How Long Will You Wait to See An ER Doc Near Town and Country or Manchester?

New Medicare database shows how hospitals across serving the region — and the rest of the nation — compare for care. Would the wait times for area emergency rooms surprise you?

If you go to the emergency room in Missouri, how long will it take before you see a medical professional? The federal government says 36 minutes on average. (Sign up here for the FREE Patch Newsletter, including Breaking News Alerts.) For residents of Town and Country - Manchester Patch, some of the closest emergency room options are St. Lukes, Missouri Baptist Medical Center and Mercy Hospital St. Louis. Wait times at Missouri Baptist are below the state average, while the wait times are well above the state average at Mercy Hospital. At St. Lukes Hospital, the time waited to be seen came in under the state average, but the time waited for a room came in above the state average. In our chart above, you can compare the hospitals for Town …

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Bonnie Krueger

5:47 pm on Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Define "Wait until seen by a health care professional? Is it the intake person who takes your vitals and history and determines your status, or is it actually seeing a doctor to assess your situation? We went to Mercy for my sons broken wrist last month. We did not wait at all in the ER. Immediately taken to intake and then a room. But, from there things slowed down and it was probably an hour …   more ›

2012 Property Tax Rate to be Set in Town and Country

Monday, aldermen are discussing the the city's proposed zero percent 2012 property tax rate in Town and Country. View full board of aldermen agenda here.

A public hearing for the city's 2012 property tax rate is scheduled for Monday night's Town and Country Board of Aldermen meeting. The city is once again proposing to maintain the city's current property tax rate at zero percent. Currently, residents in Town and Country do not pay a city property tax. Each year, cities across St. Louis County have to set their property tax rates.  The city's property tax rate has been zero percent since 1996, according to City Clerk Pam Burdt. (See the PDF portion of this article for specific information on these tax rates.) Also Monday, a vote could come on approving an amended final site development plan for Missouri Baptist Medical Center. As previously reported by Patch, the hospital wants to reduce …

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Ask Missouri Baptist's Pharmacist

Missouri Baptist Medical Center pharmacist Duane Wesche answers patients' questions. This week, Wesche addresses the correct way to take Tylenol and Zithromax.

Town and Country's Missouri Baptist Medical Center pharmacist, Duane Wesche, answers questions submitted through the Ask the Pharmacist section of www.bjchealth.org. According to Missouri Baptist hospital staff and the hospital's website, Wesche received his pharmacy degree in 1978 from the St. Louis College of Pharmacy. He spent years furthering his education and is now working on a doctorate degree in health care administration from Kennedy-Western University. Wesche joined BJC HealthCare in 2001 and currently provides inpatient pharmacy services at Missouri Baptist. He is licensed in both Illinois and in Missouri and is also a certified asthma educator. Town and Country-Manchester Patch readers can also submit questions to the …

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Ask Missouri Baptist's Pharmacist

Missouri Baptist Medical Center pharmacist Duane Wesche answers patients' questions. This week, Wesche addresses drug dosages for children, including Nyquil and Allegra.

Town and Country's Missouri Baptist Medical Center pharmacist, Duane Wesche, answers questions submitted through the Ask the Pharmacist section of www.bjchealth.org. According to Missouri Baptist hospital staff and the hospital's website, Wesche received his pharmacy degree in 1978 from the St. Louis College of Pharmacy. He spent years furthering his education and is now working on a doctorate degree in health care administration from Kennedy-Western University. Wesche joined BJC HealthCare in 2001 and currently provides inpatient pharmacy services at Missouri Baptist. He is licensed in both Illinois and in Missouri and is also a certified asthma educator. Town and Country-Manchester Patch readers can also submit questions to the …

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Woman Stealing From Businesses, Police Warn

Town and Country police warn to watch for Shelia Kirkendall. They say she is walking into businesses and stealing from unsuspecting employees.

Town and Country police  are warning residents and local businesses to be on the look out for Shelia Kirkendall, 45.  Captain Gary Hoelzer stated in an email to Town and Country - Manchester Patch that Kirkendall isa suspect in a number of thefts that happened this week at 670 Mason Ridge Centre. The office building is located behind the AAA building on North Forty Drive, just east of Mason Road. Hoelzer stated that Kirkendall enters office buildings and steals wallets from women’s purses. If she is confronted she makes up an excuse and leaves the building.  Hoelzer said Kirkendall has more than 40 arrests for stealing and 17 convictions. She was also arrested by Town and Country police on March 27 for stealing from Missouri Baptist …

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Ask Missouri Baptist's Pharmacist

Missouri Baptist Medical Center pharmacist Duane Wesche answers patients' questions. This week, Wesche addresses heart medications mixed with cold medications, plus monitoring your child's fever.

Town and Country's Missouri Baptist Medical Center pharmacist, Duane Wesche, answers questions submitted through the Ask the Pharmacist section of www.bjchealth.org. According to Missouri Baptist hospital staff and the hospital's website, Wesche received his pharmacy degree in 1978 from the St. Louis College of Pharmacy. He spent years furthering his education and is now working on a doctorate degree in health care administration from Kennedy-Western University. Wesche joined BJC HealthCare in 2001 and currently provides inpatient pharmacy services at Missouri Baptist. He is licensed in both Illinois and in Missouri and is also a certified asthma educator. Town and Country-Manchester Patch readers can also submit questions to the …

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Ask Missouri Baptist's Pharmacist

Missouri Baptist Medical Center pharmacist Duane Wesche answers patients' questions. This week, Wesche addresses children and prescriptions and what your doctors need to know about your medications.

Town and Country's Missouri Baptist Medical Center pharmacist, Duane Wesche, answers questions submitted through the Ask the Pharmacist section of www.bjchealth.org. According to Missouri Baptist hospital staff and the hospital's website, Wesche received his pharmacy degree in 1978 from the St. Louis College of Pharmacy. He spent years furthering his education and is now working on a doctorate degree in health care administration from Kennedy-Western University. Wesche joined BJC HealthCare in 2001 and currently provides inpatient pharmacy services at Missouri Baptist. He is licensed in both Illinois and in Missouri and is also a certified asthma educator. Town and Country-Manchester Patch readers can also submit questions to the …

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The Business Break-Down

2011: A Year of Business in Town and Country and Manchester

Despite a struggling economy, Town and Country and Manchester saw many new business additions in 20122. Here’s a look at the highlights from the "Patch" Business Breakdown.

The Bar Method was just finding its feet in January 2011. This unique ballet inspired exercise studio in Town and Country Crossings is the first of its kind in St. Louis. The studio is growing and owner Jessica Prasse is opening a second location in Brentwood this spring. In February, Patch checked into CODI the Boutique looking for Valentine bling. The handcrafted jewelry shop is the second location for local designer Courtney Hopson, who moved the store next to Whole Foods in Town and Country Crossing last fall, seeking better foot traffic. March saw the construction of Westminster Christian Academy, a brand new $70 million dollar school for junior and high school students. The academy moved from their old campus in Creve Coure over the …

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The Business Break-Down

Neighbors Concerned by Missouri Baptist Medical Center Expansion

Missouri Baptist Medical Center is adding a new building and an eight-acre nature trail south of the campus.

Missouri Baptist Medical Center has been constructing a six-story “West Pavilion” on its flagship Town and Country campus since last spring. The tower will become the hospital’s new main entrance and will house operating rooms, procedure space and 96 patient rooms in 216,000 square feet of new space. The West Pavilion is scheduled for completion in 2013, but the first floor will open as soon as July 2012. As Missouri Baptist expands, nearby residents are contacting Town and Country - Manchester Patch with concerns. However, Missouri Baptist tells Patch it is working with neighbors to address their worries. A spokesperson said the medical facility has held multiple meetings for residents sharing the plans for "growth for the campus and …

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John Hoffmann

2:00 pm on Wednesday, December 14, 2011

The statement in the article of "Town and Country has required the hospital to construct a nature trail on eight acres of undeveloped land on the southern edge of its campus as part of an ordnance permitting the construction of the West Pavilion" is very inaccurate. I was ont he Board of Aldermen at the time. MoBapt came to the city and offered to build the nature trail. It was more of an effort …   more ›