Healthcare and Insurance
Posted September 10, 2025 NKC Health has been granted $8 million from entrepreneurs Dave and Jamie Cummings. This gift will support facility expansion, state-of-the-art diagnostic technology and pioneering treatment programs in the health system. Dave was born at NKC Health…
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Posted September 3, 2025 Eurofins Viracor plans to build a custom-built 96,000 square foot facility at its Lenexa headquarters for its biopharmaceutical division. The new facility is scheduled for completion in September, according to a release. In 2020, Eurofins Viracor…
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Posted September 3, 2025 Aria Care Partners has named Dr. Adam Fritz as its chief clinical officer, a newly created position for the company. In this role, Dr. Fritz will direct the company's overall clinical program for skilled nursing facilities…
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Posted August 27, 2025 HCA Midwest Health announced Patrick Rafferty is the new chief executive officer at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence. Rafferty took on his new role effective in July. He most recently served as the CEO of Overland…
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Posted August 19, 2025 Research College of Nursing has appointed Dr. Amy Townsend as its new president. In her new role, Townsend will lead strategic academic planning and oversee all undergraduate and graduate programs for the institution, according to a…
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Posted August 15, 2025 Children’s Mercy is expanding service throughout southwest Missouri as part of a partnership with Mercy Hospital Springfield. Children’s Mercy and Mercy signed a joint operating agreement to create seamless coordination between the health system’s pediatric services.…
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Posted August 12, 2025 Swope Health held a groundbreaking for its new 12-acre campus, Swope Health Village. Swope Health Village, located on the 5900 block of Swope Parkway, is a $126 million campus designed to offer affordable housing, mental health…
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Posted August 4, 2025 Dr. Vince Clinical Research has officially opened its new building expansion at its research campus in Overland Park. The Overland Park-based contract research organization announced the opening of its new 5,000-square-foot administration building, located at 7401…
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Posted July 28, 2025 Kansas City University is launching a new Rural Health Scholars program to help fast-track students from medically underserved counties to osteopathic physicians or dentists. The program is designed to help students in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and…
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Posted July 23, 2025 BJC Health System has named its new executive vice president and chief financial officer, Scott Hawig. Hawig will be appointed to the role of executive vice president and CFO, effective September 15, according to a Wednesday…
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