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A Team Effort Brings Patient Back to Life at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute

Richard Nolan, a 74-year-old from Kansas City, Missouri, is a longtime patient at Saint Luke’s Cardiovascular Consultants. Over the years, he has been treated for claudication, a painful condition caused by reduced blood flow to the calf muscles during exercise. But when his symptoms worsened in July 2025, he was scheduled for surgery at Saint Luke’s East Hospital.

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Kansas City Business Journal: Meet Leaders Shaping Health Care in KC

The Kansas City Business Journal named Darren Bass, DPT, FACHE, president of Saint Luke’s North and Critical Access Region, as one of its 20 health care professionals to know in the Kansas City area in 2025.

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Second Opinion Means a Second Chance for Saint Luke’s Patient

After a fainting spell, Angela Alvarez was ultimately diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure. Her original plan of action was to undergo a heart transplant, but she sought a second opinion at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute.

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Chillicothe Man Celebrates Birthday, Holidays After Life-Threatening Wasp Sting

Todd Shannon expresses thanks to Saint Luke's providers for their life-saving interventions which ultimately saved his life.

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FOX4: Patients Vote from the Hospital on Election Day

A Saint Luke's North Hospital patient shared her experience with FOX4 after she was able to vote from her hospital bed.

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BJC Health System Receives National Recognition for LGBTQ+ Equality and Inclusion

Multiple hospitals earned high marks as Healthcare Equality Leader and High Performer designations.

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Kansas City Business Journal: Saint Luke's Health System Names Former Cox Exec as CEO of Its North Region

Saint Luke's Health System named Darren Bass as CEO of its North Region.

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Darren Bass Named Chief Executive Officer of Saint Luke’s Health System’s North Region

Darren Bass, DPT, FACHE, has been named Chief Executive Officer for Saint Luke’s North Region.