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Feb. 27, 2015

Western Missouri Medical Center and Saint Luke's Health System Sign Clinical Affiliation

Western Missouri Medical Center (WMMC) and Saint Luke’s Health System signed a three-year clinical affiliation designed to deliver high-quality, coordinated care to WMMC’s patients.

Feb. 26, 2015

Jennifer Carpenter, M.D. joins Saint Luke’s South Primary Care

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (Feb.

Feb. 16, 2015

Hepatitis C: Patient Gets a New Liver and a New Life

As Sallie Wickens boarded the LifeFlight helicopter in Climax Springs, Mo., in June 2012, she had no idea it would be the last leg of a journey that started when she was 5 years old.

Feb. 16, 2015

Two surgical Teams Save Pregnant Mom With Marfan Syndrome

Beth O’Connor hoped the sharp, searing pain that started in her chest and shot down to her belly was labor pangs and not her aortic artery coming apart.

Feb. 16, 2015

Study by Saint Luke’s Hospital gastroenterologists shows patients with inflammatory bowel disease are significantly more likely to have common liver disease

KANSAS CITY, Mo.

Feb. 15, 2015

Brianna Rigg, RN, is awarded with the Certificate of Appreciation from the Kansas City Missouri Police Department

When officers arrived to the call of a suicidal woman trying to jump off a bridge at Little Blue and Ess roads on July 28, 2014, they found her n

Feb. 15, 2015

After nine lung doctors, James Seymore finds relief in rehabilitation at Saint Luke’s East Hospital

For three decades, breathing troubles followed James Seymore as he and his wife moved from one place to another. Hear how getting a tenth opinion changed his life.

Feb. 11, 2015

Ted Hodges gives Newsome a few tips on competitive fencing, revealed his heart of gold

Hodges' heart transplant in 2009 was the beginning of his second chance at life.

Feb. 9, 2015

Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute Offers Tips & Treatments For Heart Failure Awareness Week 2015

Kansas City, Mo. — One in five Americans will develop heart failure in their lifetime.