PITTSBURG, Kan. — Mercy Hospital Pittsburg is expanding its partnership with the Community Blood Center for the Ozarks. The CBCO will now be the exclusive source for blood, plasma and platelets for ...

Dr. Lee Harwell was recently named chief medical officer of Freeman Health System. Harwell returned to Freeman in August to serve as interim chief medical officer, bringing with him more than 34 years ...

Construction is underway on a long-anticipated addition to the Pittsburg community. “We’re really talking about having a ...

JOPLIN, Mo. — Demolition on a former Joplin hospital is set to begin today. The old Freeman Hospital, located at 20th and Sergeant, starts Tuesday, officials with the Economic Security Corporation ...

Kansas has more rural hospitals at risk of closure than any other state, and federal changes could further reduce revenue. However, a change to a state tax will give a few years' cushion for hospitals ...

Lawrence, Kan.-based LMH Health has named Shelly Kortkamp, MD, as its next president and CEO, effective Nov. 10. Dr. Kortkamp will be the first woman and physician to serve as CEO in LMH Health’s ...

Emporia, Kan.-based Newman Regional Health plans to launch a two-year telehealth initiative backed by a $485,000 grant. The Telehealth for Rural Health Equity Initiative is designed to expand ...

A teenage boy is facing second-degree murder charges following a fatal June shooting at an apartment complex in Kansas City’s Cooley Highlands neighborhood. Anthony Moore Jr. is 16-years-old and faces ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Cancer support groups are continuing to hold sessions, virtually, in-person, or both, as a healthcare company plans to close a Mary’s Avenue house and transition programs into the ...

CINCINNATI (AP) — A balcony on the third floor of a building near the University of Cincinnati collapsed Friday evening, sending 10 people to the hospital, including one person in critical condition, ...

Blocked sewers cost Newcastle's hospitals thousands, warn bosses at the Royal Victoria Infirmary. Health bosses said the city centre hospital has seen a shocking 5,500 blockages in just three years.