By Julius A. Karash, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Jun. 6--Nurses at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence said Thursday that the hospital needs to beef up staffing to ensure patient safety.

By Julius A. Karash, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Jan. 22--The former director of neonatal intensive care at Research Medical Center and Centerpoint Medical Center has stepped up his legal fight against his former employer.

By Randolph Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Oct. 23--More than 300 nurses at the recently opened Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence will decide whether to join a union. The National Labor Relations Board will conduct an election Nov.

By Julius A. Karash, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Jul. 28--The former director of neonatal intensive care at Research Medical Center and Centerpoint Medical Center has sued HCA Midwest, the hospitals' owner, over his firing.

By Julius A. Karash and Alan Bavley, The Kansas City Star, Mo. May 24--Melissa Hoff will be fretting today: Her premature baby daughter, Karma, is scheduled to move across town from intensive care at Research Medical Center to Children's Mercy Hospital.