2016 November Issue
Simmons Hanly Conroy named 2016 Pro Bono Firm of the Year
ALTON — Simmons Hanly Conroy has been named by the 3rd Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee as the Pro Bono Firm of the Year for 2016. Simmons Hanly Conroy was honored for its longstanding commitment to pro bono initiatives, including the Madison County Expungement Day hosted by the firm in 2016 and the annual…
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Support amendment for road dollars When Illinois voters head to the polls this November, the first question on the ballot will ask them whether transportation taxes and fees should be spent solely on transportation. The Southern Illinois Builders Association represents road contractors, but also building contractors who do not directly benefit from road…
Read MoreMatt Gomric, Senior Vice President of Commercial Banking, Commerce Bank
For Matt Gomric, banking is about relationships. Before launching his 18-year career in commercial banking, Gomric was an All-Star football player at Washington University in St. Louis. After college, he helped McKendree University head coach Carl Poelker develop the school’s football program. “Whether you’re playing or coaching sports, you quickly learn that you…
Read MoreTim Fritzsche, Vice President/Commercial Banking, TheBANK of Edwardsville, Edwardsville
By RITA DUCKWORTH Tim Fritzsche may be the newest member of the Commercial Banking team at TheBANK of Edwardsville, but he’s not new to the profession. Fritzsche built his 25-year career with institutions in the Metro East/St. Louis market area. In September, he joined TheBANK of Edwardsville and is based out of the bank’s…
Read MoreStuart Langrehr, Bank President, First Bank, Red Bud
By ROBERTA CODEMO Stuart Langrehr said his father was the biggest influence in his life and inspired him to pursue a banking career. “I got the idea watching him be frugal with money,” he said. A sentimentalist at heart, he and his siblings grew up on a farm a few miles outside the small…
Read MoreCEL surgery and Mako Robot make their debuts at HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital
By ALAN J. ORTBALS HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Highland has upgraded its surgical capabilities by adding a new procedure and new robotic technology. The new procedure is known as CEL (Combined Endoscopic and Laparoscopic) and it’s used for the removal of certain colonic tumors. The CEL procedure is performed by a team of physicians…
Read MoreAnderson Hospital opens new private patient rooms, forges partnerships
By ALAN J. ORTBALS Anderson Hospital in Maryville has had a busy year, undertaking a $7.2 million project to convert to a private, patient room format; forging a strategic partnership with Mercy Hospital in St. Louis; and acquiring Community Memorial Hospital in Staunton. Anderson completed and opened 21 private rooms in October. More are on…
Read MoreGateway’s orthopedists use medications, therapy, more to minimize surgery
By ALAN J. ORTBALS At Gateway Regional Medical Center’s Bone and Joint Center, the emphasis is on minimizing the use of surgery as a remedy. “There are more things you can do today to solve problems without resorting to surgery,” said Dr. Peter Anderson, M.D., who started the department 21 years ago and leads it…
Read MoreNew HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital on track to open in O’Fallon next year
By ALAN J. ORTBALS Work is well underway on the new HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital near the intersection of Green Mount Road and Interstate 64 in O’Fallon. Construction is on schedule with the new facility expected to be finished and open in the fall of 2017. “On the day we open we will literally close…
Read MoreOSF Saint Anthony’s dedicated to patients through primary, specialty care
By LISA COON, OSF HealthCare ALTON – A shift in how care is provided to patients is helping OSF Saint Anthony’s Health Center transform health care in the River Bend community. OSF Saint Anthony’s Physician Group recently introduced its Primary Care Team of Dr. Yusuf Mohyuddin and Certified Physician Assistant Elaine Rynders. The pair…
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