Hospital Brings a New Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility to the Northland

North Kansas City Hospital opened an outpatient rehabilitation facility at the North Oak Medical Park in January. The new clinic brings physical and occupational therapy experts closer to Northland patients.

“This new location is an extension of our existing rehabilitation services,” said Rob Schlicht, vice president of Professional Services. “Rehabilitation is instrumental in patients’ recovery. This additional location makes it easier for patients to access rehabilitation services and allows us to better care for the Northland.”

The treatment team at the North Oak Medical Park location consists of Larry Parker Jr., PT, DPT, MSM; Ben Lawing, PT, DPT; and Brenda Ruhnke, OTR/L, CHT, CLT.

Available treatment:

• Amputee prosthetic training
• Arthritis rehabilitation
• Balance and vestibular rehabilitation
• Cancer rehabilitation
• Chronic pain therapy
• Fractures and total joint rehabilitation
• Hand injury rehabilitation
• Lymphedema therapy
• Orthopedic injury rehabilitation
• Sports medicine
• Stroke and neurological rehabilitation

From left to right: Larry Parker Jr., PT, DPT, MSM; Ben Lawing, PT, DPT; Christina DeShields; Rebecca Welbern, NKCH Board of Trustees chairperson; Brenda Ruhnke, OTR/L, CHT, CLT; Corky McCaffrey; Rob Schlicht, vice president of Professional Services (holding scissors); Bonnie Smith; Sandy Bauer; Melissa Moran; Sue Condon, director of NKCH Rehab Services; Tom Lafontaine; Teresa Mills; Dave Mecklenburg; Matt Dority, chair elect of the Northland Regional Chamber

About North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health

For more than half a century, North Kansas City Hospital has been the Northland’s preferred healthcare provider. NKCH is an acute-care facility with 451 licensed beds and 550 physicians, opens new tab representing 49 medical specialties, opens new tab. From a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, opens new tab, to award-winning cardiovascular, opens new tab and orthopedic programs, opens new tab, to home health, opens new tab and hospice, opens new tab, NKCH provides a lifetime of care.

In 2018, NKCH earned Magnet® designation, opens new tab, the highest achievement for nursing excellence. The hospital’s oncology partnership, opens new tab with The University of Kansas Cancer Center provides our patients access to clinical trials only available at the nation’s leading cancer centers.

Through its Meritas Health, opens new tab subsidiary, NKCH offers the largest network of provider practices in the Northland, with more than 140 primary and specialty care physicians, opens new tab in 30 convenient locations, opens new tab, including express care clinics, opens new tab in the Liberty, Gladstone and 64th Street Hy-Vee stores.

NKCH also operates Wellness Corners, opens new tab located in the North Kansas City YMCA, the Gladstone Community Center and Zona Rosa shopping center. The Wellness Corners offer free blood pressure checks; the opportunity to talk with a nurse; programming on obesity, diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease; health fairs and basic screenings; and wellness events.

The hospital’s mission, vision and values, opens new tab reflect a strong commitment to the health and well-being of the Northland community and beyond. Each year, NKCH sponsors approximately 60 charitable and community organizations and serves more than 24,000 people through its dynamic Community Health & Wellness programs, opens new tab.

Explore North Kansas City Hospital’s full range of services at nkch.org, and discover all the services Meritas Health offers at MeritasHealth.com.