MD News February/March 2018, Greater Kansas Edition Consumer survey provides rich data on the magnitude of states’ access problems RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC— With stakeholders concerned about rising costs and access to health care, a new study finds that roughly one-quarter of adults (ages 19 to 64) in both Kansas and Missouri, and one-third of children in …
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New study finds large number of Kansans living with medical debt
Kearny County Hospital Awarded 2017 Gilbreath Award
Kearny County Hospital Pioneer Care Advocacy Team 2017 Recipient Janet Sevier Gilbreath Special Project Recognition Award Kearny County Hospital and Rural Health Clinic draw patients from a 12-county area across southwest Kansas and western Colorado, an area with populations comprising at least 22 nationalities. The organization’s unique, mission-related recruiting practices have enabled it to expand …
After 30 years, United Methodist Health Ministry Fund has second president
By Amy Geiszler-Jones For the first time in its history, the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund has had a leadership change. Kim Moore, the fund’s first president, retired at the end of January. David Jordan, former executive director of the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas, is the new president. The United Methodist Health Ministry Fund …