Healthcare and Insurance
Posted October 29, 2025 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City announced its CEO, Erin Stucky, will retire by the end of 2026 and named Jenny Housley her successor. Housley, who serves as the Blue KC Senior Vice President…
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Posted October 22, 2025 Overland Park-based George King Bio-Medical, Inc., a provider of diagnostic products used in laboratories, has been acquired by Precision BioLogic, a medical equipment manufacturer. Headquartered in Nova Scotia, Canada, Precision BioLogic develops, manufactures and markets clinical…
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Posted October 20, 2025 Children’s Mercy has appointed Dr. Michelle Wimes as the hospital’s permanent chief people officer. Wimes will assume the role, effective immediately, according to a Monday release. Wimes first stepped into a interim role in July following…
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Posted October 15, 2025 Tutera Senior Living & Health Care has added 26 senior living communities to its operations portfolio in its latest transaction. Tutera announced the transaction deal with AlerisLife as well as its partnership with Diversified Healthcare Trust…
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Posted October 15, 2025 Veterinary care company Petfolk announced the opening of a new location in Overland Park, marking the first of several new openings planned for 2025. Petfolk’s Overland Park care center, 11400 Nall Ave, officially opened on Tuesday.…
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Posted October 8, 2025 StaffDNA, a healthcare staffing firm headquartered in Plano, Texas, announced it has acquired certain assets from Lenexa-based Ethos Medical Staffing. This acquisition includes a database of allied professionals and travel nurses currently employed in thirteen states,…
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Posted October 6, 2025 Head & Neck Surgery of Kansas City is adding a fourth location to its operations following the retirement of Dr. F. Parker Thornton. Head & Neck Surgery of Kansas City has announced its next expansion at…
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Posted October 1, 2025 St. Louis-based BJC Health System has appointed Nick Barto as its new president and chief executive officer. Barto brings more than 30 years of health care and operations experience to his role. Barto will now lead…
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Posted September 24, 2025 Children’s Mercy researchers have found a breakthrough that can improve the speed and accuracy of diagnosing genetic conditions in children. Children’s Mercy announced on Monday that it has developed a single, advanced long-read sequencing (LRS) test…
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Posted September 24, 2025 The Olathe Planning Commission has approved AdventHealth’s request to rezone 4 acres for the construction of a new medical office building. The planning commission voted to rezone the site, located at 14354 W. 119th Street, from…
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