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KHA recognizes Kathy Moore

Wichita, Kan. —  The University of Kansas Health System's Kathy Wolfe Moore has been named a 2019 Kansas Hospital Association Distinguished Health Care Advocate. Wolfe Moore, a Kansas representative serving her fifth consecutive term, join...

Aug 27, 2019
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Health System Earns Top Stroke Care Honor

Kansas City, Kan. — Once again, The University of Kansas Health System's stroke program – the region's largest – received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke GOLD PLUS achievement award....

Aug 02, 2019
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Caring for a Medically Complex Child

Deciding where to go to college, what to wear to prom, or how to ask out a crush are normal concerns for many teenagers. Wondering how long their new heart will keep them alive is usually not one of them. But for Sam Allen it is. At just 16 years ol...

Sep 11, 2019
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The Best Time to Begin Screening Mammograms

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in U.S. women. Regular screening mammograms provide the best chance of detecting breast cancer when it’s small and most treatable. According to Onalisa Winblad, MD, director of breast imaging at T...

Aug 12, 2019
Patient Story

skin grafting

When Jim Morris woke up in the ICU at The University of Kansas Health System, he didn’t know where he was or what had happened. His friends and family gave him the details of the work accident that took his life – twice – before doc...
Patient Story

Patient treated for rare skull base aneurysm

In early 2017, Rebecca, 40, experienced significant ear pain. She thought it was another event in her history of sinus problems. Her primary care provider agreed, but also noticed Rebecca’s tonsils seemed swollen. Rebecca was prescribed steroids and...
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Walk-In, After-Hours Care for Sports Injuries in Overland Park

Fall is a busy time for sports and sports injuries. To help keep you in the game, The University of Kansas Health System Sports Medicine and Performance Center is making it easier to get your aches and pains checked out in Overland Park, Kansas. Begi...

Aug 02, 2019
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Prestigious Lantern Award Honors Emergency Department Excellence

Kansas City, Kan. — The University of Kansas Hospital's Emergency Department (ED) has received the Lantern Award. Only 28 EDs in the nation this year have received the award, which is given by the Emergency Nurses Association. Our ED is th...

Jul 31, 2019
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Proton Therapy Coming to Kansas City

The University of Kansas Health System will join an elite group of health systems and hospitals by becoming the first in the region to provide lifesaving proton therapy in Kansas City to cancer patients. The highly specialized form of radiation treat...

Jul 09, 2019
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Preimplantation Genetic Testing Gives IVF Couples Peace of Mind

The University of Kansas Health System offers preimplantation genetic testing for couples who are trying to conceive through in vitro fertilization (IVF). The preimplantation diagnosis, or single gene testing, identifies diseases and genetic def...

Jun 18, 2019
Patient Story

Teen Receives Lifesaving Trauma Care

In 2017, the Bohns’ 2 sons were involved in a head-on car collision. Hunter was 18. Gavin, 16. The crash happened near their home in Columbus, a small town in southeastern Kansas. Ambulances transported the boys to a nearby hospital in Joplin, Missou...
Patient Story

Spine Surgery, Pain Management and Quality of Life

In 1985, Tom Shaw was an athletic, optimistic high school sophomore in Enid, Oklahoma. At just 16, he was already being recruited by many college football programs. Then he was in a terrible car accident, smashing into an embankment. He and his fa...