But some Kansas City area hospitals are better at these patient safety steps than others. Falls, infections after surgery, miscommunications with staff and other preventable safety issues kill up ...

The first baby at North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health was baby boy Jesse, who was born at 1:06 a.m. Jesse weighs 6 pounds and 2 ounces and was welcomed by first-time parents Aleacia and ...

The Kansas City Fire Department had paramedics at the scene — some within 40 feet of the shooting — who treated victims and had them on ambulances headed to hospitals within 10 minutes.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hospitals across the Kansas City metro reported a combined 100 firework-related injuries over the Fourth of July weekend. HCA Midwest Health has tracked fireworks-related ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The need for hospital beds in Kansas City is increasing, as doctors predicted. Hospitals in Kansas City are receiving more COVID-19 patients from outside the metro area on top ...

The number of pediatric ER visits for mental health reasons has increased by an average of 8% each year. But Kansas City hospitals warn they aren't able to keep pace — and already, about half of kids ...

Kansas City-area hospitals adjusted to more than a dozen big executive changes this year, some spurred by a hospital merger and retirements. In 2023, area hospitals had only four executive hiring ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Some Kansas City-area families are starting 2025 with new additions. AdventHealth Shawnee Mission welcomed its first baby of the year at 1:39 a.m. on New Year's Day.