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Jodi Rawson |
Cancer Patients Look to the Future With New Fertility Preservation Options
As cancers are diagnosed in patients at a younger and younger age, the need for fertility preservation is more important than ever. Dan Gehlbach, MD, a reproductive endocrinologist with Midwest Reproductive Center (MRC), works with couples and individuals to help them maintain their ability to conceive and have a child. "When patients receive a life-altering […]
Jodi Rawson |
Physical Rehabilitation Puts Nature Lovers Back on the Hiking Trail
Becky and John hiking the Tetons Hiking has always been a cathartic experience for John and Becky Hagan. Some of the couple’s best memories are of them enjoying nature together. “Hiking is like going to church because it’s so spiritual and rejuvenating with beautiful mountains, trees, wildflowers and fresh air,” Becky says. The […]
Jodi Rawson |
Gildas Club Kansas City and NKCH Partners in the Fight Against Cancer
NKCH has teamed up with Gilda’s Club Kansas City to bring our cancer patients innovative cancer support programming. Since opening its signature red door in 2011, Gilda’s Club Kansas City has provided countless cancer patients, their families and their friends in the metro area with emotional and social support. “It’s a match made in heaven […]
Jodi Rawson |
Conquering Incontinence
After living with incontinence for more than a year, Northland resident Rosalie Ray decided to do something about it.
Jodi Rawson |
Specialized Teen Health
Eve Krahn, MD and Leonard Pittala, DO with Meritas Health Pediatrics As children grow older, in the blink of an eye they transition from play dates to parties and from carpools to driving. They also stop making regular visits to the doctor, and that change concerns some physicians. Many preteens and adolescents see […]
Jodi Rawson |
Stress and Heart Disease Fad or Fact
For decades now the medical community has focused on stress as a major cause of heart disease. But is that a fact? Has the negative impact of stress been overblown, especially when compared to other risk factors? After all, stress is a normal part of our everyday life. What’s really important to consider is the […]
Jodi Rawson |
Easy on the Eyes
Michael Somers, MD Ophthalmologist with Somers Eye Center The average American adult spends more than 8 hours of every day in front of a screen working, paying bills, shopping online, reading books or watching movies. Computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones are part of daily life, but extended screen time may have an unexpected […]
Jodi Rawson |
A Walk on the Sidelines
High school football teams playing under Friday night lights often do so under the watchful eyes of orthopedic physicians from North Kansas City Hospital. Attend a football game at one of 10 area high schools and chances are an orthopedic specialist is on the sidelines in case of injury. On any Friday evening, high school […]
Becky Hager |
Squash is Not Just for Decorating
Fall is known for its beautiful colors, warm spices, apple picking, pumpkins and those strange looking winter squash. If you are anything like me, you thought those butternut, acorn, and spaghetti squash were for fall decorations. I’ve walked by them a million times in the grocery store and always asked myself “what do you do […]
Jodi Rawson |
NKCH recognized by The Joint Commission as a Top Performer
North Kansas City Hospital has been recognized as a 2013 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of healthcare organizations in the United States. The Joint Commission’s recognized North Kansas City Hospital for attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability measure performance for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical […]
Jodi Rawson |
Home Health – 20 Years of Service
Aug. 20, 2014, marks the 20th anniversary of North Kansas City Hospital Home Health Services. Care is provided to patients in Clay, Platte, Jackson and Ray counties and helps to prevent patients from experiencing unnecessary re-admissions to the hospital. Registered nurses are on-call everyday to provide care, including weekends. Home Health services include: Nursing Physical […]
Jodi Rawson |
Support for the Tiniest Patients
One in every 10 babies born in the U.S. is admitted to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) because of premature birth or another medical condition. For parents with a baby in a NICU, the experience can be frightening, confusing and overwhelming. That's why North Kansas City Hospital recently joined the NICU Family Support® network […]