The STARS program (Special Needs Tracking and Awareness Response System) helps to identify and better treat pediatric patients with special needs in the Kirkwood/Oakland area.  STARS was developed in conjunction with Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital to give emergency responders a management plan for children with a significant developmental delay, seizure disorders, cardiac, history, cerebral shunts, tracheostomies, or any other atypical diseases or syndromes. These children are at higher risk for emergency care. Having vital information before the need arises gives responders a head start with patient care.  To register for the program, please call the Fire Department Administrative Offices at 314-822-5883.

STARS UPDATE: Patients in the Kirkwood STARS program will now be listed in the STARS database, which covers the St. Louis metropolitan area.  In the event that a Kirkwood STARS member has an emergency in another municipality, his or her information will be available to the emergency personnel treating them anywhere in St. Louis County, as long as the department uses the database.