New Scanner at Centerpoint Will Help Doctors Make Life-saving Diagnoses
Centerpoint Medical Center will soon be home to a new magnetic resonance imaging MRI system to assist physicians in diagnosing a wide range of injuries and conditions and prescribing the right...
View ArticleCenterpoint Hosts 5K Run/Walk to Benefit Shared Care Free Clinic
Centerpoint Medical Center is hosting a 5K Run/Walk to raise funds for and awareness of the Shared Care Free Clinic of Jackson County, which provides primary care, chronic disease management and...
View ArticleNational Study Finds Centerpoint Is 5-Star Rated For Heart Valve Replacement...
Centerpoint Medical Center today announced that it has received a 5-Star rating for the quality of its Heart Valve Replacement Surgery program from HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare...
View ArticleCenterpoint Medical Center Supports Donate Life® Rose Parade Float
Centerpoint Medical Center will join hospitals and transplant centers from 17 states to honor organ and tissue donors and their families with dedicated roses on the Donate Life float in the 2011 Rose...
View ArticleCenterpoint Medical Center Nurses Achieve NCC Certification
Six nurses at Centerpoint Medical Center recently received certification through the National Certification Corporation (NCC).
View ArticleCenterpoint Medical Center Staff Member Receives HCA Innovator Award
Kathryn Umbarger, an OB tech at Centerpoint Medical Center, was named as the sole recipient of an HCA Innovators Award from HCA Midwest Health System.
View ArticleIndependence Teen Walks On The Sunny Side Of The Street Despite Multiple Head...
Outstanding athlete and student Zach Zorich works with David Dyck, Jr., DO, and Lori Boyajian-O’Neill, DO, to get back on top of his game.
View ArticleCenterpoint Medical Center’s Open Heart Surgery
Centerpoint Medical Center’s Cardiac Surgery Program has been awarded the highest national ranking – 3 stars – from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for 2009-2010.
View ArticleHospital Statement – Fox4 Problem Solvers Media Story
On Thursday, February 24, WDAF, Fox4 News aired a Problem Solvers story focusing on a billing issue concerning a trauma patient who had been brought to the hospital last summer.
View ArticleCenterpoint Medical Center Offers Grief Recovery Support Group
Centerpoint Medical Center will begin offering a new grief recovery support group for area residents - GriefShare.
View ArticleCenterpoint Medical Center Opens Seniors-Only Emergency Department
The Seniors Emergency Center is dedicated to the unique needs of aging population.
View ArticleKansas City's Fox 4 Reports on Centerpoint's Seniors-Only Emergency Room
Fox 4 Medical Reporter Meryl Lin McKean reports on Centerpoint's seniors-only emergency room in "Working for You."
View ArticleNurse enjoys work with older patients
"I felt I was making a difference. It's what I always loved to do." Jessica Powell, Nurse of the Week (Reprinted courtesy of KC Nursing News)
View ArticleCenterpoint Medical Center’s Surgical Care now has the da Vinci® Surgical System
Centerpoint Medical Center’s Minimally Invasive & Robotic Surgery Institute now has the da Vinci® Surgical System.
View ArticleCenterpoint Medical Center Will Expand Surgery Department
HCA Midwest Health System announces that Centerpoint Medical Center, Independence, Mo., will begin work on a $5.2 million expansion of its Surgery Department (Reprinted courtesy of KC Nursing News).
View ArticleCenterpoint Ed Sees Increase In Patients Using Synthetic Drugs Labeled As...
Centerpoint Medical Center has seen a disturbing increase over the last year in the number of people being treated in its ER after using synthetic over-the-counter drugs labeled as bath salts.
View ArticleCenterpoint Medical Center Receives American College of Cardiology Foundation...
The award recognizes Centerpoint Medical Center’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients.
View ArticleCenterpoint Medical Center Hosts 5K Run/Walk to Benefit Shared Care Free Clinic
The Centerpoint Striders for Health 5K Run/Walk will be held Sunday, October 2, 2011, at 8 a.m. The run/walk will start and end at the hospital.
View ArticleCenterpoint volunteer finds special meaning
When Benita McGraw joined Centerpoint Medical Center as a volunteer three years ago, she had just retired and was looking to make new friends and stay active. She found that and more.
View ArticleCenterpoint Medical Center Ranked Among the Top 10 in Missouri for Cardiac...
Patients Treated at 5-Star Hospitals have a 73% Lower Chance of Death and a 63% Lower Chance of Experiencing a Complication Compared to 1-Star Hospitals
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