Dan Margolies, KCUR 89.3

Managing Editor, Heartland Health Monitor

Dan Margolies covers breaking news and legal affairs at KCUR 89.3, a member of the KC Media Collective, where this story first appeared. He has worked as a reporter for the Kansas City Business Journal, The Kansas City Star and Reuters. In a previous life, he was a lawyer.

Stories by Dan Margolies, KCUR 89.3

Truman Med could get hit with penalty over infection rates

Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill is among 175 hospitals nationwide most likely to be penalized with the loss of Medicare payments because of high rates of infection and other complications. In April, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services calculated preliminary “hospital-acquired condition” scores from 1 to 10, with one being best and 10 being worst. Truman was…

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Aches & Pains? It pays to shop around

Considering a major joint replacement? If you check into the University of Kansas Hospital, you might be charged more than $115,000. But if you go to Olathe Medical Center just 22 miles down the road, you’re apt to be billed just over $50,000. Coping with renal failure? At Truman Medical Center, the bill is likely…

Truman Medical Centers Names New CEO

By Dan Margolies – KCUR An executive with TMC Lakewood has been chosen to succeed John W. Bluford III as president and CEO of Truman Medical Centers. Charles W. “Charlie” Shields, currently the chief operating officer of TMC Lakewood, part of the TMC Health System,  will replace Bluford, who is retiring in July. Shields, a former Missouri state…

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