Saint Luke's Newsroom

May. 28, 2013

Crittenton Children’s Center selected for first of its kind research study treating children who’ve experienced trauma

Crittenton Children’s Center has received a two-year, $10,000 grant from the Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Research Foundation to conduct a first of its kind study addressing trauma in children.
May. 21, 2013

Baby boomers need better testing for hepatitis C virus

If you’re a baby boomer, you may not know that odds are high that you’re carrying the hepatitis C virus, putting yourself at risk for an illness that can range from minor to life-threatening.
May. 16, 2013

Saint Luke’s cardiologist honored with prestigious American Heart Association award

Cardiologist John Spertus, M.D., M.P.H., has been named the recipient of the American Heart Association’s Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research (QCOR) Distinguished Achievement Award for contributions to the field.
May. 15, 2013

Hedrick Medical Center welcomes Mobile Simulation Lab

Hedrick Medical Center is hosting the Mobile Simulation Clinical Training Lab (Mobile Sim) from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
May. 13, 2013

Hedrick Medical Center gives students clinical experience

Over the past 12 months, Hedrick Medical Center accepted more than 70 students, from 14 different colleges, for clinical training.
May. 7, 2013

Saving lives, one handbag at a time

Saint Luke’s cardiologist Tracy Stevens, M.D., is sharing her considerable clinical expertise in a national heart health awareness campaign that launched on May 7. The campaign features actress/singer/author Vanessa Williams, who lost two grandmothers to heart attacks at young ages.
Apr. 29, 2013

Voters approve new hospital for Anderson County

On April 2, voters in Anderson County, Kan., approved a $25 million bond issue to build a new Anderson County Hospital (ACH) directly behind the cu

Apr. 11, 2013

Saint Luke’s Health System ranks high among national peers in patient satisfaction

As a health system, Saint Luke’s ranks among the highest in the nation in patients’ perspectives in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey of patients’ hospital experiences.