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Hospital Pool to the Rescue
With a major competition just months away and no practice pool, NKCH staff came to the aid of local swimmers by making the hospital’s lap pool available to them. The swimmers, ages 8-21, belong to Northstars, a group of specially-challenged competitive athletes. The situation was personal for several NKCH employees who are parents of Northstars […]
Northland CAPS Shows Students the Real World
When Erin Stump graduated from Park Hill South High School earlier this year, she had more than a diploma to show for her hard work. Erin, an aspiring physical therapist, spent much of her senior year gaining hands-on work experience at North Kansas City Hospital while earning college credit. Our partnership with the Northland Center […]
New Partnerships, New Opportunities
Northland residents now have access to a wider range of health and wellness services thanks to our recent partnership with a prominent community organizations. Earlier this year, the new North Kansas City YMCA, a partnership between the YMCA of Greater Kansas City and North Kansas City, created an opportunity for NKCH to serve as the […]
Cancer Patients Look to the Future With New Fertility Preservation Options
As cancers are diagnosed in patients at a younger and younger age, the need for fertility preservation is more important than ever. Dan Gehlbach, MD, a reproductive endocrinologist with Midwest Reproductive Center (MRC), works with couples and individuals to help them maintain their ability to conceive and have a child. "When patients receive a life-altering […]
Physical Rehabilitation Puts Nature Lovers Back on the Hiking Trail
Becky and John hiking the Tetons Hiking has always been a cathartic experience for John and Becky Hagan. Some of the couple’s best memories are of them enjoying nature together. “Hiking is like going to church because it’s so spiritual and rejuvenating with beautiful mountains, trees, wildflowers and fresh air,” Becky says. The […]
Gildas Club Kansas City and NKCH Partners in the Fight Against Cancer
NKCH has teamed up with Gilda’s Club Kansas City to bring our cancer patients innovative cancer support programming. Since opening its signature red door in 2011, Gilda’s Club Kansas City has provided countless cancer patients, their families and their friends in the metro area with emotional and social support. “It’s a match made in heaven […]
Conquering Incontinence
After living with incontinence for more than a year, Northland resident Rosalie Ray decided to do something about it.
Specialized Teen Health
Eve Krahn, MD and Leonard Pittala, DO with Meritas Health Pediatrics As children grow older, in the blink of an eye they transition from play dates to parties and from carpools to driving. They also stop making regular visits to the doctor, and that change concerns some physicians. Many preteens and adolescents see […]
Stress and Heart Disease Fad or Fact
For decades now the medical community has focused on stress as a major cause of heart disease. But is that a fact? Has the negative impact of stress been overblown, especially when compared to other risk factors? After all, stress is a normal part of our everyday life. What’s really important to consider is the […]
Easy on the Eyes
Michael Somers, MD Ophthalmologist with Somers Eye Center The average American adult spends more than 8 hours of every day in front of a screen working, paying bills, shopping online, reading books or watching movies. Computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones are part of daily life, but extended screen time may have an unexpected […]
A Walk on the Sidelines
High school football teams playing under Friday night lights often do so under the watchful eyes of orthopedic physicians from North Kansas City Hospital. Attend a football game at one of 10 area high schools and chances are an orthopedic specialist is on the sidelines in case of injury. On any Friday evening, high school […]
Squash is Not Just for Decorating
Fall is known for its beautiful colors, warm spices, apple picking, pumpkins and those strange looking winter squash. If you are anything like me, you thought those butternut, acorn, and spaghetti squash were for fall decorations. I’ve walked by them a million times in the grocery store and always asked myself “what do you do […]