Saint Luke's Newsroom

Nurses standing together wearing PPE
Mar. 31, 2020

Kansas City Star: For KC nurses on coronavirus’ front lines, a cookie train provides spark in morale

Kansas City hospitals partake in a cookie train to raise spirits in a stressful and unprecedented time due to COVID-19.
ISCHEMIA
Mar. 31, 2020

TCTMD: ISCHEMIA in Print: New MI Data and More Calls for Longer Follow-up

The ISCHEMIA (International Study of Comparative Health Effectiveness with Medical and Invasive Approaches) trial focused on evaluating survival and benefits to the patients quality of life.
Hand holding vile labeled COVID-19
Mar. 31, 2020

Saint Luke’s News: Saint Luke’s Health System to see quicker turnaround on COVID-19 test results with new ability to process tests in-house

Saint Luke’s Health System is now able to process COVID-19 tests in-house, allowing for a quicker turnaround on results for Saint Luke’s patients and employees.
A statue in Kansas City wearing a mask
Mar. 30, 2020

Kansas City Star: Kansas City’s coronavirus quandary: Is it time for everyone to wear masks?

Ginny Boos, director of infection prevention for Saint Luke’s Health System, talked with The Star about the general population wearing a mask.
Mar. 30, 2020

Aviation Executive Overcomes Stage 4 Colorectal Cancer

When diagnosed with late-stage cancer after a sudden onset of symptoms, Ron Ricciardi kept his head up, determined to beat it with the help of Saint Luke's multi-disciplinary colorectal cancer team.
stethoscope laying on of of data sheets with computer and physician hands on keyboard with research and data points
Mar. 30, 2020

NIH-funded studies show stents and surgery no better than medication, lifestyle changes at reducing cardiac events

Saint Luke's Director of Health Outcomes and Research at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute helps in NIH-funded studies that find stents, surgery provide higher quality of life for those with chest pain.
KC residents take to balconies to applaud health care workers
Mar. 29, 2020

Kansas City Star: KC residents take to balconies to applaud health care workers

Residents of Oak Hall complex in Kansas City bang pots and played music Saturday night in support of health care workers amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
KMBC 9 News: Thank you @saintlukeskc enjoy your cookies @NKChospital
Mar. 26, 2020

KMBC: Hospitals Exchange Cookies in Support of One Another During COVID-19 Outbreak

Saint Luke's passed on the cookie kindness with thanks and gratitude to Advent Health's COVID team. Why? Because we are all in this together.
KCTV5 News: New Developments: Saint Luke's Sets up drive-thru testing - Blue Springs
Mar. 23, 2020

KCTV: Saint Luke's Sets Up Three Drive-Thru Testing Sites

Saint Luke’s Health System has three COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites up and running. The appointment-only drive-thru sites are available to Saint Luke’s patients and employees who have been referred by Saint Luke’s physicians.