Healthcare and Insurance
Posted August 24, 2026 Swope Health announced the selection of two leadership appointments: Rachael Gandolph as executive vice president of dental services and Debra Simpson as chief human resources officer. Gandolph will guide Swope Health’s dental strategy, operations and expansion…
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Posted August 20, 2026 Overland Park Regional Medical Center has named John Corbeil chief executive officer. Corbeil brings with him 15 years of leadership experience at HCA Healthcare. In his new role, Corbeil will oversee Overland Park Regional Medical Center’s…
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Posted August 19, 2026 Swope Health announced it had received a $5 million donation from the Sunderland Foundation that will support the Swope Health Village and its Women’s & Children’s Center. The donation is contributing funding to two major Swope…
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Posted August 12, 2026 NKC Health has opened a new interventional radiology suite to support urgent procedures and drive more collaboration within the hospital. The new expansion increases NKC Health’s interventional radiology (IR) capacity to two dedicated IR suites in…
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Posted August 5, 2026 Overland Park-based Menorah Medical Center has named Rodney Buzzas the next chief medical officer. Buzzas joins Menorah from St. Rose Dominican Hospitals in Henderson, Nevada, where he served as chief medical officer and designated institutional official.…
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Posted August 5, 2026 The Midwest Transplant Network announced Lori Markham as the new president and chief executive officer of the nonprofit. Markham officially began her new role on Monday, according to a LinkedIn post. In her new role, Markham…
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Posted July 28, 2026 The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration announced it will award $34 million to KC BioHub to accelerate biomanufacturing innovation and growth in the region. Kansas City BioSecure Manufacturing Tech Hub (KC BioHub) has been…
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Posted July 20, 2026 Kansas City University and the University of Kansas Medical Center announced the appointment of Dr. Abiodun Akinwuntan as provost and executive vice president for Academic, Research and Clinical Affairs at KCU. Akinwuntan has served as dean…
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Posted July 15, 2026 Children’s Mercy has opened a new $18.3 million multispecialty outpatient clinic in Wichita, expanding its care capabilities in the area. Located at North Greenwich Road and East 29th Street N, the new 18,000-square-foot clinic features 30…
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Posted July 8, 2026 The University of Kansas Health System announced that Monica Lubeck has been promoted to chief financial officer. Previously, Lubeck served as the chief revenue officer and senior vice president and chief financial officer of the Kansas…
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