North Kansas City Hospital Earns a Blue Distinction Center+ for Spine Surgery
September 21, 2020Categories: PRESS RELEASE
North Kansas City Hospital was recognized by Blue Cross Blue Shield as a Blue Distinction® Center+ for Spine Surgery. To earn the honor, NKCH demonstrated it consistently provides safe, cost-effective and efficient spinal surgery care. It was one of 307 medical centers nationwide and one of only five providers in Missouri to receive this designation.
Launched in 2006, the Blue Distinction Centers for Specialty Care program is a national designation awarded to medical facilities that have demonstrated expertise in quality specialty care. The program helps consumers make better informed healthcare decisions.
“Because back pain is a leading cause of disability worldwide, we’ve always understood the importance of giving patients access to safe and effective spinal surgery,” said Kerri Jenkins, senior vice president and chief operating officer. “This distinction reaffirms our commitment to quality spinal surgery.”
NKCH is also a Blue Distinction Center+ for Cardiac Care and Maternity Care.
About North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health
For more than 60 years, North Kansas City Hospital has been the Northland's preferred healthcare provider. Our mission is to provide hope and healing to every life we touch.
NKCH is an acute care facility with 451 licensed beds and 550 physicians representing 49 medical specialties. From our award-winning cardiovascular and orthopedic programs to our cancer, emergency, neurosciences, spine, women’s and other services, we provide a lifetime of care.
Through our Meritas Health subsidiary, NKCH offers the largest network of physician practices in the Northland, with more than 280 primary and specialty care doctors and advanced practice providers in 35 convenient locations, including an express care clinic in the 64th Street Hy-Vee store.
Our accreditations demonstrate our commitment to providing quality healthcare, including:
- American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet®designation
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services four-star rating
- The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval® and certification for Comprehensive Cardiac Center, Advanced Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement, and Primary Stroke Center
Our oncology partnership with The University of Kansas Cancer Center provides patients with access to clinical trials and state-of-the-art radiation therapy.
Our mission, vision and values reflect a strong commitment to the health and well-being of our employees, the Northland community and beyond. U.S. News & World Report ranked NKCH High Performing in 10 procedures and conditions and named NKCH a Best Regional Hospital. Forbes honored NKCH as one of America’s Best Midsize Employers, ranking NKCH the top midsize hospital and health system in the Kansas City area and No. 148 midsize company in the nation.
Each year NKCH serves more than 24,000 people through its dynamic Community Health & Wellness programs.