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Governor Mike Parson Announces Navy Medical Team Headed to St. Louis

2 years 8 months ago

Two days after framing Missouri's "balanced response" to the COVID-19 pandemic as a success, Governor Mike Parson announced in a press release that the federal government is sending military medical personnel to St. Louis to relieve strained hospital staff.

"In Missouri, we took a common-sense approach to the pandemic, never shut down businesses," Parson said in his State of the State address on Wednesday.…
Ryan Krull

Military medical team heads to St. Louis to support COVID care at Christian Hospital

2 years 8 months ago

St. Louis hospitals straining to keep up with a record-breaking number of COVID-19 cases will get some relief in the form of a military medical team. A 40-member team will begin arriving at BJC-Christian Hospital in North St. Louis County on Wednesday, a news release from BJC HealthCare stated. The St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task […]

The post Military medical team heads to St. Louis to support COVID care at Christian Hospital appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Rudi Keller

With Abortion Access Under Attack, Logistics Center in Illinois Renews Hope

2 years 8 months ago

As abortion access continues to be targeted by various states, including Missouri, a partnership between the Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and the Hope Clinic for Women has built a solution: A logistics center to help patients overcome barriers to abortion access.

Known as the Regional Logistics Center, the organization operates as a call center that can connect patients with existing resources like abortion funds — and even arrange travel and lodging while they wait for care.…
Jenna Jones

Missouri attorney general sues St. Louis-area school districts over mask mandates

2 years 8 months ago
After Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that he planned to sue school districts that require masks, he’s now following through on that promise. On Friday, Schmitt started tweeting lawsuits his office has filed against school districts across the state, including several in the St. Louis area: Affton Brentwood Dunklin R-5 Fort Zumwalt Francis Howell Ladue Mehlville Rockwood R-VI School District of Clayton St. Charles R-VI St. Louis Public Schools Schmitt's lawsuits demands schools…
Kayla Wheeler and Casey Nolen, KSDK