News & Issues
Stories from around the Kansas City Metro area on a variety of topics.
Cerner breaks ground on massive south Kansas City complex
Cerner Corp., the Kansas City-based health care information technology giant, broke ground Wednesday on its huge campus in south Kansas City, Mo., a project that’s eventually expected to house as many as 16,000 workers. Cerner officials, along with Missouri Governor Jay Nixon and Kansas City mayor Sly James, took part in the ceremony at the…
Mickey Mouse for school board!
Sen. Pat Roberts and Gov. Sam Brownback were the big winners last Tuesday in Johnson County, Kansas, but Mickey Mouse also appeared on ballots in the county. So did Beyoncé, Cookie Monster, Professor Dumbledore and President Obama. These familiar names, in addition to many others, were written in by Johnson County voters. The complete list…
Medicaid expansion still on table in Kansas, Missouri following elections
Kansas hospitals are moving ahead with plans to put a Medicaid expansion plan before lawmakers despite election results that returned Gov. Sam Brownback to office and solidified conservatives’ control of the Legislature. Democrat Paul Davis favored expansion but came up short in his bid to upset Brownback, a Republican who thus far has opposed expansion….
History comes to life at KC’s National WWI Museum Veterans Day celebration
Kansas City’s National World War I Museum is currently celebrating the centennial of the duration of “the Great War,” so today’s Veterans Day took on special significance. Veterans Day was originally “Armistice Day” and celebrated the end of WWI. The WWI Museum at Liberty Memorial is hosting a whole day of activities, which began this…
Children’s Mercy adds heart transplants to cardiac program
Over the years, physicians at Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics have developed substantial expertise in caring for patients before and after they receive heart transplants. But now the hospital can provide the full spectrum of care to these children, following approval last week for it to perform such transplants itself. The go-ahead came from the…