Healthcare and Insurance

Coping with COVID: Distribution of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to reach Mo. this week

The third approved COVID-19 vaccine will make its way to Missouri this week, the state anticipating receiving 50,000 of the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine this week. Emergency authorization of the vaccine was granted by the U.S. Food and Drug… more

KU Health COVID patient count down to 16 with the active virus

Another big drop in the number of COVID-19 patients at The University of Kansas Health System today. Sixteen people with the active virus are being treated, down from 23 Friday. Of those patients, five are in the ICU, down from… more

Coping with COVID: Next tier of vaccinations to begin in Missouri mid-March with Phase 1B Tier 3 

With the start of March just days away, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced the state's intentions to begin Phase 1B Tier 3 of COVID-19 vaccinations on Monday, March 15. The move is expected to make an estimated 550,000 more Missourians… more

KCMO, YMCA form vaccine partnership with Walmart

A movement to vaccinate more vulnerable populations of the city will take its next step beginning this weekend through a COVID-19 vaccine partnership between the City of Kansas City, Mo., YMCA of Greater Kansas City and Walmart. Beginning this weekend,… more

Healthcare, tech companies to launch COVID-19 vaccine tool

The Vaccination Credential Initiative, a collective of organizations including Cerner, Epic and Microsoft, hopes to begin testing its co-developed COVID-19 vaccine digital passport technology this spring. The Vaccine Credential Initiative announced its project Jan. 14 and is building a digital tool… more

KU Health reports dip in active COVID-19 patients

The University of Kansas Health System has displayed a healthy down-tick in the number of hospitalized patients with active COVID-19. In a daily media briefing on Wednesday, Feb. 24, the count in active patients dropped into the 20-range at KU… more

Lenexa AdventHealth campus project put on hold, receives council approval to delay groundbreaking

AdventHealth's planned wellness campus at Lenexa City Center has received a go to begin, however developers say progress on the project will take longer than anticipated due to COVID-19. completion of those stages will take a bit longer. With approval… more

Coping with COVID: Kansas City, Kan. seniors over 65 now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine with appointment 

This week, the Unified Government Public Health Department announced that residents of Wyandotte County 65 years old and over are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations. The UGPHD said it’s now scheduling vaccinations for those at highest risk, and highest priority… more

Pharmacies up recruitment to help administer COVID vaccine

Pharmacy chains across the U.S. are on hiring sprees to recruit pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to help with the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign, The New York Times reported Feb. 10.  The U.S. is set to send 1 million vaccine doses to roughly 6,500 retail… more

String of KC-area Midwest Health senior living facilities among first to resume in-person visits

Midwest Health, one of the Kansas City area's largest assisted and independent living providers in the region, has opened all five of its local Homestead Senior Living communities in Johnson County, Kan. Topeka-based Midwest Health owns around 65 senior living… more