News
Filters
Showing 1 - 4 out of 4 results
Emergency Department Handles Retired Sergeant With Care
A retired Chillicothe Police Department sergeant, John Valbracht enjoys restoring old vehicles. But when John, 70, was alone working on an old trailer, a routine task turned dangerous.
"It was a nice day, and my goal was to put a new tongue and fuel tank on this trailer, but when the tongue broke off in my hand, it changed my plans," John says.
John was unloading an old trailer he’d hauled home on another trailer when the weight shifted unexpectedly at the top of the ramp.
News
KSHB: Kansas City 5-Year-Old Finds Her Voice Through Play Therapy At Saint Luke's
After 5-year-old Hildie Platter was diagnosed with selective mutism a year and a half ago, her mother, Janette Platter, turned to The Children's SPOT (Speech, Physical, and Occupational Therapy) for rehabilitative speech services through play therapy.
Patient Stories
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.
News
Learning to Appreciate Life
Peaches Tutera Cunningham and her husband, David, welcomed their son, John David, into the world in 1996. Two short years later, John David was diagnosed with autism.