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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.
A Precautionary Low-Dose Lung Cancer Screening Saved Bill’s Life
Bill Euwer heard all the warnings about smoking.
During a 2023 checkup at Saint Luke’s Primary Care in Lee’s Summit, Bill’s nurse practitioner suggested he get a low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screening based on his smoking history to rule out the possibility of cancer.
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"Grateful and Humbled": The Back-to-Back Transplants at Saint Luke's that Saved One Man's Life
Anthony Weatherspoon, 68, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, remembers it like it was yesterday: The day he wasn’t feeling very well in 2024. “I didn’t know what was up,” Anthony says, with his wife, Peggy, at his side.
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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.
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Jim and Barbara: The Definition of ‘In This Together’ - Husband and Wife Face Lung Cancer
Over the years, they have done everything together: graduated high school, tied the knot, bought their first home, and raised a family. For all they have shared, they never dreamed of sharing a cancer diagnosis.
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Jenna Bell: One Year After Heart Transplant
One in three women will die from heart disease. Jenna fought to live.