Latest news from Menorah Medical Center

Heart Attack Survivor Has Chance to Thank First Responders

2013-05-21T04:46:00

An Overland Park, Kan., man is lucky to be alive after suffering a massive heart attack. Tuesday at Menorah Medical Center he got to thank the first responders and medical personnel that helped save his life.

Eric Matt had just finished a half marathon in April of 2012 when he started having symptoms. His left anterior descending artery — often called the widow maker – ...

Life in the Balance: Great Save Event

2013-05-20T10:22:00

On Tuesday, May 21, Menorah Medical Center will honor the collaboration of physicians and EMS personnel who helped save the life of an Overland Park man. The event begins at 10:30 a.m. and will be followed by a lunch at Menorah Medical Center, Room 1.

Eric Matt had just completed his fifth half-marathon in eight years on April 14, 2012. On that sunny Saturday morning last ...

Gene Testing for Breast Cancer: Who Should Have it Done?

2013-05-15T11:50:00

It was an extraordinarily public declaration of an incredibly private experience from a couple that relishes in their privacy away from the glamor and glitz of Hollywood.

When Angelina Jolie’s op-ed story that she wrote that appeared in the May 12 edition of the New York Times about her double mastectomy, she not only inspired some women, but she spearheaded a new ...

KC Woman Facing Same Dilemma Angelina Jolie After Taking Gene Test

2013-05-15T11:33:00

Actress and philanthropist Angelina Jolie is getting a lot of attention after announcing she recently had a double mastectomy. A genetic test showed Jolie has a gene that increases her risk of getting breast cancer.

Most people know someone who has battled breast cancer, but one Kansas City metro woman's story will likely become more and more common as she makes the same decision Jolie ...

Carondelet Health Signs Agreement with HCA Midwest Health System

2013-05-02T12:00:00

Carondelet Health, a Health Ministry of Ascension Health, and HCA Midwest Health System today announced an agreement whereby Carondelet Health will sell St. Joseph and St. Mary’s Medical Centers, which will become part of the HCA Midwest Health System.

Included in the transaction is Carondelet Health’s ownership in: Carondelet Home Care, Carondelet Cardiology Services, ...

HCA Midwest Health System’s Hospitals Celebrate 10-year Anniversary

2013-04-01T10:53:00

HCA Midwest Health System, Kansas City’s largest healthcare provider, is proud to celebrate its 10-year anniversary in the Greater Kansas City area. Since acquiring the facilities in April 2003, HCA Midwest Health System’s 10 hospitals, outpatient centers, physician clinics and ambulatory surgery centers have focused on providing high-quality, compassionate healthcare to the ...

Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park Regional Medical Center and Midwest Physicians Partner with Overland Park Soccer Complex

2013-03-25T03:06:00

The Overland Park Soccer Complex, ranked No. 1 in the nation by Livability.com, is one of the region’s busiest sports fields. The 12 regulation-size, tournament-quality lighted fields cover 96 acres in Overland Park and attract hundreds of thousands of athletes striving to be at the top of their game. So the new partnership with Johnson County’s premier healthcare leaders—...

Kansas City Doctors

2013-03-20T02:41:00

Menorah Medical Center

Dr. Glenn Amundson of Kansas City Spine and Sport Medicine Center, part of Midwest Physicians, is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a retired captain of the Medical Corps in the United States Navy Reserve. He has devoted his medical career to advancing care and surgery of the spine.

A board-certified orthopedic surgeon, he specializes in advanced ...

Life in the Balance

2013-02-26T12:53:00

Eric Matt of Overland Park had just completed his fifth half-marathon in eight years on April 14, 2012. The avid runner keeps chronic physical pain and weight gain at bay with regular exercise and training. On that sunny Saturday morning last spring, Matt crossed the finish line with his wife—a motivating and inspiring running mate, according to the 47-year-old athlete—with a sense ...

Nurse is Go-To Person in Surgery Unit

2013-02-21T03:31:00

by Linda Friedel | Reprinted courtesy of KC Nursing News

Stacy Bersbach likes the fast pace and team work of surgery. All it took was a little training and she was hooked.

“I absolutely love it,” Bersbach, RN, staff nurse and team leader in the surgery unit at Menorah Medical Center said. “I wouldn’t do anything else. It’s always something ...

Midwest Cancer Care Welcomes Joseph F. Stilwill, MD, and Stephanie L. Graff, MD

2013-02-19T10:10:00

Menorah Medical Center, part of HCA Midwest Health System—Kansas City’s largest healthcare network and private-sector employer—announces two physicians joining Midwest Cancer Care at Menorah. Joseph F. Stilwill, MD, and