Saint Luke's Newsroom

Jan. 24, 2024

Anderson County Hospital’s Family Care Center Welcomes Cecilia R. Mathis, MD

Dr. Mathis is accepting new patients of all ages and has special interests in pediatrics, women’s health, in-office procedures, and sports medicine.
Jan. 24, 2024

Rhonda Gordon named Wright Memorial Hospital’s Employee of the Quarter – Fourth Quarter 2023

Catherine Hamilton, administrator at WMH, presented the award to Gordon at a ceremony held in her honor.
Jan. 15, 2024

Hedrick Medical Center Medical Staff Continues Scholarship Opportunity

The scholarship will is named the Harkness Scholarship, after Dr. James A. Harkness, a former Chillicothe physician and Chief of Staff at Hedrick Medical Center.
Jan. 11, 2024

Catherine Hamilton Named Administrator of Hedrick Medical Center and Wright Memorial Hospital

Hamilton has been serving in this role in an interim capacity since August 2023, leading the day-to-day operations of the two North Central Missouri hospitals.
Jan. 9, 2024

Hedrick Medical Center Awarded for Efforts to Improve Rural Care for Coronary Artery Disease

This award recognizes hospitals for their efforts toward care excellence for suspected non ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome care excellence.
Jan. 5, 2024

FDA Approves PulseSelect Pulsed Field Ablation System, a Novel Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation

Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute was the first in Kansas and Missouri, and one of only 27 US institutions, to participate in PULSED AF clinical trial.
Jan. 3, 2024

Wright Memorial Hospital Retains Local Emergency Department Physician Team

As of January 1, 2024, Wright Memorial Hospital entered into a new contract with the emergency medicine physicians providing care in the hospital’s emergency department.
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