Saint Luke's Newsroom

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Jun. 5, 2015

FOX4: Saint Luke's celebrates 30 years of heart transplants

30 years and nearly 700 heart transplants, Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute celebrates this major milestone. 
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May. 8, 2015

FOX4: Saint Luke's Crittenton Children's Center Nationally Recognized for Program to Help Heal Emotional Trauma in Children

FOX4's Meryl Lin McKean reports on how a program designed in Kansas City to help heal young children who have experienced trauma is earning national recognition.
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Apr. 28, 2015

KCTV5 NEWS: Cranking Up the Volume...Teens at Increased Risk for Hearing Loss

KCTV5 interviewed Dr. Robert Cullen at Saint Luke's Hospital Midwest Ear Institute about the increased risk of hearing loss teens are facing and what parents can do about it. 
Mar. 24, 2015

Ambulance may not take you to closest hospital if you’re having a stroke

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Beginning Monday, if you have a stroke in Missouri, the ambulance may not take you to the closest hospital.

Mar. 16, 2015

The Kansas City Star: Hepatitis C more curable than ever

Saint Luke's Hospital patient Sallie Wickens knows the joy of hearing the miraculous words: "you are cured!" After 55 years of battling Hepatitis C.
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Mar. 16, 2015

FOX4: Six organ transplants performed at Saint Luke's Hospital within 24 hours sets a record

We are extremely proud of our medical teams and their amazing skill, but we also do not forget the generous and selfless donors and donor-families who made this life-changing day possible.
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.
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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.