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Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City - 2003 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Recipient
SLH has identified Centers of Excellence within its clinical products and services, and has focused its resources on them. These centers have been recognized regionally and nationally. They represent a partnership with the hospital’s physicians and provide an opportunity to further the hospital’s commitment to research. By partnering with its staff physicians and the University of Missouri, SLH has been able to endow nine research chairs focused on the specialty care provided in the Centers. The SLH research program has more than tripled in size in the past five years. SLH is also partnering with seven other public and private institutions to form the Kansas City Life Sciences Institute. ... [Read More]
Kansas City Heart Truth Event
As an advocate of women's health and a messenger of the dangers of heart disease,Mrs. Bush visited St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri on September 16, 2003.St. Luke's is home to the Women's Cardiac Center. Founded in 1994, the Women'sCardiac Center is designed to help women understand their individual risks for heartdisease by offering the latest information on the unique characteristics of women'scardiovascular health, from risk analysis to early diagnosis and treatment. This visit to Kansas City was in conjunction with one of the first locally-organized HeartTruth events, sponsored by the U.S. Health and Human ServicesRegion VII office in Kansas City. A variety of events were heldin locations around the greater Kansas City area from September 11th - 21st. Thehighlight of the effort was an exhibit of The Heart Truth campaign's Red DressCollection at Halls Crown Center, accompanied by displays of educational materials and free health screenings. ... [Read More]
Rural Health Policy - Publications - Networks of Kearny County Hospital
This diagram shows Kearny County Hospital's network of health care providers and social service agencies. Kearny County Hospital in Lakin, Kansas is shown as the hub with ER (telemedicine), Family Health Center (primary care), and High Plains Retirement Village (SNF) "bubbles" shown in an orbit around the hospital. Connecting lines run out from this orbit and link to St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas, the Garden City Information Technology Cooperative, the Kansas University Medical Center (telemedicine), the county-owned ambulance, home health, the medical staff executive committee, retail pharmacy, and mobile technology in Garden City, Wichita, and Topeka. ... [Read More]
City of Wichita - Residents Links By Category
City Directory ... Colvin Neighborhood City Hall ... City Documents, Forms & Licenses ... [Read More]
City of Wichita - Residents Links From A To Z
City Manager ... Evergreen Neighborhood City Hall ... Official City Sites ... [Read More]
USDA Rural Development--Kansas Home Page
Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, Inc. Breaks Ground for Expansion And Updates ... Junction City Recognized For Participation In USDA Rural Development Housing Programs ... [Read More]
Visit to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
In November of 2003, Mrs. Bush visited theSentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia, to urge women tosee their doctors, find out their risk for heart disease, and take actionto protect their hearts. She commended Norfolk organizers for theirefforts and called on Norfolk directors of organizations and institutions,as well as leaders across America, to join the fight against heart disease and to work together to help women take heart health seriously. ... [Read More]
Kansas City Metropolitan Region
The economy of the Kansas City Metro Region generally keeps pace with the economy of Missouri as a whole. There has been a varied amount of economic growth in this region during the last ten years, with Cass and Platte Counties seeing good progress, while urban areas in Jackson County are growing at a slower pace. The population growth since 1990 in the Kansas City Metro Region was 9.2%, just above 9.1% for the state. The poverty rate for this area is 9.5%. This compares with 11.8% for the state as a whole. The unemployment rate during 2002 for the Kansas City Metro Region was 5.7%, slightly higher than the state's rate of 5.5%. The growth in personal income and per capita income in the Kansas City Metro Region over the past decade is greater than the growth of the state as a whole. Per capita income in the region was $30,331 during 2001, above the state average of $28,221. ... [Read More]
IRB Details
Located at: Kansas City, MISSOURI ... IRB00004750 - Children's Mercy Hospital IRB #1 - Pediatric ... Located at: Kansas City , MISSOURI ... [Read More]
HRSA - HHS Honors Hospitals That Raised Organ Donation Rates in 2004
The record increases in 2004 donation rates followed the launch in 2003 by HRSA officials of the Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative . That initiative brought together donation professionals and hospital leaders to identify and share best practices to maximize organ donation rates from people who die in their facilities. The aim was to achieve organ donation rates of at least 75 percent at participating hospitals. Staff from HRSA and the OPOs helped participating hospitals identify, adapt, test, and implement practices known to produce high donation rates. ... [Read More]
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