Saint Luke's Newsroom

Jan. 3, 2024
Hedrick Medical Center Retains Local Emergency Department Physician Team
As of January 1, 2024, Hedrick Medical Center entered into new contract with the emergency medicine physicians providing care in the hospital’s emergency department.
Jan. 2, 2024
BJC and Saint Luke's Complete Transaction to Combine as Single, Integrated Health System
Patient-Centric Health System Will Advance Innovative Models of Care and Improve Health Across Missouri, Illinois, and Kansas
Dec. 29, 2023
AHA Names Top Advances in Cardiovascular Disease Research for 2023
The groundbreaking STEP-HFpEF study, led by Mikhail Kosiborod, MD, vice president of research at Saint Luke's Health System, has been named one of the top advances by the American Heart Association.
Dec. 29, 2023
Health News You Can Use: Healthy Lifestyle Changes and Mental Health
We’re talking about how mental health can play a big role in setting yourself up for success when it comes to making healthy lifestyle changes.
Dec. 28, 2023
Melinda L. Estes, MD, Honored with Gail L. Warden Leadership Excellence Award
Congratulations to Dr. Estes on receiving this prestigious award from the National Center for Healthcare Leadership.
Dec. 27, 2023
Healio: Top in Cardiology: Exercise Lowers Cardiac Arrest Risk, CV Benefits of Semaglutide
Dr. Mikhail Kosiborod reviewed research at the World Congress on Insulin Resistance, Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease on the cardiovascular benefits of Ozempic/Wegovy for adults with obesity.
Dec. 25, 2023
FOX4: Saint Luke's East Patient Honors Nurses on Christmas Eve
One Saint Luke’s East patient took time on Christmas Eve to show appreciation for nurses and other health care workers who are spending the holidays at the hospital caring for others.
Dec. 25, 2023
KCTV: Local Man and Lee's Summit Mayor Honor Nurses on Christmas Eve
Not all professions get time off for the holidays, so one patient at Saint Luke’s East decided to do something about it.
Dec. 25, 2023
KSHB: Former Saint Luke's East Patient Pays It Forward to Nurses on Christmas Eve
Six months after a local man was a patient at Saint Luke's East Hospital, he is paying forward the kindness he was shown by the nursing staff.