FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: 573-556-MSOA KELLY HENDRICKS, M.D. ELECTED TO BOARD OF STATEWIDE ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION Missouri State Orthopaedic Association elects Board of Directors JEFFERSON CITY—Missouri’s statewide association of Orthopaedic physicians has elected its officers and board of directors for the upcoming year. At its 44th Annual Meeting in St. Louis, members of the Missouri State Orthopaedic Association elected Kelly Hendricks, ...
OVERLAND PARK, KS – Hundreds of residents of Tallgrass Creek retirement community in Overland Park, KS, will celebrate their healthy living by participating in a nonstop series of fitness events on Thursday, May 23. The events will be held on the Tallgrass Creek campus (13800 Metcalf Avenue) and are as follows: 10 a.m. - Noon: Senior Fitness testing. 10 - ...
Dan Erler, CEO of The eHG Group, www.ehggroup.com, has achieved the Certified Revenue Cycle Representative (CRCR) certification from the Hospital Financial Management Association (HFMA). This esteemed certification enables Dan to add greater clarity to healthcare revenue cycle operations with Kansas City hospitals and practices. Healthcare regulations are becoming more complex, customers are demanding more, and hospital staffs are being held ...
Kansas City, Mo. (May 20, 2013)—As escalating violence inside Syria continues to plunge more and more people into further poverty, Syria Relief and Development (SRD)—an Overland Park, Kan.-based nonprofit, humanitarian organization working inside Syria and neighboring Jordan to ease the suffering of Syrians in need—has launched a local donation drive to collect aid items to be shipped to families in ...
We are excited to introduce ourselves to the community! Sarah Dominguez, PT, MSPT, CLT, and Jennifer Cumming, PT, MSPT, CLT, recently opened Foundational Concepts, a specialty physical therapy clinic focusing exclusively on pelvic floor dysfunction and women’s health. Foundational Concepts is Kansas City’s only physical therapy clinic specializing specifically in pelvic floor dysfunction. Jennifer and Sarah are both passionate about ...
Outcomes researcher John Spertus, M.D., recognized for leadership and contributions to field of cardiology, health care quality KANSAS CITY, Mo. (May 16, 2013) — Cardiologist John Spertus, M.D., M.P.H., has been named the recipient of the American Heart Association’s Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research (QCOR) Distinguished Achievement Award for contributions to the field. He was presented the ...
WESTWOOD, Kan. – May 15, 2013 – Melissa Ott, Midwest Transplant Network (MTN) organ procurement coordinator, earned the Certified Procurement Transplant Coordinator (CPTC) designation by successfully passing the examination from the American Board of Transplant Certification. The CPTC designation is a credential given to qualified transplant coordinators or transplant nurses who have successfully passed the examination, which represents a standard ...
Join us for the Kansas City VA Medical Center 2013 Research Day “VA Research Inspires” May 15, 2013 11am – 6pm Poster Display and Open Discussions 11am – 11:30am Presentations Noon – 6pm Kansas City VA Medical Center 4801 E. Linwood Blvd. Kansas City, MO 64128 Hall of Heroes
Free community event June 4 to feature renowned author of Wheat Belly diet book and experts from Saint Luke’s Charles & Barbara Duboc Cardio Health & Wellness Center KANSAS CITY, Mo. (May 10, 2013) — Famed author of the New York Times best-selling book Wheat Belly – Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight William Davis, M.D., is among the speakers ...
Charlie Shields, chief operating officer of Truman Medical Center Lakewood and a former Missouri state legislator, has joined the board of directors of the Metropolitan Community College Foundation. Shields’ appointment to the Foundation board was approved at the April meeting of the MCC board of trustees. He will serve a three-year term. Shields is an alumnus of Metropolitan Community College ...
In December of 2012, Waters Davidson Dentistry in Olathe, KS became the first dental office in Olathe to begin using the new 3M True Definition Scanner to build 3D impressions of their patients’ mouths. In the past, having a dentist take impressions was a long, uncomfortable and messy process, but this groundbreaking new scanner has turned this family-friendly dentistry office ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (May 3, 2013) – Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences-College of Osteopathic Medicine will welcome a distinguished alumnus and pioneer HIV-AIDS researcher to campus in May for its commencement ceremony. Leonard Calabrese, D.O., professor of medicine and vice chair of the Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of ...
OVERLAND PARK, KS (May 8, 2013) -- Rev. Robert Southard, D. Min., a retired pastor who lives at Tallgrass Creek retirement community, travels worldwide in search of third world country crafts to bring to market in the United States. He owns Unique Finds Gifts, a shop in downtown Overland Park, KS, that specializes in selling crafts by artists from as ...
NEWS RELEASE May 7, 2013 For immediate release: For information contact: Tanesha Goshon 816.604.4206 Tanesha.goshon@mcckc.edu Grandparents, grandkids to explore health careers Kansas City – Grandparents College teaches grandparents and their grandchildren about hospitals, the medical field, nursing, and careers in health care. The interactive event will be held on June 29 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the MCC-Penn ...
OVERLAND PARK, KS (May 3, 2013) – The 65-acre campus of Tallgrass Creek retirement community in Overland Park has been recognized as being an official Certified Wildlife Habitat™ site by National Wildlife Federation (NWF). The Tallgrass Creek campus attracts a variety of birds, butterflies and other local animals by providing a wildlife-friendly landscape. More than 40 different species of birds ...
Flaunt Esthetics is hosting it's grand opening this Saturday at their New Location in Midtown! Formerly located at the Plaza, owner Danie Hawkins was ready to be a part of the booming revitalization going on in Midtown. Her new and expanded shop is located at 3535 Broadway Suite 212. She has been dubbed the "Queen of Lashes", which is one ...
University Announces Tuition Reduction, iPad® Integration KANSAS CITY, Mo. (April 26, 2013) – For higher education students, tuition communications are rarely good news these days. By contrast, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences sent an email this week to its students that both surprised and pleased them. First, the University will lower tuition by 1 percent, a concept that ...
Wichita, Kan. (April 26, 2013) — Today Delta Dental of Kansas and the Delta Dental of Kansas Foundation opened voting for The Champions Project, a state-wide, online mini-grant contest. Eight Kansas organizations are featured at www.bitly.com/TheChampionsProject where visitors can learn more about each organization and vote for their favorites, including Health Partnership of Johnson County. The three organizations that receive ...
(Prairie Village, Kan.)…Price Chopper grocery stores and Hen House Markets all across the Metro will offer customers a safe way to dispose of leftover medications. Saturday, April 27th is National Prescription Take-Back Day. Put on by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and local law enforcement, the public is encouraged to turn in unwanted medications at a participating pharmacy between ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 17, 2013 – On Saturday, April 27th, The Research Foundation will host the 7th Annual Community Block Party & Health Fair on the west parking lot of Research Medical Center located at 2316 E. Meyer Boulevard in Kansas City, Missouri. From 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., this free health and wellness outreach event will feature more ...
UMKC School of Pharmacy fraternity Kappa Epsilon will be hosting the fundraising event, Rx Factor, at the UMKC Student Union Theater on April 26, 2013. The purpose of the event is to spur some friendly competition between the Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy. Proceeds from the event will be to support a current pharmacy student battling cancer and ...
OVERLAND PARK, KS (April 9, 2013) – A Wednesday, April 17, Junior-Senior Prom at Tallgrass Creek retirement community will bring 30 students from Blue Valley North High School and nearly 100 retirees together on the dance floor. They will do the Electric Slide, Macarena and Booty Call, among other dances. There might even be an impromptu Harlem Shake. The Prom ...
HBO Documentary Chronicled Ricks’ Breast Cancer Journey Kansas City, MO. Dee Dee Ricks, whose breast cancer journey was the subject of an HBO documentary, will be the featured speaker on Saturday, May 11, at the 2013 Pink Promise Brunch, hosted by Susan G. Komen® Greater Kansas City Affiliate at the Overland Park Convention Center. Christa Dubill of 41 Action News ...
OVERLAND PARK, KS (April 9, 2013) – A late March snowstorm failed to stop Erickson Living from breaking ground on a new Continuing Care neighborhood at Tallgrass Creek retirement community in Overland Park, KS. The groundbreaking was moved “inside” and was attended by more than 200 residents, future residents and staff This continuing care neighborhood will immediately create 50 construction ...
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