Kansas City medical center opens cardiac clinic

Katherine Davis | | Cardiovascular Business | Patient Care

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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Swope Health opens specialty care clinic at Blue Parkway location

Katherine Davis,

Senior Writer

As a Senior Writer for TriMed Media Group, Katherine primarily focuses on producing news stories, Q&As and features for Cardiovascular Business. She reports on several facets of the cardiology industry, including emerging technology, new clinical trials and findings, and quality initiatives among providers. She is based out of TriMed's Chicago office and holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Columbia College Chicago. Her work has appeared in Modern Healthcare, Crain's Chicago Business and The Detroit News. She joined TriMed in 2016.

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