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Providence Medical Center Earns Level IV Trauma Designation
Providence Medical Center, has earned the designation of a Level IV Trauma Center by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, making it one of just a handful of state-designated trauma centers in the Kansas City Kansas area...
Dr. Martis Provides Family Care Close to Home
During his residency, Paul Martis, M.D., a family medicine physician, received special training in pediatrics, an interest he continues to develop in his practice today with Providence Medical Group Lansing. “I see patients of all ages,...
How Providence Orthopedics Helped a Piper Athlete Get Back on the Field
After jumping and turning too fast during a Piper High School basketball game, 18-year-old Ashtin Letcher felt a tightness in his knee and limped off the court. “I could walk,” Ashtin says, “but I couldn’t bend my knee.” The next day,...
Dr. Klemp Provides Deep Brain Stimulation Procedure at Providence
Joshua Klemp, M.D., a Providence Medical Center neurosurgeon, has a special interest in treating patients with Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor with Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS). Dr. Klemp has experience with DBS through his...
Providence Physician Plants Seeds of Good Health
To look at Russell King, M.D., a board-certified family physician with Providence Medical Group-Family Medical Group, you might think he's better suited to golfing than gardening, but you'd be wrong. Dr. King, along with members of the...
Family Medicine Physician Continues Tradition of Delivering Babies at Providence
According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, Mistee Richardson, M.D., board-certified in family medicine and practicing with Providence Medical Group-Family Medical Group, is among the 16 percent of family physicians who...
Interventional Cardiologist Brings Expertise to Providence Medical Center
Prashanth Katrapati, M.D., a cardiologist who is fellowship trained in interventional cardiology, has joined Providence Medical Group Cardiology, Kansas City, Kan. His office is conveniently located on the Providence Medical Center...
Breastfeeding May Reduce Women’s Breast Cancer Risk
We have long known that breast-feeding is beneficial for both Mom and her baby; and now, we have another study out indicating that breast-feeding reduces the risk of breast cancer. In addition, it reduces mortality of women who do...
Smoking while pregnant? Quit!
Many doctors suggest smoking is worse for you and your baby than serious diseases like diabetes. There is absolutely nothing you can do to protect your baby from smoking besides quitting. Cigarettes have over 4,000 different chemicals...
Flu Vaccine for Pregnant Moms Important
It’s flu season again and it is of paramount importance that pregnant women receive their flu vaccine. Even though, this year’s vaccine is not as effective as last year’s, it does seem to provide some protection.Pregnant women are more...
Menopause? Exercise can help!
A recent study conducted in Finland shows that women who get the recommended of exercise tend to be happier and have less symptoms of menopause. They surveyed 2606 women all whom were 49; the results suggested women who exercise the...
How Dr. Waxman Helped Local Man Get Back on the Job
Jeremy Simon, a 34-year-old Leavenworth resident, is a carpenter whose job often requires him to go above and beyond—quite literally. So when he had an immediate health care need in August 2014, he was thankful for a health care team...