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Saint Luke's Liver Disease Management Center says testing is key to saving lives, 'silent infection' rampant among baby boomers KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- If you're a baby boomer, you may not know that odds are high that you're carrying the hepatitis C virus, putting yourself at risk for illness that can range from minor to life threatening. Hepatitis C is a contagious disease affecting primarily the liver, caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The...
Saint Luke's 12th among national peers in hospital rankings KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As a health system, Saint Luke's ranks among the highest in the nation in patients' perspectives in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey of patients' hospital experiences. Data recently provided by HealthStream, the system's patient satisfaction consultant, show that...
The Blue Distinction® designation aids consumers and employers in choosing high-performing hospitals OVERLAND PARK, Kan., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC) has named Saint Luke's South Hospital as a Blue Distinction Center in Knee and Hip Replacement. The Blue Distinction Centers for Specialty Care® program is a national designation awarded by Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies to medical facilities that have...
Lexmark’s Perceptive Software announces a local partnership with Kansas City-based Saint Luke’s Health System, which will expand its investment in Perceptive Software solutions to multiple departments throughout the system of hospitals and clinics. Shawnee, KS (PRWEB) January 09, 2013 News Facts Lexmark’s Perceptive Software announces a local partnership with Kansas City-based Saint Luke’s Health System, which will expand its investment in Perceptive Software solutions to...
Resuscitation, new high blood pressure treatment, and bypass options for diabetics among foremost scientific projects KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Three clinical studies featuring cardiac research conducted at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute made the American Heart Association's (AHA) recently published annual list of top 10 scientific advances in heart disease and stroke for 2012. "We are delighted that our research program has been...
