Healthcare and Insurance
Posted May 1, 2024 Kansas and Missouri are tied for the number of rural hospital closures since 2005. The fourth largest amount by state in the U.S., according to the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform. Both Kansas and…
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Posted May 1, 2024 AdventHealth Shawnee Mission is set to hold the grand opening of its $76 million cancer institute on Thursday following its nearly two-year-long development. The grand opening will take place on Thursday, May 2 from 10:00 a.m.…
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Posted May 1, 2024 California-based The Ensign Group, Inc. announced it has acquired the real estate and operations of a nursing center in De Soto, further building the company’s Kansas market. Ensign acquired Hillside Village of De Soto Rehabilitation and…
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Posted April 24, 2024 Updated at 2:56 p.m., April 24, 2024 The University of Kansas Health System announced it will open the new Quivira Campus in Olathe, Ks., sometime in mid-June. The Quivira Campus, located at 12000 W. 151st St.,…
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Posted April 24, 2024 Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health, a nonprofit healthcare system, announced it will transfer two of its Kansas-based clients to another healthcare provider and permanently close its Kansas City, Kansas clinic. Intermountain Health operates three clinics in…
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Posted April 24, 2024 The executive vice chancellor of The University of Kansas Medical Center, Dr. Robert Simari, announced he will be stepping down from his role after six years of service. Simari will be retiring from the University of…
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Posted April 17, 2024 Olathe-based ELIAS Animal Health announced it has appointed a new chief revenue officer ahead of the company’s plan to raise $10 million for a new treatment of bone cancer in dogs. ELIAS, a cancer therapeutics company…
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Posted April 17, 2024 An analysis from WalletHub.com lists Kansas City, Kansas as one of the top 30 most diverse cities in America. KCK ranked No. 26 on WalletHub’s Most Diverse Cities in the U.S. (2024), published April 15. The…
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Posted April 10, 2024 St. Louis-based healthcare system Mercy filed a letter of intent to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to build a 75-bed, $650 million hospital in Wentzville, Mo. The health system’s investment will bring a…
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Posted April 10, 2024 A co-founder of the Christian health care sharing ministry in St. Joseph pleaded guilty in federal court Monday for his role in an $8 million wire fraud conspiracy that cheated hundreds of members and to making…
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