Healthcare and Insurance
Addressing a nationwide talent crunch on nurses—the American Nurses Association estimates 1.2 million new ones will be needed by 2030—Western Governors University has announced plans to add more than 4,800 nursing graduates to the U.S. health-care workforce by 2027. WGU…
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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced Wednesday, May 10, active cases of Tuberculosis have been identified in Wyandotte Co. The KDHE along with the Unified Government of Wyandotte Co. Public Health Department identified less than 10 cases…
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Last week’s declaration that the federal government was ending travel restrictions marked the formal end of the COVID-19 saga as a public health emergency in the U.S. And with that, the Mid-America Regional Council has archived its COVID hub, which…
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Newsweek magazine has released its 2023 list of what it considers the Top 250 hospitals in the world, with medical centers in Missouri and Kansas earning spots. Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis placed No. 169 on this year’s list, 18 spots…
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The White House announced last week that vaccine requirements for travel will expire on Thursday, May 11, 2023. The Biden Administration is lifting the vaccination requirement for international air travelers. Fully vaccinated international air travelers will still need a full…
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Nearly a dozen hospitals in the Kansas City region have received the highest grades assigned for overall patient safety outcomes in a report issued this week by the non-profit Leapfrog Group. In the Kansas City area, Missouri hospitals receiving a…
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Dr. Hawkinson is an associate professor of infectious diseases at the University of Kansas Medical Center. With COVID-19 restrictions on flight travel being lifted on Thursday, we asked Hawkinson the key takeaways from the pandemic and how we as a…
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Officials from the University of Kansas Health System and Olathe Health announced today that the two will merge, the biggest health-care merger in the Kansas City market in nearly 20 years. Olathe Health CEO Stan Holm joined KU Health's CEO…
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Trustees of Liberty Hospital have found their next chief executive: Raghu Adiga, the hospital's chief medical officer, was named president and Chief Executive Officer this morning. He's been serving in that capacity on an interim basis since the June retirement…
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Much to the relief of beleaguered health-care providers, the numbers of people hospitalized with COVID-19 hit something of a milestone this week, falling below 100 for the first time since all 27 regional hospitals began reporting data to the Mid-America…
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