Saint Luke's Newsroom

Jul. 26, 2018

AHA Board Names Melinda L. Estes, M.D., Chair-Elect Designate

The American Hospital Association’s Board of Trustees has selected Melinda L. Estes, M.D., president and CEO of Saint Luke’s Health System as its chair-elect designate.

Jul. 25, 2018

Wright Memorial Hospital welcomes new emergency department providers

Dr. Wyatt Pickering named medical director for emergency department.

Jul. 24, 2018

FOX4: FAME: How foods can affect your sleep and which ones help your quality of rest

You can use food everyday to help heal your body. The FAME program teaches you just that - how to take care of your body, improve diet and lifestyle.

Jul. 23, 2018

FOX4: Saint Luke’s Hospital offers new minimally invasive trial for Peripheral Artery Disease

Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) is a disease that impacts 3 million Americans every year.

Jul. 11, 2018

Lisa Riggs, of Saint Luke’s Health System in Kansas City, becomes board president of world’s largest specialty nursing organization

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), the world’s largest specialty nursing organization, announces its board of directors for fiscal year 2019, with terms effective July 1, 2018.

Jul. 10, 2018

FOX4: Thailand cave rescue has attention of experts at Saint Luke's Crittenton Children's Center

Experts from Saint Luke's Crittenton Children's Center talk about what trauma the teens may experience after being rescued from the cave in Thailand.

Jun. 30, 2018

FOX4: Preventing children from dying in hot cars

Last year, 43 children in the United States according to kidsandcars.org. and so far this year 18 children have died from being left in a hot car. That's why Saint Luke's expert want to remind parents to look before they lock.

Jun. 30, 2018

KCTV: Preventing children from dying in hot cars

Some say it's hard to imagine leaving your child in the backseat of a hot car, but it happens more often than you think.

Jun. 28, 2018

KSHB: Saint Luke's offers innovative heart failure treatment

Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City is one of four trial centers in the nation to have completed a new trial procedure to help treat those with heart failure. Hear more about the ALIVE trial and how it's helped a local mother.