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Kansas and Missouri are among the worst states in the country for firearm deaths. Of the 50 states, Kansas is fifth-worst in the nation. Missouri is ninth.

Wright Memorial Hospital recently recognized Addison Frazier, RN I in the medical/surgical unit, as the spring 2022 DAISY Award recipient.

This is the first time U.S. News has published a list of Best Hospitals for Maternity.

This is the first time U.S. News has published a list of Best Hospitals for Maternity.

Amajoyi is a board-certified and fellowship-trained colorectal surgeon and serves as the director of the rectal cancer program at Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute.

Sicily Mathenia loves to act, sing, and dance. When she was 15 her life took a turn that ultimately lead her to Saint Luke’s Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Center.

Sara McClure had been overweight for the majority of her life. “I was bullied a lot for the fact that I was a plus-size girl. I struggled with depression most of my life because of my obesity. Nothing changed as I became an adult — I was always the big girl.”

Emergency Department nurse Kathi Tolly was working the night shift at Wright Memorial Hospital completing a virtual training on tPA, the clot-busting drug that stops brain damage during strokes. Minutes later, she herself had a stroke and needed tPA.

A new bride wound up lying on an operating table instead of a beach when a pituitary tumor altered her plans.

Jim Mitchell faced a dilemma — miss rehearsal for a play he was producing during crunch time, or risk having a heart attack. Read his story.