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When Aria Larson started working in the operating room at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City, she saw excellence all around her. If she needed care, she thought, this was where she would go.

On top of helping the unit run smoothly, Easton Thomas uses her downtime and own money to handmake Halloween costumes for babies staying in the NICU.

Saint Luke's Rehabilitation Institute's newest staff member is making an immediate impact on patient care this year. Henli is a two-year old facility dog, highly trained to work in clinical settings alongside licensed therapists.

Nearly 100 former Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) babies, along with their parents and siblings, returned to Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City to celebrate success and resilience at the annual NICU reunion.

Two years after an intern presented on the clinical and emotional benefits of service animals, the Rehabilitation Institute is delighted to introduce the world to Henli, a highly trained dog with a knack for comfort and connection.

When Jackie, pictured with her son Brooks, was pregnant, she was diagnosed with Stage 4 chronic kidney disease. After Brooks was born and undergoing a kidney transplant, Jackie is back to enjoying life.

Even though their baby's first Christmas may not look like they expected, Saint Luke's wants to bring some normalcy and make sure it is still extra special with a little help from the March of Dimes, a volunteer photographer, and one very special VIP.

KMBC talks with a family from Arizona who delivered at Saint Luke's prematurely, Santa, and the nurse manager about what these special moments mean.

Rafael and his mom, Cecilia, came back to the NICU to show thanks for what the doctors and nurses did to help save his life after being born at just 22 weeks old.

Some of Kansas City’s tiniest babies celebrated their first Halloween a little early being dressed up, thanks to the March of Dimes and Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City.