Most
of the clinical activities in patient care take place in Barnes-Jewish
Hospital, an 1375 bed facility, located in St. Louis that draws
patients from a broad geographic area. The Division also operates
a consultative service at the John Cochran Veteran’s
Administration Hospital (located approximately 10 minutes from
Barnes Jewish Hospital). Barnes-Jewish Hospital is perennially
rated as one of the ten best hospitals in the United States
by U.S. News and World Report. It provides care to the 2.5
million people in the St. Louis metropolitan area and patients
in its large referral base in the Midwest and beyond. An incredibly
diverse spectrum of infections and other medical problems are
seen on the clinical services including those diseases common
in inner city and indigent patients, in more affluent private
patients, and in patients referred to the specialty services
such as bone marrow and solid organ transplantations. The clinical
services of the Division are extremely busy and see approximately
2000 consults per year. Teaching rounds are conducted with
an attending every day. The infectious disease fellows have
the opportunity to interact with and learn from world-class
house officers and attending physicians in every medical and
surgical specialty in Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
The outpatient clinical service of the Division operates 5
days a week with two attendings working with fellows, medicine
residents, medical students and nurse practitioners. More than
5000 patients, including 1,500 HIV infected patients, were seen
in the outpatient clinic last year. One of the largest AIDS
Clinical Trials Units is part of the Division and is located
in the clinic building. This allows for expert help in caring for patients
with HIV/AIDS at all times, and provides for rapid access to
clinical trials and new innovative treatments. |
Patient care and
teaching on our clinical services have the highest priority,
consistent with the rich tradition of Washington University
School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
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