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FEATURES
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER PARTNERS WITH
LOCAL CLINIC TO FORM SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS CLINIC, LLC 6
Focusing on serving its community, South Central Kansas Clinic brings more
physicians to the hospital and lightens their practice management burdens.
VIA CHRISTI APPROVED TO TREAT MITRAL REGURGITATION
WITH MITRACLIP SYSTEM 8
Mitral valve leakage was treatable only through open-heart surgery until quite
recently. Via Christi Hospital St. Francis now provides the minimally invasive
MitraClip procedure to treat the condition via a catheter.
KANSAS PHYSICIANS FIND EASY ACCESS TO EXPERT
PEDIATRIC RESOURCES AT WESLEY 13
Wesley Medical Center is home to dedicated pediatric facilities and more than
40 subspecialists.
DEPARTMENTS
THE LINK 5
THAT'S NEWS 11
VACCINATION 12
NEPHROLOGY 14
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ON THE COVER
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South Central Kansas Medical Center
Partners with Local Clinic to Form
South Central Kansas Clinic, LLC
ON THE COVER
South Central Kansas Medical Center recently partnered with Summit Clinic in Arkansas City.
Pictured from left are Kamran Shahzada, MD; Angela Ziegler, APRN; Eric Thomson, MD; and
Rhonda Green, MD.
