Healthcare
Physicians urged to help stop violence in KCMO
The physician community can play a key role in helping reduce the shootings and killings plaguing the urban core of Kansas City, Mo., the leader of an international violence-prevention organization argued during a visit to the city this week. But the contribution won’t come through patient care, said Dr. Gary Slutkin, an epidemiologist who advocates…
Profile: Angela Broderick Bedell, executive director of Metro Med
Angela Broderick Bedell, 48, took over as executive director of the Metropolitan Medical Society of Greater Kansas City (Metro Med) in May. The society, which dates back to the late 1800s, is a membership organization for physicians practicing in the Kansas City area. It has about 2,000 members, including students and retirees. Bedell has held…
KU Eye plans centennial events
Mike Sherry – The Hale Center for Journalism The Ophthalmology Department at the University of Kansas Medical Center is marking its centennial this year through several public events aimed at raising awareness and promoting vision care. The department, also known as KU Eye, has its main office in Prairie Village, Kan. It is the only…
New building, funding drive on tap for KU Hospital
The University of Kansas Hospital announced plans Monday to build a 92-bed neurosciences and surgical oncology facility at its Kansas City, Kan., campus, and hospital officials said they have secured $3.5 million in philanthropic support for the project. Hospital officials said civic leaders Deanna and Greg Graves have pledged $1 million towards the “Cambridge North”…
Health law helps thousands of area Latinos, feds say
Approximately 95,000 uninsured Latinos in Missouri and Kansas combined are eligible for health coverage through the marketplaces established by the federal health reform law, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The department broke out state-specific numbers in the report, which concluded that approximately 8 in 10 of…