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Chris Allen had so much pain in his legs that he couldn't walk 500 feet without needing to take a break. Now, he feels like he has two brand new wheels.

First, it was the checkbook.

Sue Jameson, 84, from Chillicothe, Missouri, was meticulous in balancing the family finances. One day in 2020, her husband, Douglas, noticed she hadn’t made any entries for several months.

The summer student scholars programs take place each summer and provides outstanding college students (incoming Juniors and Seniors) with an interest in medicine an opportunity to spend six weeks at Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City participating either in an ongoing research project or six different clinical services for a week at a time.

Discover compassionate support for advanced breast cancer at Saint Luke's Koontz Center. Join forums, support groups, and retreats. Learn more today.

Throughout her career in pediatric anesthesiology and pediatric cardiac anesthesiology, Kathy Perryman, MD, recognized how children and adults with congenital heart disease required different approaches to their cardiac care. 

Saint Luke’s trains residents to successfully conduct acute care, trauma, critical care, transplant, and hepatobiliary pancreatic procedures.

At 66, Karen Ferguson was on blood pressure medication, exhausted by the daily toll her weight was taking on her health. But after a life-changing gastric bypass surgery, she’s lost more than 100 pounds—and gained her life back.

Feeling “off” turned into a critical situation within moments when Stacee suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm that led to a hemorrhagic stroke.

After having a SCAD heart attack, Dana Garrison found a cardiologist at Saint Luke's, who specializes in the condition, and joined a study to help further the understanding of it.

Meet Susie Krug, Senior VP and Chief Nursing Executive at Saint Luke’s, leading patient-centered nursing excellence across BJC Health System West Region.