Hospital competition grows for newborn care choices
Lawrence women express mixed views on where to give birth. Some favor LMH for local care while others drive about 30 to 35 miles to Humana in Overland Park or Shawnee Mission for specialized neonatal units. Doctors cite varying levels of obstetrical care and patient decisions based on quality and facility offerings.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Denise Bergin
Lawrence
Megan Hay
Humana Hospital
Overland Park
Hay
Humana
SMH
Howard Ellis
Women’s Health Care Group of
Ellis
Kansas Board of Healing Arts
LMH
Robert Ohlen
Traci Reschliman
Shawnee Mission
Lawrence Memorial
Mark Praeger
LMH rule limits doctors spark out of town births
An Overland Park physician says Lawrence Memorial Hospital restricts which doctors can deliver babies, driving patients to seek birth services elsewhere. Hospital officials defend the 1990 policy requiring physicians to reside and have a primary Lawrence office, with limited exceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Overland Park
LMH
Howard Ellis
Kansas Board of Healing Arts
Women's Health Care Group
Clinton Parkway
Ellis
Lawrence Memorial
Robert Ohlen
LMH Board of Trustees
Douglas County
Leavenworth
Jefferson
Anderson
Franklin Counties
Ohlen
Kansas City
Topeka
Lawrence
Gardner
Prairie Village
Trash train ordered out of Kansas City
A train carrying 2000 tons of New York garbage was ordered out of Kansas City Kansas by a court. TENNSV Inc moved the 33 rail cars after officials demanded removal within 24 hours. Seven containers were dumped near Clinton Missouri before a restraining order halted the flow. Residents blocked the landfill entrance until officers intervened.
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Kansas City
Kan
New York
Illinois
St. Louis
Tennsv, Inc
Tennsv
Dana Eisele
Clinton
Missouri
Joe Harrelson
Clinton Area
Temnsv
Noriega Sentenced To 40 Years In Drug Case
Manuel Noriega, ex Panama leader, is sentenced to 40 years in U.S. prison for drug trafficking and racketeering. He attacks President Bush during the proceeding, claiming U.S. actions were politically motivated. Bush calls the punishment fitting for drug crimes harming Americans.
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Miami
Manuel Noriega
United States
Bush
Noriega
Kennebunkport
Maine
Panama
Indian activist backs casinos at kickoff conference
Clyde Bellecourt of the American Indian Movement urged Kickapoo leaders to consider casino gambling after Kansas Supreme Court rejected Gov Finney pact. He cited Minnesota tribes and said casinos are a major industry benefiting many. Bellecourt, born on White Earth, leads AIM from Minneapolis, with family roots in Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Bellecourt
Kansas Supreme Court
Joan Finney
Bellecourt
Kansas University
Supreme Court
Topeka
Minnesota
White Earth Chippewa Reservation
Abortion rally groups secure final contracts at KU
Pro life and pro choice activists completed campus facility terms for rallies at Kansas University. A Lawrence Kansans for Life event at Memorial Stadium could draw 10 000 to 20 000, while an abortion rights coalition plans 1 000 to 2 000 on Campanile Hill. Facilities, parking, and services will be provided.
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Kansas University
Campanile Hill
Memorial Stadium
Lawrence
State
Kansans For Life
Pat Moriarty
KFL
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Moriarty
Pro-Choice Coalition
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Right
Donita Turk
Baldwin
Hisele
Royals
Baffle Brewers
Milwaukee
Mark Gubicza
LA Police
Los Angeles
Baok
Bob Martinez
Office of Drug Control Policy
U.S
William Hoeveler
George Herbert Walker Bush
George Bush
Reagan
Sandinista
Nicaragua
Omar Torrijos
CIA
U.s.run
Canal Zone
Hoeveler
Minneapolis
AIM
Peggy
Tim Carpenter
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