MAKING THE SYSTEM WORK Area Leaders Discuss Healthcare Challenges RECAP OF RCGA'S 169TH ANNUAL MEETING ST. LOUIS: TOPS IN HEALTHCARE THE MONTHLY CALENDAR OF THE ST. LOUIS REGION New RCGA Members Calendar VOTERS TO DECIDE FATE OF AN INCREASED TOBACCO TAX HEALTH BENEFITS Fighting Rising Costs MISSOURI NURSING SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS Unite to Fight Shortage of Nurses, Allied Health Care Professionals CENTERPOINTE HOSPITAL FOCUSES ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE MOVING FURTHER UP THE RESEARCH LADDER Cannon Design’s master architectural plan for Saint Louis University’s $64 million Health Care Center DENNY DENARVAEZ Enjoying The Best of Both Worlds COMMERCE COMMENTS COMMERCE IN BRIEF MAKING HEADLINES INVESTING IN THE REGION ON THE TOWN TASTE OF THE REGION NEWSMAKERS

February 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Steve H. Lipstein, BJC Healthcare Tim Simpson, Mercer Health & Benefits - St. Louis - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - www.stlrcga.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - www.technologygateway.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dr. Azfar Malik, Centerpointe Hospital .Denny DeNarvaez, St. John's Mercy Medical Center