National Poison Prevention Week is March 15-21, 2020 and each year the Missouri Poison Center hosts a poster contest for students to draw, paint, and color their messages about poison safety. Poster entries must be received by Friday, February 14, 2020.
Read MoreMissouri Poison Center Nurse Wins Exceptional Nurse of the Year
During this year’s Nurses Week, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital again hosted the annual Nancy Fedak Ross, RN Nursing Awards. These awards are named for Nancy Fedak Ross, who years ago began work at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon on 2 South, which was then a burn unit. Her love …
Read MoreMissouri Poison Center Nurse Wins 2019 St. Louis Magazine Excellence in Nursing Award
Celebrating Our Success: Carolyn Odom, BSN, CSPI 2019 St. Louis Magazine Excellence in Nursing Award Winner: Community Care/Ambulatory Care Congratulations to Carolyn Odom, winner of the 2019 St. Louis Magazine Nursing in Excellence award. She received her award at a ceremony on April 18th at Windows on Washington honoring over …
Read MoreMissouri Poison Center Nurses Recognized
Excellence in Nursing Award St. Louis Magazine has announced its finalists for the 2019 Excellence in Nursing Awards, and 10 SSM Health nurses made the list. The 60 finalists were chosen by a panel of judges from more than 300 submissions. Carolyn Odom, from the Missouri Poison Center is …
Read MorePoison Prevention Week March 17-23, 2019
It has been 58 years since Congress established National Poison Prevention Week in 1961 to raise awareness, reduce unintentional poisonings, and promote poison prevention. Since this declaration, Poison Centers across the country have continued their life-saving work every year. There are now over 2.6 million calls made to poison centers …
Read MoreMissouri Poison Center Real Calls
QUICK FACTS Save Time! Pre-program the Poison Help Line in your phone: 1-800-222-1222 The Missouri Poison Center never takes a break-we are available 24/7/365. The specialists at the Missouri Poison Center will offer you a timely follow-up phone call to make sure that things have improved and see if …
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