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May. 4, 2015
New Mom Comes Home to Saint Luke’s After Labor Scare at Another Hospital
Keely Bechtel hoped history would repeat itself. She had her first baby at Saint Luke’s South Hospital and planned to do the same with her second. But her obstetrician moved to another area hospital.
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Apr. 29, 2015
Precision Medicine Improves Use of Bleeding Avoidance Strategies and Reduces Bleeding in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Researchers at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute asked the question whether prospectively determining and informing physicians of an individual patient’s bleeding risk would increase the proper application of bleeding avoidance strategies and result in reduced odds of bleeding.
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Apr. 28, 2015
KCTV5 NEWS: Cranking Up the Volume...Teens at Increased Risk for Hearing Loss
KCTV5 interviewed Dr. Robert Cullen at Saint Luke's Hospital Midwest Ear Institute about the increased risk of hearing loss teens are facing and what parents can do about it. 
Apr. 27, 2015
Wright Memorial Hospital offers Safe Sitter® classes
Wright Memorial Hospital is offering a one-day  Safe Sitter® class, designed to give 11 to 13-year-olds the necessary and life-saving skills needed to care for younger children.
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Apr. 16, 2015
Fast Care Gets Golfer Back on Course
Every second of a stroke kills 32,000 brain cells. Pete Woods knew that as he dropped to the ground while playing golf on the course alone.
Apr. 14, 2015
Anderson County Hospital Residential Living Center receives top honor for sixth consecutive year
Anderson County Hospital’s Residential Living Center (RLC) once again received the highest rating of five stars overall in the 2015 edition of Best Nursing Homes, published by U.S. News & World Report, making it one of the best nursing homes in Kansas.
Apr. 13, 2015
National Volunteer Week celebrated at Hedrick Medical Center
Hedrick Medical Center Auxiliary volunteers contributed more than 10,000 hours of service to the hospital’s employees, patients, and families.
Apr. 2, 2015
Dr. Witten legacy gives back
The “Equipped for the Future Campaign” currently underway by the Wright Memorial Hospital Foundation received a gift from the family of the late Dr. David Witten bringing the reality of the new machine a bit closer.