Fast Track expansion cut ER wait times at St Catherine Hospital
Scott Taylor, president of St Catherine Hospital, announced at a Friday ribbon cutting that the ER Fast Track expansion reduced patient wait times. Since March about 1,400 patients passed through, averaging under 10 minutes to be seen and under 1 hour 45 minutes to discharge, with numbers still falling.
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Governor signs bill delaying Medicaid expansion in Kansas
Gov. Sam Brownback signed HB 2552 leaving Medicaid expansion to the Legislature. The measure, amended to require legislative action under the Affordable Care Act, would affect about 78,000 uninsured Kansans and shift future expansion decisions to lawmakers. Brownback has not committed to expansion, citing ACA concerns. Rep. John Rubin led the bill on the House floor, stressing it does not decide expansion but places it in representatives’ hands.
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Sam Brownback
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LiveWell Finney County launches healthy design initiative
The Western Kansas Community Foundation receives a $75,000 Kansas Health Foundation grant to promote a healthy community design project in Finney County. LiveWell Finney County, in partnership with Finney County Health Coalition and Garden City, aims to study policy changes to improve citizen health, building on Safe Routes to Schools to enhance crosswalks and sidewalks. Verna Weber notes the effort will identify sidewalk gaps and determine if policy updates are needed to improve safety for children walking to school. The project traces to Lee Grant and appears in Page A5.
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