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Jan. 21, 2022

KSHB: Going behind closed doors of Saint Luke's COVID-19 ICU

KSHB was given access to take a look inside one of Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City's ICUs that are caring for COVID-19 patients, as well as a look in the Emergency Department. 
Jan. 21, 2022

KCTV: Kansas City area ICUs nearly full as hospitals struggle to help unvaccinated patients

Missouri is sitting at a 53-percent vaccination rate, one of the lowest in the country, as Kansas City area hospitals are struggling to keep up care for COVID patients.
Jan. 21, 2022

Kansas City Star: ‘COVID parties’ spread the virus on purpose. That’s ‘Russian roulette,’ doctors warn

Kansas City Star highlights the different ways the community can help heath care workers during the pandemic.
Jan. 20, 2022

FOX4: Kansas City shines to support frontline workers

Wednesday, the Plaza lights briefly turned back on and the Chiefs, Royals, Sporting KC, Nelson Atkins Museum, Kauffman Center, Marriott, and others

Jan. 20, 2022

Great Health Starts with Great Primary Care

No matter your age, seeing a primary care physician has many benefits for your well-being.
Jan. 20, 2022

Kansas City Star: Nurse talks about treating patients with ECMO in Saint Luke's COVID ICU

Allyse Dowell, a registered nurse at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City, briefly explains Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
Jan. 20, 2022

Health News You Can Use: Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment

This week we are talking about the importance of cervical cancer screenings, HPV vaccines, and treatment options for those diagnosed at various stages.
Jan. 20, 2022

Kansas City Star: ‘Utterly tragic’: The toll of COVID, through the eyes of a Saint Luke's ICU doctor

COVID-19 cases are the highest Saint Luke's Health System has seen during the pandemic. The Kansas City Star takes a look inside one of the ICU units where COVID patients are being treated.
Jan. 19, 2022

CBS News Takes Viewers Inside a Saint Luke's ICU as Omicron Takes a Devastating Toll on Kansas City

CBS News went inside Saint Luke's ICU units where COVID patients are being treated and spoke to experts about what clinical care teams are seeing in the Kansas City area.