Healthcare and Insurance


Bird Flu Found In Milk from Cattle Farms in Three States, Including Kansas

Posted March 27, 2024 Milk from Kansas dairy cows tested positive for bird flu Monday, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On Monday, clinical samples… more

Stowers Institute Names New President of its Graduate School

Posted March 27, 2024 The Graduate School of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research has named its third president, beginning their new role later this year. Matt Gibson, who served as dean of the graduate school since 2019, will take… more

Kansas City Nonprofits Awarded Millions from MacKenzie Scott, Yield Giving

Posted March 20, 2024 Updated 1:17 p.m., March 20, 2024 Billionaire philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott, through her organization Yield Giving, has awarded $3 million to Kansas City-based nonprofits. KC Healthy Kids announced it had received $1 million while another… more

Kansas City University Gains $5M Grant to Support CPHE Initiative

Posted March 20, 2024 Kansas City University (KCU) announced it has received a $5 million grant to support the development of its new Center for Population Health and Equity (CPHE) building, bringing its total raised fund to $16 million. The… more

Children’s Mercy Partnership Expands Pediatric Care to Southwest MO

Posted March 20, 2024 Children’s Mercy is entering into a new partnership with Mercy Hospital Springfield and will work to provide enhanced pediatric care to patients in southwest Missouri. In 2023, Mercy announced a similar partnership with Springfield-based CoxHealth to… more

KC-Area Nurses Rally for Better Contracts, Negotiations Begins With HCA

Posted March 12, 2024 Updated 2:40 p.m., March 13, 2024 Nurses at Research Medical Center and Menorah Medical Center rallied together Tuesday morning as new union contract negotiations with Hospital Corporation of America begin. Current contracts for registered nurses under… more

University of Kansas Hospital Featured in 2024 World’s Best Hospital List

The University of Kansas Hospital has been named one of the best hospitals in the world in Newsweek’s 2024 "World's Best Hospital" list, featuring only 43 hospitals in the U.S. Newsweek partnered with Statista and analyzed 2,400 hospitals across 30… more

Netsmart Enters Senior Living Market Through New Partnership

Posted March 6, 2024 Overland Park-based Netsmart announced a strategic partnership with a senior care public-benefit corporation to bolster its value-based care designed around quality of care and provider performance to people with Medicare.  Netsmart is partnering with Kansas City-based Serviam… more

WellSky Partnership Expands its Post-Acute Services to Southeast Physicians

Overland Park-based WellSky has partnered with a Florida-based Millennium Physician Group and will provide its doctors with technology to improve patient outcomes through post-acute care. Millennium physicians can access WellSky’s technology, clinical services team, and extensive acute, post-acute, and home… more

HCA Midwest Appoints John McDonald as Centerpoint Medical Center CEO

Posted February 21, 2024 Centerpoint Medical Center appointed John McDonald as its new chief executive officer, who previously served as CEO of another HCA Midwest Health hospital. McDonald has been CEO of Centerpoint Medical Center since January 2024, according to… more