Saint Luke's Health System is an Episcopal Church non-profit

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in the bi-state Kansas City metro area, located in northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri. With over 12,000 local employees, it is the third largest private employer in the Kansas City metro. Saint Luke's Health System traces its history to its flagship hospital, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, which was established in 1882. On January 1, 2024, its operations were merged with those of

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, forming BJC Health System.

Leadership

Melinda Estes Melinda L. Estes is president and CEO of Saint Luke's Health System, based in the bi-state Kansas City-metro area. Estes is a board-certified neurologist and neuropathologist. Prior to joining Saint Luke's Health System in September 2011, she se ...

– president and chief executive officer * Bob Bonney – senior vice president, non-acute services and business development * Debe Gash – senior vice president and chief digital officer * Dawn Murphy – senior vice president, human resources * Jan Murray – senior vice president and chief legal counsel * J. Chris Perryman – senior vice president and chief medical officer * Julie Quirin – senior vice president, hospital operations * Chuck Robb – senior vice president, finance & administration and chief financial officer * Richard D. Rolston – senior vice president and chief executive officer, Saint Luke's Physician Group * Diane Trimble – interim system chief nursing officer and chief nursing informatics officer * Michael VanDerhoef – senior vice president of development and executive director, Saint Luke's Foundation

Locations

*Anderson County Hospital,

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*Allen County Hospital,

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*Hedrick Medical Center,

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*Saint Luke's Bishop Spencer Place,

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*Saint Luke's Community Hospital – Leawood,

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*Saint Luke's Community Hospital – Legends,

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*Saint Luke's Community Hospital – Olathe,

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*Saint Luke's Community Hospital – Overland Park,

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*Saint Luke's Community Hospital – Roeland Park,

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*Saint Luke's Community Hospital – Shawnee,

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*Saint Luke's Cushing Hospital,

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Saint Luke's East Hospital Saint Luke's East Hospital is a 238-bed hospital located in Lee's Summit, Missouri. History Saint Luke's East Hospital first began offering select services on March 18, 2005, followed by a full opening in 2006. In 2007, then President of the Uni ...

Lee's Summit, Missouri Lee's Summit is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri and a suburb of the Kansas City metropolitan area. It resides in Jackson County (predominantly) as well as Cass County. As of the 2020 census, its population was 101,108, making it the 6th ...

*Saint Luke's Hospice House,

Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City is a tertiary care hospital is located at 4401 Wornall Road in Kansas City, Missouri. It is part of the Saint Luke's Health System. History The origins of Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City began in 1882, w ...

*Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City's Crittenton Children's Center,

* Saint Luke's North Hospital–Barry Road,

* Saint Luke's North Hospital–Smithville,

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* Saint Luke's South Hospital,

*Wright Memorial Hospital,

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Cushing Hospital was closed in July 2020 because of financial difficulties caused by the

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Institutes

* Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute * Saint Luke's Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute * Saint Luke's Cancer Institute * Saint Luke's Midwest Ear Institute * Saint Luke's Rehabilitation Institute

Affiliations

Saint Luke's College of Nursing and Health Sciences In Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Anglican, Oriental Ortho ...

References

External links

* {{authority control Hospital networks in the United States Healthcare in Missouri Healthcare in Kansas 1882 establishments in Missouri Medical and health organizations based in Missouri 2024 mergers and acquisitions