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"Grateful and Humbled": The Back-to-Back Transplants at Saint Luke's that Saved One Man's Life
Anthony Weatherspoon, 68, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, remembers it like it was yesterday: The day he wasn’t feeling very well in 2024. “I didn’t know what was up,” Anthony says, with his wife, Peggy, at his side.
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Break a Leg - Not a Heart: Local Stage Manager Shares His Gratitude for Saint Luke's Heart Program
Jim Mitchell faced a dilemma — miss rehearsal for a play he was producing during crunch time, or risk having a heart attack. Read his story.
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Andrew Widman Found Relief at Saint Luke’s as Heart Transplant Patient #745
On the day after Andrew Widman returned home from Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City with his new heart, his wife, Vicki, drove him to the DMV. There he ordered a personalized license plate that read simply “745.”
It’s a number that’s particularly close to his heart.
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Saint Luke’s Hospital is the Third in the Nation to Achieve Comprehensive Cardiac Center Certification
Saint Luke’s Hospital has been certified as a Comprehensive Cardiac Center by The Joint Commission, becoming only the third hospital in the country to do so.
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Saint Luke’s Hospital is the Third in the Nation to Achieve Comprehensive Cardiac Center Certification
Saint Luke’s Hospital has been certified as a Comprehensive Cardiac Center by The Joint Commission, becoming only the third hospital in the country to do so.