health care

Top Morning News 2.15.13

Briana O’Higgins and Kate Clause — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:35:06 +0000

Education hearings continue at Statehouse; Bill would bar health accreditation; Tour will help gauge needs of older Kansans.

Hearings Continue On Education Funding Amendment

A committee in the Kansas Senate continued hearings Thursday on a constitutional amendment that could block some lawsuits over school funding. The proposed change to the state Constitution says only the Legislature can set school spending levels.

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Pittsburg Hospital Set To Break Ground For Expansion

Associated Press — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:59:11 +0000

A southeast Kansas hospital will break ground next week on an $18 million expansion.

Construction of the new surgery center at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg will begin November 19. Crossland Construction Company, of Columbus, Kansas, was chosen recently as the general contractor for the 40,000-square-foot addition.

Small Kansas Hospital Tops Magazine's List Of Best Healthcare Workplaces

Bryan Thompson — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:01:03 +0000

Wamego City Hospital is the best healthcare workplace in America, according to this year's rankings from a hospital industry magazine.

Generic Drugs Help Spare Families from High Medical Costs

Bryan Thompson — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:57:49 +0000

A study in this month's issue of the journal, Health Affairs, says the number of American families spending more than ten per cent of their income on health care has remained steady-in spite of the recession.

Top Morning News 10.29.12

Briana O’Higgins — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:45:25 +0000

More cases of Hepatitis confirmed at a hospital in Hays; The Kickapoo Tribe asks for Gov. Brownback's support in water fight; People still spending a lot on health care costs.

6 Cases Of Hepatitis Confirmed At Hays Hospital

The Kansas health department says it has now confirmed six cases of hepatitis C in Hays Medical Center patients linked to a traveling technician.

Richard Crowson: A Different Kind Of Madness

Richard Crowson — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Richard Crowson: The Prophet Samuel

Richard Crowson — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:00:00 +0000

Richard Crowson: Medicinal Bluegrass

Richard Crowson — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:00:00 +0000

I have a health care proposal. It’s not about insurance availability or doctor choice. It’s not about single-payer or public option issues. But it is about our health. Our mental health. We need to take all the minutes from all the health care reform town hall meetings, take all the breathless commentaries from red-faced conservatives and blue-in-the-face liberals, put all that stuff in a lockbox, throw the lockbox in a closet for about a week, and get ourselves down to the Cowley County Fairgrounds in Winfield, Kansas.