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St. Joseph Medical Center has again attained Magnet® recognition as part of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®. It is the third straight time St. Joseph has earned this recognition. This ...

Numbers are important when it comes to one’s health. Learning blood pressure, cholesterol levels, blood sugars and more can help determine a person’s heart health. To mark American Heart Month, St. Joseph Medical Center is hosting a FREE ...

– St. Joseph Medical Center has again earned the Get With The Guidelines®–Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. This award recognizes St. Joseph's commitment ...

The Breast Center at St. Joseph Medical Center has earned a three-year full accreditation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered by the American College of Surgeons. Accreditation by the NAPBC is only ...

St. Joseph Medical Center tied for fourth in the Kansas City area in U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals metro area rankings. U.S. News & World Report evaluates nearly 5,000 hospitals across the country and recognizes hospitals in ...

St. Joseph and St. Mary’s Medical Centers have earned prestigious honors in Professional Research Consultants’ (PRC) 2011 National Excellence in Healthcare Awards. PRC presented Five-Star Patient Perception Awards to the 2 North ...

The Breast Center at St. Joseph Medical Center has been designated as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR). This prestigious designation means the Breast Center at St. Joseph has earned accreditation in ...

Gene T. Lee, MD, recently joined the medical staff at St. Joseph Medical Center. Dr. Lee specializes in perinatology, the care of mother and fetus during high-risk pregnancies. Dr. Lee earned his medical degree at the University of Chicago Pritzker ...

St. Joseph Medical Center Earns Get With the Guidelines- Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award Kansas City, Mo. – St. Joseph Medical Center has earned the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The ...

Kansas City, Mo.– The Breast Center at St. Joseph Medical Center has been named a finalist in the Pink Well Challenge, a fundraising effort by The Lester and Sue Smith Foundation that is offering matching grants to organizations engaged in ...

Kansas City, Mo.– St. Joseph Medical Center’s Radiology department has earned a three-year accreditation for computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound from the American College of Radiology (ACR). St. ...

Kansas City, Mo.– John Michael Quinn, MD, FACS, recently joined the medical staff at St. Joseph Medical Center. Dr. Quinn is board-certified in plastic surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He specializes in breast ...

Kansas City, Mo.– St. Joseph Medical Center’s Cancer Program has earned a Three-Year Accreditation with Commendation from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. St. Joseph undertook an intensive evaluation process, which ...

Kansas City, Mo. – St. Joseph Medical Center has earned Chest Pain Center Accreditation from the Society of Chest pain Centers. St. Joseph undertook a rigorous evaluation and refinement of heart care processes in order to integrate the ...

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Kansas City, Mo.– The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding (with the exception of vitamin and mineral supplements or medications) for about the first six months of infancy, with continued breastfeeding, along with ...

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Kansas City, Mo.—Carondelet Health announces Heather Beheler, EMBA, is named Vice President and Chief Resource Officer. Beheler is responsible for planning, developing, leading, facilitating, coordinating and implementing all actions needed to ...

Kansas City, Mo.— The Carondelet Heart Institute will host a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, September 30, 4–6 p.m., for the expansion of the facility. The ceremony will take place outside the current facility, located at 930 ...

Kansas City, Mo—Michael A. Dorsey has accepted the position of Chief Executive Officer at St. Joseph Medical Center and Chief Operating Officer of Carondelet Health. Dorsey brings more than 25 years of senior-level health care experience to St. ...

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Kansas City, Mo.— Lillibridge and Affiliates will begin construction on a 22,000-square-foot expansion in late September that will double the size of the Carondelet Heart Institute at St. Joseph Medical Center.. “We have experienced ...

Kansas City, Mo.— Diana Dickey, PT, GCS, GTC, recently completed her Board Certification in Geriatrics by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS). Dickey has worked in the St. Joseph Medical Center Outpatient Rehab clinic for ...

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Kansas City, Mo. — St. Joseph Medical Center welcomes Deb Ohnoutka, BSN, MHA, as its Chief Nursing Officer overseeing nursing initiatives, cultivating a safe environment for patients and associates, and developing a team of inspired, motivated ...