Kansas City medical center opens cardiac clinic

Swope Health Services in Kansas City, Kansas, which specializes in care for low-income and uninsured patients, has opened a new heart clinic, according to The Kansas City Star.

The center will be staffed with nurse practitioners from Truman Medical Center every Wednesday. The clinic will also provide services for digestive health conditions and practitioners from each specialty will switch off week after week.

“Clearly, it’s beneficial from a patient perspective,” said Mark Steele, Truman’s chief medical officer.

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