Jayhawk Health Alliance builds wider hospital network ties
The Jayhawk Health Alliance forms after Ransom Memorial Hospital seeks a larger partner, linking Olathe Medical Center Lawrence Memorial Hospital and Miami County Hospital with KU Medical Center to share resources, recruit physicians, and cut costs. The alliance aims to attract insurers and large employers while preserving local control.
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Franklin County
Jayhawk Health Alliance
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Olathe Medical Center
St. Luke's Hospital
Health Midwest System
Olathe
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Miami County Hospital
Paola
University of Kansas Medical Center
Clut KU Medical Center
University of Kansas
Mizzou
Lawrence Memorial
Association of Independent Hospitals
ATH
Missouri
Kansas
St. Louis
Topeka
AIH
Wal-Mart
McDonalds
X-ray probe could save patients with faulty heart valves
A five doctor team at Hershey Medical Center in Pennsylvania evaluates a German reinfocus X-ray machine to inspect Bjork-Shiley Convex-Concave heart valves removed from the market since 1986. The device offers magnified images to detect cracks in valve struts, potentially preventing valve failure. Shiley centers funded a $2.5 million contract. a $75 million fund backs valve replacements under a 1992 settlement.
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Hershey, Pa
Hershey Medical Center
Harrisburg
Cincinnati
Shiley
Bjork-Shiley
Olathe Center Offers Cancer Wellness and Deaf CPR Programs
Olathe Medical Center launches a cancer wellness course led by Nancy Sullivan from April 5 to May 10, Tuesdays 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the R.R. Osborne Room with free entry and a $26.90 book fee. A separate CPR for deaf parents class on April 16, taught by Cathy Odle and Martha Joyce, is free under a grant, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Birth Place Resource Room. registration ext. 4311.
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Olathe
Nancy Sullivan
R.R. Osborne
Cathy Odle
Olathe Medical Center
Martha Joyce
Olathe Sertoma Organization
Medical Center
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