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Jodi Rawson |
NKCH and Meritas Health
One of the best kept healthcare secrets might be the relationship between North Kansas City Hospital and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Meritas Health. Most people don’t realize that for more than 20 years, doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals from both organizations have worked side by side to provide quality healthcare. Care That Keeps You Healthy […]
Kim Shopper |
Lifesaving Missions for Drones
Look, up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a drone. Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, were a hot item on last year’s Christmas lists. Beyond recreational fun, businesses are capitalizing on the drone’s potential to transform healthcare. Disaster Relief One of the first medical applications for a drone was disaster relief. […]
Kim Shopper |
From Yellow to Black
The last time it occurred was nearly 100 years ago on June 8, 1918. People all over Kansas City want to be sure to have a great seat when it happens again this year. The solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21, is a popular topic of conversation from, “Have you purchased your glasses?” to “Where will […]
Braden Dunbar DO |
Five Fun Workouts You Can Do as a Family
In Clay and Platte Counties, nearly one in every three adults is obese and at risk for chronic diseases such as high blood pressure , heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. To maintain or lose weight, it’s important to be active. Get the whole family involved and reap the rewards. Aside from improving physical health, […]
Amy Bennett |
Codfish Skin Helps Heal Wounds, Reduces Pain Levels
An innovative wound treatment using fish skin is bringing dramatic healing, reduction in pain and cost savings to patients at NKCH. Karl R. Stark, MD, vascular surgeon Vascular Surgeon Karl Stark, MD, with Midwest Aortic and Vascular Institute and director of the hospital’s Wound Healing Center, along with his colleagues, are the Northland’s […]
Jodi Rawson |
Hunger at Home
In Clay and Platte Counties, an estimated 2,700 children live without consistent access to nutritious food. One out of five Northland children live in a home without enough food. Often, a school lunch is their only meal of the day. Becky Hager, RD Going Hungry What happens to children who go to school […]
Kim Shopper |
Hands-free Imaging
Andrea demonstrates the Veinsite Locator The headgear looks like a Space Age invention, but in reality it’s a valuable patient care tool. Lab assistants, serving as phlebotomists, can use the Veinsite® Locator when drawing blood from patients with difficult to locate veins. It’s helpful in patients who are very young, elderly, obese, dehydrated or who have a […]
Mari Rydings |
Avoid Getting Ticked Off This Summer
Growing up, I spent many summers at my Grandma Cornell’s house in Oronogo, MO, just outside of Joplin. From sun up to sun down, my cousins and I played tag in the tall grass and built forts in overgrown thickets. At the end of each day, Grandma conducted a thorough tick check that included scrutinizing […]
Mari Rydings |
Surfs Up, KC!
If North Kansas City can’t go to the beach, the beach will go to North Kansas City, as least relatively speaking. This time next year, you could be riding the waves at Flow House Kansas City, a surfing-themed attraction scheduled to open in One North, a mixed-use development under construction at I-35 and Armour Road […]
Amy Bennett |
Dry Drowning Causes and Symptoms
Summer is in full swing, and children are making a beeline for the cool water. Know the causes, signs and how to prevent dry and secondary drowning. Dry Drowning Dry drowning happens when your child takes in a small amount of water that does not reach the lungs. The airway spasms and closes up. Dry […]
Casey Quintanilla |
Room for Improvement Kansas City Ranks 36th in Fittest City List
Kansas City ranked 36th in the 10th annual American Fitness Index released last week by the American College of Sports Medicine and the Anthem Foundation. While 36 may not seem too bad, what’s alarming is that our city dropped six spots since last year. Here’s a breakdown of some of the survey results. Exercise 74.5% […]
Kim Shopper |
Yellowstone Memories
The beauty of Yellowstone National Park lured Medical Technologist Christie Burnett, CLS-ASCP, to leave her job and her home in the 1990s to work in the park’s only hospital, nestled on the northern shores of Yellowstone Lake. Each May-September, from 1993-1995, Christie worked for Yellowstone Park Medical Services as a medical technologist, testing blood samples […]