Healthcare and Insurance
Posted June 17, 2026 Children’s Mercy has announced it has appointed its inaugural division director of Molecular Oncology & Cellular Therapeutics. Dr. Yong Li will now lead the new program dedicated to turning scientific discoveries into real‑world care for kids.…
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Posted June 17, 2026 Overland Park-based Menorah Medical Center has named Valerie Newman chief operating officer. Before joining Menorah Medical Center, Newman served as the COO of St. David’s Georgetown Hospital in Georgetown, Texas, for more than 1.5 years. During…
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Posted June 1, 2026 NKC Health and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City have entered into a new agreement that ensures Blue KC members access to NKC Health facilities and providers. The agreement will go into effect on…
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Posted May 28, 2026 The University of Missouri-Kansas City and Children’s Mercy announced they have entered into a new agreement to allow Ph.D. students to collaborate with hospital researchers. Under the new agreement, the need for individual, project-by-project administrative approvals…
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Posted May 20, 2026 Children’s Mercy announced its collaboration with an artificial intelligence platform to expand its cell and gene therapy program. Children’s Mercy will work with Basepath Health, an AI-native operating platform for advanced therapies, to increase its capacity…
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Posted May 13, 2026 Independence-based hospital Centerpoint Medical Center announced it has hired John Tyler as chief operating officer. Tyler began his new role at Centerpoint effective March 30, according to a release shared with Ingram's. Additionally, this new appointment…
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Posted April 29, 2026 Children's Mercy has announced plans to build a new $1 billion patient tower at its Adele Hall campus in downtown Kansas City. The tower will expand Children's Mercy’s total capacity by 25-30%. The Children’s Mercy Pediatric…
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Posted April 16, 2026 Kansas City-based medication management firm Tria Health has been sold to Stellus Rx, headquartered in Plano, Texas. Stellus Rx and Tria Health will create a single, pharmacist-led platform designed to support patients' pharmacy care management, according…
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Posted April 8, 2026 Swope Health announced Sonja Bachus has returned to the health center as chief operations officer. Bachus began her role as COO effective March 30, according to a release. She previously worked at Swope Health as a…
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Posted March 25, 2026 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City announced it has received regulatory approval to affiliate with Highmark Inc., based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The two companies received regulatory approval to affiliate from the Missouri Department of…
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