Saint Luke's Newsroom

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Apr. 2, 2020

KSHB: Saint Luke's opens COVID-19 testing sites to first responders

Saint Luke’s Health System will open all of its drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites to first responders in the Kansas City metro.

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Apr. 2, 2020

Saint Luke's News: Saint Luke’s Expands COVID-19 Drive-Through Testing to All First Responders

Saint Luke’s Health System is pleased to announce that it is expanding drive-through testing of COVID-19 to all first responders within the region who meet testing criteria.

41 Action News: Coronavirus - Dr. Marc Larsen - Saint Luke's Health System

Apr. 2, 2020

KSHB: COVID-19 testing availability adjusts with CDC guidelines

People who have coronavirus symptoms and work in the health care setting, are first responders, immune-compromised or have known or confirmed exposure to patients with COVID-19 are likely to be given tests.

KMBC: St. Luke's adding 163 hospital beds - 75 ICU beds, 52 inpatient beds, and 33 Emergency Room beds

Apr. 1, 2020

KMBC: Saint Luke's Adds Hospital Beds as COVID-19 Continues to Spread

Saint Luke's is adding 163 hospital beds to care for patients.

FOX4News: Saint Luke's adds additional beds - 163 beds - 75 ICU beds, 52 inpatient beds and 33 ER beds

Apr. 1, 2020

FOX4: Saint Luke's Adds Hospital Beds

Saint Luke's is adding 163 hospital beds to care for patients as COVID-19 continues to spread.

Coronavirus: Only on 41 Action News: Behind the scenes at J. Rieger & Co. - Distillery working to keep the community safe

Mar. 31, 2020

KSHB: J. Rieger & Co. making thousands of gallons of hand sanitizer

J. Rieger & Co. is normally all about booze - but during this pandemic, instead of bottling whiskey, the Kansas City distillery is helping with the demand COVID-19 has put on the community.

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.

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.

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.