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(Kansas City, MO– June 5 th, 2017) – St. Joseph Medical Center officially opens Sister Margaret’s Senior Clinic in Kansas City, led by a dedicated team of experts with specialized training and experience in geriatric healthcare. ...

Kansas City, Mo 2017 — St. Joseph Medical Center has received the Mission: Lifeline ® Silver Receiving Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the ...

(Kansas City, MO – June 25, 2017) – Jeffrey R. Althoff, M.D. F.A.C.E.P., U.H.M, board-certified in Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine, has joined Healient Physician Group, Kansas City, MO. Dr. Jeffrey Althoff is returning to the St. Joseph ...

St. Joseph Medical Center opened a new clinic for seniors, Sister Margaret's Senior Clinic, at its Kansas City campus on Tuesday. The clinic will offer specialty care for seniors, as well as transportation and diagnostic tools. Read More

St. Joseph Medical Center and the Red Bridge Family YMCA have forged a partnership to better serve the health needs of seniors. St. Joseph Medical Center is focusing on seniors with its Senior Care Services. One of the components is Community ...

Award recognizes safe surgery practices and lower rates for complications and infections Kansas City Missouri –February 16, 2017 – St Joseph Medical Center has been named one of America’s Best Hospitals for Patient Safety by the ...

(Ontario, CA) – Today, Prime Healthcare Foundation, Inc., a not for profit hospital system, announced that it has closed a $160 million senior secured credit facility (Facility) led by BBVA Compass (BBVA). The Facility, which may be expanded in ...

Prem Reddy, MD, FACC, FCCP, Chairman, President and CEO of Prime Healthcare, has once again been named to Modern Healthcare’s prestigious list of the “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare” for 2016. This is the third time that ...

We are pleased to share this Q & A featuring Dr. Reddy and Prime Healthcare and the Managing Director of the Advisory Board. The Advisory Board is a prestigious healthcare advisory organization located on three continents, and their Daily ...

St. Joseph Medical Center has earned the Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology ...

St. Joseph Medical Center has earned the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: Stroke Honor Roll. The award recognizes the hospital’s ...

As Kansas City Sporting celebrated 20 years this week, it honored two physicians practicing at St. Joseph Medical Center who have been with the team from the start. They debuted on April 13, 1996, caring for Kansas City Wiz players. After a year, the ...

(Ontario, CA, April 6, 2016) – Prem Reddy, MD, FACC, FCCP, Chairman, President and CEO of Prime Healthcare Services, has been named to Modern Healthcare’s prestigious list of the “50 Most Influential Physician Executives and ...

St. Joseph Heart Center has received the American College of Cardiology’s Get with the Guidelines Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2015. St. Joseph is one of only 319 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor. The award recognizes St. ...

Greg Simpson has been named Chief Nursing Officer of St. Joseph Medical Center. Simpson returns to St. Joseph, where he served as the director of the Heart Institute from 1998 to 2007. He went on to serve as a nursing leader for regional HCA ...

St. Joseph Medical Center has been named a recipient of the 2015 Women’s Choice Award® as one of America’s Best Hospital’s for Orthopedics, providing exceptional patient care and treatment. By carrying the Women’s Choice ...

St. Joseph Medical Center earns the 2015 Women’s Choice Award as one of America’s Best Breast Centers, acknowledging its dedication to providing exceptional patient care and treatment. By carrying the evidence-based designation of the ...

Kansas City, MO---St. Joseph Medical Center has earned Stroke Center Level II designation from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Bureau of Hospital Standards. The state announced the designation of Stroke Centers across Missouri ...

Ontario, Calif., Feb. 13, 2015 – Prime Healthcare announced today that it has completed its acquisition of St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, MO, and St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs, MO, as well as other assets of ...

Prime Healthcare Services has named Robert J. Erickson as the chief executive officer of St. Joseph Medical Center. Debra L. Cartwright, CPA, FACHE, FHFMA, has been named regional chief financial officer of the four Prime Healthcare Services ...

Kansas City, Mo. – Tommy Ko, MD, is joining Pulmonary Physicians of Carondelet effective Monday, January 5. Dr. Ko brings more than 20 years of experience to the practice. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Diseases. Dr. ...

St. Joseph Medical Center has earned received full accreditation with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care.St. Joseph undertook a rigorous evaluation and refinement of heart care processes in order ...

(Kansas City, Mo.) October 14, 2014 – Carondelet Health in Kansas City, Mo., a part of Ascension, and Prime Healthcare Services, Inc., have signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition by Prime of the majority of the facilities of ...

(Kansas City, Mo.) October 14, 2014 – Carondelet Health in Kansas City, Mo., a part of Ascension, and Prime Healthcare Services, Inc., have signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition by Prime of the majority of the facilities of ...

St. Joseph Medical Center is hosting a free community event marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Looking for Laughter in All the Wrong Places, presented by comedian and world-champion juggler Scott Burton, shows us how comedy and joy can help us ...