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The ambulatory surgery center is now open

The ambulatory surgery center at our Indian Creek Campus in Overland Park, Kansas is now offering high-quality care for patients with outpatient surgery needs. The state-of-the-art surgical center helps our health system improve access, streamline scheduling and increase convenience to elevate the overall patient experience.

Our physicians offer a variety of surgical services, including sports medicine, orthopedics, gastroenterology, otorhinolaryngology, ophthalmology and more.

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Good Medicine offers the latest news about The University of Kansas Health System and how we are advancing the power of medicine in the communities we serve and beyond.

Read stories about our patients and the professionals who care for them. Learn about our donors and community members who support our mission to provide the best possible healthcare available. And find out about our newest services and locations.

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Caring for the Royal in you

The University of Kansas Health System is the official care provider of the Kansas City Royals – and the athlete in you. You can see the very same experts who care for the boys in blue, no matter your healthcare needs.

Our experts in sports medicine and orthopedics – and many other specialties – provide major league care for Kansas City's top athletes and for you and your family.

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Protect the skin you’re in!

Everyone is at risk for skin cancer. One in 5 Americans will develop the disease in their lifetime. But you can detect it early by examining your skin for unusual bumps, red spots, sores, patches and moles.

See your doctor if you have a mole or growth with any of the ABCDE warning signs: asymmetric shape, irregular border, uneven color, large diameter or changing shape.

Know your skin

Resiliency tools anyone can use

Turning Point, a resource of The University of Kansas Health System, offers tips for reducing and managing stress with their resiliency toolbox. Each lesson focuses on a different topic and provides strategies for increasing your ability to bounce back from life’s challenges.

View the modules and learn how to strengthen and change your mind, body and spirit.

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Public Notice: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education Call for Comments

The University of Kansas Hospital announces the upcoming site visit of the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) to review The University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City Division, Nurse Residency program from Wednesday, September 11...

The University of Kansas Health System Selects IBA as Partner for Bringing Proton Therapy Treatment to Kansas

Kansas City, Kan. — The University of Kansas Health System announced today it has signed an agreement with IBA for the purchase of their Proteus®ONE system for the region's first proton therapy center. The health system anticipates breaking...

Aggressive Management of Lymphedema Improves Quality of Life for Breast Cancer Survivors

By Jamie Wagner, DO, breast surgical oncologist

Innovative Robotic Surgery Accelerates Recovery After Prostatectomy

By William Parker, MD, urologic oncologist

Husband, Father Celebrates Each Day After Brain Tumor Treatment

Chance Fouts grew up a Royals fan. Yet the Johnson County, Kansas, native never thought he'd be sitting behind home plate in the Buck O'Neil Legacy Seats. The honor for Chance, his wife, Jini, and their 2 young sons to enjoy a day with a bird's-eye v...

From Heart Transplant Patient to Triathlete

As Lance Barger lay in the cardiac intensive care unit at The University of Kansas Health System waiting for a new heart, he received some good advice from fellow heart transplant patient Brian Beggs. "He told me, 'If you're layin', you're stayin,'"...

Graduate Nurse Open House on July 18

Kansas City, Kan. — On Thursday, July 18, we will be hosting a Graduate Nurse Open House from 1-5 p.m. During the event, recent graduates and soon-to-graduate nursing students will have the opportunity to speak with nurse managers and recruiters to l...

Turning Point Kids Program Finds Global Welcome

Leawood, Kan. — Turning Point has used music, art, movement and other creative outlets to help children – whose loved ones are suffering serious and chronic disease – develop emotional resilience for years. The program is now reachi...

Advances in Radiation Protocols Improve Quality of Life with Prostate Cancer

By Xinglei Shen, MD, radiation oncologist

Groundbreaking Developments in Gynecologic Cancer Care

By Dineo Khabele, MD, FACOG, FACS, division director, gynecologic oncology

Heart Transplant Saves Heart Failure Survivor

Bert and Cathy Carlson were teenagers when they married and began a life together in southeast Kansas. That life included Bert's service in the U.S. Army, a self-built welding business, the family ranch and children, grandchildren and friends. "Today...

Active Retiree Tackles Brain Tumor, Eye Melanoma in 1-2 Punch

At 72, Susan Hunnicutt was thoroughly enjoying retirement, spending plenty of time outdoors on her idyllic 2 acres and tending to 25 free-standing gardens across her property in Belton, Missouri. When she began feeling unbalanced and dizzy on a regul...