In about five years, the Wichita area has gone from one surgical robot at Via Christi Hospital on Harry to eight robots at five regional hospitals: Wesley Medical Center, Newton Medical Center, Hutchinson Regional Medical Center and Kansas Medical Center, in addition to Via Christi. Over the same time, use of the da Vinci Surgical
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Physician-owned hospitals say efforts to limit their growth make it difficult to plan for the future, not knowing when — or whether — they’ll be able to add services, beds or jobs. For at least five years, congressional action or talk of it has kept the hospitals from expanding and restricted investment in them. And
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KMC wins state recognition By Belinda Larsen Kansas Medical Center in Andover was one of 24 Regional Award winners during Kansas Department of Commerce Business Appreciation Month. Approximately 100 businesses were nominated across the state for the recognition. The criteria used to determine award winners include employment numbers, what they give back to the communities,
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By Kelsey Ryan A procedure for those with advanced heart failure is now available in the Wichita area. The procedure, which implants a small pump called the Impella device through a patient’s artery, was performed on two patients at the Kansas Medical Center in Andover on Friday. Interventional cardiologist Hussam Farhoud, a physician with Heartland
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Selection of Kansas Medical Center on list of “Best Hospitals for Patient Experience in Heart Care” is based on women’s preferences, recommendation rating and clinical excellence. Kansas Medical Center received the Women’s Choice Award from WomenCertified® distinguishing it as one of the 2013 Best Hospitals for Patient Experience in Heart Care. The award is
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Kansas Medical Center top knee surgery facility butlercountytimesgazette.com A hospital in Andover was listed among the best in the nation when it comes to knee surgeries. A hospital in Andover was listed among the best in the nation when it comes to knee surgeries. Hospitals in North Carolina and Indiana joined Kansas Medical Center in
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By Jerry Siebenmark In about five years, the Wichita area has gone from one surgical robot at Via Christi Hospital on Harry to eight robots at five regional hospitals: Wesley Medical Center, Newton Medical Center, Hutchinson Regional Medical Center and Kansas Medical Center, in addition to Via Christi. Over the same time, use of the
Read moreBY RICK PLUMLEE Wichitan Martin Sellberg has long mixed two of his favorite passions — medicine and aviation. He’s been flying for 34 years, serves as an emergency room doctor at Kansas Medical Center in Andover and a McPherson hospital, and is the state air surgeon for Kansas Air National Guard. He also owns LifeTeam,
Read moreWhen traveling for medical procedures you have a choice for bypass the large which to hospitals and choose Kansas Medical Center our nurse to patient ratio is the lowest in the area.
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Insights with Hugh Downs presents information and news regarding the Kansas Medical Center
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Physician-owned hospital dispute continues locally Kansas Medical Center marked its one-year anniversary this week with a business-as-usual attitude. Nothing at the Andover facility had changed — patient welfare is still the standard, says CEO Badr Idbeis from its debut to day No. 365. Meanwhile, in the center of town, at Wesley Medical Center, the city’s second
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