When Hannah Verkamp, 26, of Rolla, Mo., gave birth to her first baby nearly seven years ago, it wasn’t exactly the experience she hoped it would be. First, she didn’t have a good connection with her Ob/Gyn. She also developed preeclampsia – a prenatal complication marked by high blood pressure – which forced her to deliver her son early at just 36 weeks. So, when she learned she was expecting her second baby, Verkamp decided to go another route: she wanted to find a new Ob/Gyn and hospital.

The MBSH Leadership Team visited vascular surgeon Ricardo Rao, MD, Friday, Dec. 15, on his last day in the Specialty Clinic, to thank him for 28 years of seeing patients in the clinic and his dedicated service to our community. They also wished Dr. Rao well in the future as he lightens his schedule before fully retiring.

Beverly Turner, a retired BJC Home Care nurse, and her sister, Barb Cibulka, donated 17 beautiful handmade quilts Dec. 13 for patients in Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital’s Cancer Treatment Center.