Blog Posts in 2014 St. Joseph Medical Center Earns Chest Pain Accrediation Nov 19, 2014 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 ... Read More Carondelet Health, Prime Healthcare Services Sign Agreement for Sale Oct 14, 2014 (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 ... Read More Carondelet Health, Prime Healthcare Services Sign Agreement for Sale Oct 14, 2014 (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 ... Read More Breast Center at St. Joseph Medical Center Hosts Breast Cancer Event Oct 2, 2014 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 ... Read More St. Joseph Earns Platinum Recognition in Cardiac Care Sep 24, 2014 Kansas City — St. Joseph Medical Center has earned the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR ACTION Registry–GWTG Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2014. St. Joseph is one of only 256 hospitals nationwide to receive the ... Read More Cardiothoracic Surgeon Joins Medical Staff Sep 10, 2014 The Carondelet Heart Institute at St. Joseph Medical Center welcomes John Forman, MD, to its medical staff. Dr. Forman is a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon who is also board certified in general surgery. Dr. Forman will serve as the Director ... Read More St. Joseph Stroke Center Earns Quality Awards Aug 27, 2014 St. Joseph Medical Center has earned the Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for the ... Read More St. Joseph Medical Center Earns Magnet Recognition--Again Aug 6, 2014 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 ... Read More St. Joseph Marks Heart Awareness Month with FREE Communitiy Event Feb 10, 2014 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 ... Read More