Hospitals in Leavenworth, KS - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Saint John Hospital
Acute Care Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: 3500 South 4th Street, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048
Ratings: Phone: (913) 680-6000

Saint Luke's Cushing Hospital
Acute Care Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: 711 Marshall Street, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048
Ratings: Phone: (913) 684-1100

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Electronic medical records improve continuity of care for osteoporosis

Electronic medical records and outreach programs of e-mail messages, letters and phone calls to patients and their primary care providers after a bone fracture can dramatically improve the diagnosis and management of the patients' osteoporosis, according to a Kaiser Permanente study in the September issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

States wonder just how big an impact health law dollars will have

An analysis in Minnesota expects the state to receive only about $42 million in increased state revenue between fiscal years 2010 and 2015 from the health law. Meanwhile, budget cuts - even with the increase in coverage from the health law - have some Pennsylvanians worried that the mental health coverage gap could persist.

Highly-caffeinated energy drinks with no alcohol may pose threat to individuals

Highly-caffeinated energy drinks - even those containing no alcohol - may pose a significant threat to individuals and public health, say researchers at the University of Maryland School of Public Health and Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

HSS to host international Osteoarthritis Summit on June 17, 18

Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most pressing health care challenges of our time, affecting 27 million Americans. In an effort to elucidate the latest information in diagnosis, treatment, research and prevention, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) will host an international Osteoarthritis Summit on June 17 and June 18.

Tight diabetes control does not impact cognitive ability in type 1 diabetes

A study led by researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center provides good news for patients with type 1 diabetes who want to maintain tight blood glucose control and thus significantly reduce their risk of developing the devastating complications of the disease, heart disease, kidney failure, eye disease and blindness and nerve damage.

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