Valerie Schremp Hahn

3 weeks ago | thestl.com | Valerie Schremp Hahn |Michael Thomas |Lauren Milford

The players with Arch Rival Roller Derby might be the nicest, most welcoming, yet toughest and most determined group of people in St. Louis. They’re proud to represent home. “Fueled by the Mississippi River and energized by the Gateway Arch, we skate, hit, and high-five among the best in the world,” says the league’s website. Indeed. In November 2024, 13 of the best roller derby teams worldwide met in Portland, Oregon, for the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association global championships.

3 weeks ago | chausa.org | Valerie Schremp Hahn

CHI Memorial Hospital gets to the heart of reducing readmission rates for cardiac patients April 2025 Martha Green didn't know what to think one Sunday morning last December when she felt extremely short of breath as she walked into church. She decided to get checked out at the emergency room at CHI Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee. After a few days of tests, doctors diagnosed the retired nurse with heart failure. Her heart was not pumping adequately to serve her body.

1 month ago | chausa.org | Valerie Schremp Hahn

Mary Immaculate Health/Care Services in Lawrence, Massachusetts, strives to excel in the care it provides its residents, especially those with Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Last fall and winter, more than 50 workers, including nurses, nursing assistants, and activity staff, completed the Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Care Seminar offered by the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners. The training qualifies staff as certified dementia practitioners.

1 month ago | chausa.org | Valerie Schremp Hahn

In the gospel story of the Gerasene demoniac, Jesus encounters a man who could not be bound by shackles and chains or otherwise subdued. The man wandered among the tombs and the hillsides, crying out and cutting himself with stones. “This is really a terrible situation of suffering,” said Andrea Thornton, a Catholic theologian and bioethicist and a mission director with Bon Secours Mercy Health.

1 month ago | chausa.org | Valerie Schremp Hahn

George Largent can’t praise the staff of the Mercy cardiovascular clinic in Joplin, Missouri, enough. “They’ll pray with you, cry with you, laugh with you, and hold your hand. And then tell you to stop eating salt,” he said, laughing. Largent, 76, of Joplin, has been a Mercy heart patient since February 2024, when he had triple bypass surgery. He’s a regular patient at the fluid management program, which helps him manage his symptoms and monitor his heart health.