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Jan. 17, 2024

KCTV: Doctors Warn Freezing Temperatures Can Trigger Other Health Issues
KCTV talked to Dr. Aaron Kaus about how the extreme cold can trigger other existing health issues.
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Jan. 17, 2024

KCUR: Kansas City-Area Hospitals See Numerous Cold-Related Injuries
Hospitals across the Kansas City area have seen numerous patients suffering from cold weather-related injuries in recent days.
Jan. 15, 2024

Hedrick Medical Center Medical Staff Continues Scholarship Opportunity

The scholarship will is named the Harkness Scholarship, after Dr. James A. Harkness, a former Chillicothe physician and Chief of Staff at Hedrick Medical Center.
Jan. 12, 2024

KMBC: How to Stay Safe and Warm During the Wild Card Game's Artic Cold Temperatures
Dr. Marc Larsen, emergency physician at Saint Luke's Hospital, talks with KMBC about what to do to stay warm and safe during one of the coldest kick-off games in history at Arrowhead.
Jan. 12, 2024

KCTV: Extreme Cold Weather Safety Tips for Chiefs’ Wild Card Game
KCTV talked to Dr. Marc Larsen about how fans attending the game can prepare for withstanding the cold temperatures.
Jan. 12, 2024

FOX4: FAME: The Perfect Healthy Tailgate Food - Cauliflower Wings
Grace Hoffman, Nutritional Coordinator with Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute and the Food As Medicine Everyday (FAME) program, shares a healthy chicken wing substitute for tailgating and watch parties - cauliflower wings.
Jan. 11, 2024

Catherine Hamilton Named Administrator of Hedrick Medical Center and Wright Memorial Hospital
Hamilton has been serving in this role in an interim capacity since August 2023, leading the day-to-day operations of the two North Central Missouri hospitals.
Jan. 9, 2024

Hedrick Medical Center Awarded for Efforts to Improve Rural Care for Coronary Artery Disease
This award recognizes hospitals for their efforts toward care excellence for suspected non ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome care excellence.
Jan. 5, 2024

FDA Approves PulseSelect Pulsed Field Ablation System, a Novel Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation
Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute was the first in Kansas and Missouri, and one of only 27 US institutions, to participate in PULSED AF clinical trial.