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Jul. 11, 2018
Lisa Riggs, of Saint Luke’s Health System in Kansas City, becomes board president of world’s largest specialty nursing organization
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), the world’s largest specialty nursing organization, announces its board of directors for fiscal year 2019, with terms effective July 1, 2018.
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Jul. 10, 2018
FOX4: Thailand cave rescue has attention of experts at Saint Luke's Crittenton Children's Center
Experts from Saint Luke's Crittenton Children's Center talk about what trauma the teens may experience after being rescued from the cave in Thailand.
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Jun. 30, 2018
FOX4: Preventing children from dying in hot cars
Last year, 43 children in the United States according to kidsandcars.org. and so far this year 18 children have died from being left in a hot car. That's why Saint Luke's expert want to remind parents to look before they lock.
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Jun. 30, 2018
KCTV: Preventing children from dying in hot cars
Some say it's hard to imagine leaving your child in the backseat of a hot car, but it happens more often than you think. 
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Jun. 28, 2018
KSHB: Saint Luke's offers innovative heart failure treatment
Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City is one of four trial centers in the nation to have completed a new trial procedure to help treat those with heart failure. Hear more about the ALIVE trial and how it's helped a local mother.
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Jun. 27, 2018
KSHB: 'Miracle baby' born after 21 weeks celebrates her first birthday
Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City’s ELGAN (Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborn) program offers families options for treatment of the earliest preemies, less than 24 weeks.
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Jun. 26, 2018
KSHB: Transplant recipients have opportunity to say goodbye to their native hearts
Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute started the program more than 15 years ago, allowing heart transplant recipients to return with their families and see the organs they left behind.
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Jun. 21, 2018
FOX4: Dr. Melinda Estes recognized as a 50 Most Influential Physician Executive and Leader by Modern Healthcare
Saint Luke’s Health System President and CEO, Melinda L. Estes, M.D., recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of this year’s 50 Most Influential Physician Executives and Leaders.
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Jun. 21, 2018
Next Avenue: Retired Adults Volunteer as Baby Cuddlers
Baby cuddlers are hospital volunteers extensively trained in Neonatal Intensive Care Units across the country. Both the infants and the volunteers reap health benefits of cuddling.