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Children's Mercy Kansas City, which earned its fifth Magnet Hospital designation in 2020, is one of only 49 hospitals--out of more than 6,000 nationwide--included in a review of health-care facilities that have earned that distinction at least five times. That's…
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McCownGordon Construction has earned the construction-management contract for UMKC's $120 million Healthcare Delivery and Innovation Building, a key fixture in the university's planned transformation of its Hospital Hill facilities. The construction company, which previously completed University Health's nearby medical office…
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Posted October 3, 2023 Q: What do you consider your organization’s most significant achievement or highlight over the past year? A: Continuing to transform our 80-year-old company while still excelling in the day-to-day work. We’re proud of who we’ve been…
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Posted October 3, 2023 Kansas City-based Hunt Midwest is partnering with Marshall Planing Mill will begin construction efforts on a 300-acre industrial park in Kentucky, the company announced last week. The Simpsonville 64 Logistics Park at Simpsonville, Kentucky is more…
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Posted October 2, 2023 Prairie Village-based The Big Biscuit has announced its first Arkansas franchisee set to open its doors in early 2024. The franchise will be located at Fiesta Square in Fayetteville, Arkansas, according to a release from the…
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Posted October 2, 2023 Updated October 6, 2023 Freshman enrollment is looking up for many four-year institutions in the two-state region as the fall semester continues. Kansas Wichita State University reached the highest enrollment in its 128-year history with a…
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Posted September 28, 2023 CVS shares dropped by 2.2 percent following the drugstore chain’s pharmacists' threatening to walk out for a second week due to poor working conditions at Kansas City area locations. The walkouts first took place last week…
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Posted September 27, 2023 Children’s Mercy Hospital doctors have been treating patients for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases and the back-to-school season could be the cause. The hospital confirmed cases of the virus last week. Children’s Mercy is currently working…
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Posted September 27, 2023 More than 12,000 children were removed from Missouri’s Medicaid program in August due in large part to the state’s reassessing of residents' eligibility for Medicaid following the pandemic pause. Data from the Missouri Department of Social…
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Posted September 27, 2023 The University of Kansas Health System is among the most empathic health systems in the U.S., according to a survey by marketing agency Monigle. The University of Kansas Health System ranked No. 10 in the survey.…
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