Saint Luke's Newsroom
Oct. 8, 2013

Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute named recipient of PCORI awards to engage patients in study of patient-centered outcomes

Projects part of national effort to improve methods for outcomes research

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institut

Oct. 4, 2013

Kansas City’s Crittenton Children’s Center will present Head Start-Trauma Smart program to Missouri Children’s Services Commission in Jefferson City
A leadership team from Crittenton Children’s Center, the region’s leading provider of behavioral and mental health care services for children and adolescents, has been invited to present at an open meeting of the Missouri Children’s Services Commission.
Oct. 2, 2013

Wright Memorial Physicians’ Group welcomes Aaron Huffstutter, FNP-C, to the medical staff

Wright Memorial Hospital is pleased to welcome Family Nurse Practitioner Aaron Huffstutter, FNP-C, to the medical team.

Oct. 2, 2013

Hedrick Medical Center scores high in employee engagement and satisfaction
During the employee engagement and satisfaction survey, conducted annually by Saint Luke’s Health System, 88.2 percent of Hedrick Medical Center employees said they agree or strongly agree that they are satisfied with their jobs overall.
Oct. 2, 2013

Saint Luke's Performs 600th Heart Transplant

On Aug. 15, the 34-year-old from Pea Ridge, Ark., became the 600th patient to receive a heart transplant at Saint Luke’s.

Sep. 23, 2013

KC holds community conversation about mental health
Mental illness has been in the news again with the killings in Washington by a man who many sources say was mentally ill.  Most of those who suffer are not violent, but they are often isolated.
Sep. 19, 2013

Saint Luke’s Health System Announces Creation of Corporate Headquarters
Saint Luke’s Health System announced today it will consolidate its corporate offices into a single corporate headquarters.
Sep. 17, 2013

Wright Memorial Hospital achieves high score in customer satisfaction
The staff at Wright Memorial Hospital and Wright Memorial Physicians’ Group all received a mark of excellence in patient satisfaction for the second quarter of 2013 from HealthStream, the national peer database for patients’ perception of overall satisfaction of care.
Sep. 6, 2013

Saint Luke's Health System Takes 3-D Mammography Citywide
Women who undergo routine mammograms at any of Saint Luke’s Health System’s four major metro facilities will now have access to the latest screening and diagnostic technology available.