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Healthcare and Insurance

Children’s Mercy Launches Depression and Anxiety in Youth (DAY) Clinic

Posted July 19, 2023 Children’s Mercy Kansas City has launched a clinic aimed to address mental health in KC metro youth. The clinic is called the Depression and Anxiety in Youth (DAY) and one of the first of 14 mental… more

HCA Data Breach Affects These KS and MO Hospitals

Hospital company HCA Healthcare reported Monday that personal information for potentially tens of millions of HCA patients was breached and placed on an online data forum. The breach affected patients from 171 hospitals in the U.S. including facilities in Kansas… more

Healthcare Largest Decrease in Job Opening For May

In May, the largest decrease in job openings was in health care and social assistance, down 285,000 compared to April 2023, according to figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Approximately 3.8 million Americans quit or voluntarily resigned from… more

KU Health System Among First to Receive Emergency General Surgery Verification

Five hospitals in the U.S., including the University of Kansas Health System, have been verified under the new American College of Surgeons (ACS) program to ensure quality in emergency general surgeries. The ACS’s Emergency General Surgery Verification Program — which… more

How Stressed Are Cities in The KC Region?

Kansas City ranked in the top 50 percent of U.S. cities with the most to least levels of stress in the nation, according to a study by WalletHub released Monday. In 2023's Most & Least Stressed Cities in America report,… more

Q&A with Charlie Shields

Q: What does having the new title of Chair for AEH mean for, not only yourself, the healthcare system you operate at University Health? A: I have been involved in AEH since my time here at University Health in 2010… more

Kansas Enacts Stronger Penalties for Attacks on Health-Care Workers

Penalties for anyone convicted of battery against a healthcare worker in Kansas are now subject to stiffer criminal penalties, thanks to a new law that went into effect Saturday. Gov. Laura Kelly signed the measure last month, amending the state’s… more

Seven Hospitals in Missouri, Kansas Ranked Among Newsweek’s Top 150

The University of Kansas Hospital and Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City are among seven facilities in the two-state area to earn a place on Newsweek’s 2023 rankings of the nation’s Top 150 cancer-care centers. The rankings drew on results… more

University of Kansas Health, Top Health Facilities with Strongest Finances

The University of Kansas Health System was reported to be one of 45 health systems in the country with the strongest financials. The report studied health systems’ operational metrics and solid financial positions, according to reports from credit rating agencies… more

Children’s Mercy, KVC Health System Form Joint Venture For $53 Million Campus

Children's Mercy Kansas City and KVC Health Systems will make way for a new mental health campus in Olathe as part of a joint venture initiative.  The joint venture will see the construction of a new $53 million mental health… more