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KMBC: 82-year-old man leaves hospital - Coronavirus Impact
Apr. 17, 2020
KMBC: 82-year-old is celebrated as he leaves Saint Luke's East after battling COVID-19
Lanny, 82, was admitted to Saint Luke's East Hospital for increasing shortness of breath.
KCTV 5 News. Photo of Sandy Hipsh and his wife, Cindy.
Apr. 17, 2020
KCTV: 69-year-old recalls experience recovering from COVID-19 at Saint Luke's South
Hope is what many people are looking for during this hard time, especially when faced with a coronavirus diagnosis. KCTV5 talked to one man who has an encouraging message for others after overcoming the virus.
hands with PPE gloves on handling a coronavirus nasal sample, putting it into a sample tube.
Apr. 16, 2020
Saint Luke's News: Saint Luke’s Offering Walk-Thru Testing Site For COVID-19
Saint Luke’s Health System is pleased to announce that it has opened a walk-through testing site for COVID-19 patients who meet the criteria and may not be able to take advantage of drive-thru testing.
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Apr. 16, 2020
KCUR: Saint Luke's emergency medicine physician answers questions about face masks
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the CDC and White House are now recommending wearing cloth face coverings in public. KCUR talked to Dr. Marc Larsen about how face masks help and what you need to know about homemade masks.
FOX4 News: Tracking Coronavirus Dr. Bret Gordon - OB/GYN at Saint Luke's South
Apr. 15, 2020
FOX4: Pandemic brings some challenges for new parents
Dr. Bret Gordon, an OBGYN at Saint Luke's South Hospital, said the feeling of isolation is normal for new parents. But right now it's heightened, as many of his patients are battling postpartum depression amid COVID-19
FOX4: Sign of support goes up at Saint Luke's North
Apr. 15, 2020
FOX4: Sign of support goes up at Saint Luke's North
Sign Gypsies set up a sign of support for healthcare workers at Saint Luke's North Hospital.
Two nurses dressed in PPE at a Saint Luke's drive-thru testing site, talking with a patient through their car window holding sampling collection kit
Apr. 15, 2020
The Kansas City Star: ‘It hits close to home’: Kansas City EMT’s death from COVID-19 heightens anxiety
Saint Luke’s offers drive-thru coronavirus testing for first responders who work in more than 40 departments across the metro. Dr. Larsen talked to the KC Star about how important it is to get them tested.
KSHB: Coronavirus - Saint Luke's opens testing to first responders
Apr. 15, 2020
KSHB: Saint Luke's expands drive-thru COVID-19 testing to first responders

Saint Luke's Health System is working with nearly 40 different agencies on both sides of the state line to provide drive-t