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Jean and Carol met nearly 95 years ago at Carol's 2nd birthday party. Now they are neighbors once again, living in the same hall at Saint Luke’s Bishop Spencer Place.

Saint Luke's Rehabilitation Institute's newest staff member is making an immediate impact on patient care this year. Henli is a two-year old facility dog, highly trained to work in clinical settings alongside licensed therapists.

Chandler DeBolt needed immediate attention but had extremely limited options before his family was referred to the Adult Congenital Heart Disease program at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City.

Katie Edwards was 28 years old when she was diagnosed with a heart infection that could have jeopardized her dream of having children. Then a second opinion from Saint Luke's changed everything.

After three years, 142 pounds, nine dress sizes, 15,000 minutes of meditation, dozens of behavioral therapy sessions, two finished 5Ks, and one pandemic, Esther Grenz tells her Saint Luke's Center for Surgical Weight Loss story.

A recent study led by Andrew Sauer, M.D., cardiologist at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, showed that for patients with heart failure, hospital participation in the IMPLEMENT-HF initiative improves patient care.

Ahead of American Heart Month, USA Today talks with Dr. James O’Keefe of the Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute about five steps you can take to reduce your risk of developing heart disease.

When he thinks about the decade that led him to Saint Luke’s, Bill Stockdale’s memories come in snapshots: the rising blood pressure in 2013 that sapped his energy during menial chores, a family history of heart disease, and, finally, waiting for a new heart.

To combat rising maternal mortality, researchers at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute and UMKC are leading a first of its kind study to create better care for moms with heart conditions during pregnancy.

Health Central sat down with cardiologist Tracy Stevens, MD, the medical director of Saint Luke's Muriel I. Kauffman Women’s Heart Center, to discuss warning signs of hypertension and when it's time to see a doctor.