Russ has been a member of the MBSH team for just over a year, serving as an officer in the security department.

Recently, Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital (MBSH) completed a cohort for Project BEST, a new BJC HealthCare leadership program.

After working as a carpenter for years, Larry Brooks, 57, of Sullivan, Mo., was left with bad knees and eventually bad hips, forcing him to retire early and go on disability. He was also dealing with some excess weight that only seemed to make his knee and hip pain worse.