spread, we have to be sure we […]

Today, we learned that the presumptive-positive COVID-19 (coronavirus) patient from St. Louis County traveled via Amtrak through the Gateway Transportation Center in the City of St. Louis. We are glad to learn that the patient’s symptoms did not warrant hospitalization and she is recovering in quarantine at home with her family. The Gateway Transportation Center […]

The Blue Note Now Open in Terminal 2; Grand Opening March 12 Hot off a Stanley Cup Championship and hosting the 2020 NHL All-Star Game, the St. Louis Blues have partnered with global restaurateur HMSHost to open The Blue Note at St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL). The new hockey-themed restaurant near Gate E18 in […]