From Business: The best health care is based on a friendly and mutual understanding that includes the doctor, our staff and each individual patient. I enjoy getting to know my patients, their…

From Business: Laurie Womack, MD, is a board-certified family medicine physician who treats patients of all ages. She provides preventive care, including annual physicals for children,…

From Business: It's important to have a primary care doctor that you visit on a yearly basis. The physicians at BJC Medical Group Family Medicine at Festus are available to make that yearly…

From Business: Ronald J. Loucks, D.P.M. Specializing in the treatment of disease & injury of the foot & ankle. Diabetic foot care is available. Bunions, Hammertoes, Sports Injuries, Ingrown…

From Business: The thing I really enjoy most about being a physician is getting to know patients and their families. I think as a physician and especially as an oncologist you're given a…

From Business: I strive to deliver personalized and compassionate patient care in my office. I work as a team with my patients and their families, helping them understand their disease…

From Business: When people think about orthopedic surgery, a lot of times they assume 'I'm going to see the surgeon, so I have to have surgery.' That's not the case at all. I would estimate…

From Business: I enjoy sleep medicine. I see some narcolepsy - that's another area patients really suffer with if they have it, and often times it can go undiagnosed for many years and…

From Business: I think a family medicine doctor really needs to be able to sit and be present with people - let them tell their story. For me, I feel like most of the time if I let a patient…

From Business: What made me decide to become a cardiologist was a very personal story with my mom. When I was in medical school my mom got ill, and she got heart disease. She had a heart…

From Business: The best part of being a family medicine nurse practitioner is creating a relationship with each person who walks through our doors. I get to know the whole person and walk…

From Business: In medical school, I hadn't decided on a specialty. But while doing my internal medicine rotations in the United States, I really came to like the ICU. I was intrigued by how…

From Business: My journey into cardiology was shaped by personal loss and by seeing firsthand the difference heart care can make for patients and their families. I want every patient who…

From Business: The best part of being a neurologist is always being there for my patients. It's very important to be able to explain to them clearly what their diagnosis is and what things…

From Business: It's a lot of fun to be on my side of things. Having a baby is a huge event in people's lives that you get to be a part of. People will remember the way you conduct yourself…

From Business: Every delivery is special. Everyone is unique, and every birth is an event to be celebrated. We work with families to hopefully make it the experience that they're hoping for.…

From Business: I was born at Jefferson Regional - Dr. Charles delivered me. I'm from Desloge originally, so I'm a hometown girl and I'm glad to be home serving the community.

From Business: I want my patients to know that I'm here for them. I'm here to listen, understand them and know them as a whole person - and then after having considered everything about them…

From Business: Anytime you come to see me, I'm going to treat it as a partnership. I'm going to listen and make sure you're heard. I know that one of people's biggest complaints when they go…

From Business: From laparoscopic operations to robotic-assisted procedures, surgery is always changing. And these changes force you grow as a surgeon to be able to care for people. One thing…

From Business: The most common conditions I treat are diabetes and issues with the thyroid and bone. It?s tough because patients have to do a lot themselves, then we as clinicians and…