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Hospitals in Saint Luke's Health System continue to rank high in patients' perspectives in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Hospital – Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey of patients' hospital experiences.

Patients who are considered non-operable for conventional open heart valve surgery may have promising options using a new treatment available in the region only through Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute.

Expectant mothers planning to deliver their babies at Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City will soon be doing so in spacious, well-appointed new birthing suites.

The nursing research program at Saint Luke's Hospital has been awarded a grant that will allow for expansion of the program and more opportunities for nurses to conduct research. The Victor E. Speas Foundation, Bank of America, trustee, has awarded $75,000 to benefit the clinical nursing research and summer internship programs at Saint Luke's Hospital.

Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute performed the first successful implant in the region of the C-pulse heart assist device.

Thanks to national and local recognition and support, more children and their caregivers will have a chance to benefit from proven trauma therapies provided by Crittenton Children's Center.

Patients with advanced heart disease who do not qualify for transplantation now have more options for life-extending therapy available only at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute.

A young boy witnesses his father’s murder. A single mother uses alcohol and drugs to cope with depression. A student’s insubordination triggers an anger-fueled response from an overwhelmed teacher.

Exposure to traumatic or violent experiences negatively affects the health, education and development of pre-school aged children in Kansas City's urban communities. Without intervention, these children often experience lifelong emotional disturbance, social developmental lags, and learning problems.