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In maneuver, heart surgeon Idbeis sues his company

BY DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle | August 25 at 6:09 a.m.

Wichita heart surgeon Badr Idbeis filed suit this week against his own company, CHA, seeking $3.1 million.

A step ahead in treating deadly disease

BY WILLIAM MULLEN, Chicago Tribune | August 22 at 12:08 a.m.

CHICAGO — Researchers say they found a common cause behind the mysterious and deadly affliction of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrig's disease, that could lead to an effective treatment.

Garden City considers clinic to cut health costs

Associated Press | August 19 at 12:07 a.m.

GARDEN CITY — In a bid to cut the city's rising health insurance costs, Garden City officials have been considering a plan to provide an on-site clinic and wellness program to city employees and their families.

HCA's declining surgery rate may signal slowdown for hospital

BY TOM RANDALL, Bloomberg News | July 26 at 2:28 p.m.

NEW YORK — HCA Holdings' report of a drop in expensive surgeries may signal a broad slowdown for hospitals because of rising unemployment and tepid consumer spending.

Wesley to move its outpatient therapies to east, west sites

BY JERRY SIEBENMARK, The Wichita Eagle | July 22 at 1:34 a.m.

Wesley Medical Center officials think the hospital can net more business in adult outpatient physical and occupational therapy by moving a big piece from the hospital to the east and west sides of town.

HCA-Galichia deal progressing slowly

BY JERRY SIEBENMARK, The Wichita Eagle | July 6 at 12:08 a.m.

When Wesley parent HCA announced in December its plans to acquire Galichia Heart Hospital, officials of the Nashville, Tenn.-based company expected the deal to consummate in the first quarter.

Once a nurse, now she's local hospital's bold new president

BY JERRY SIEBENMARK, The Wichita Eagle | July 1 at 3:13 p.m.

Inside Sherry Hausmann's office at Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis is a wall affixed with Post-it notes. Hausmann, who assumed the top job at the hospital in May, uses them to learn the organization and to think through strategy.

Wichita-area health care leaders sign pact to create training site

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | June 30 at 12:36 p.m.

Every year, 180,000 people die because of accidents in their medical treatments.

Mayo Clinic exec to lead Via Christi

BY JERRY SIEBENMARK, The Wichita Eagle | June 28 at 6:32 a.m.

With the last of two daughters out of the house, Jeffrey Korsmo decided it was time for a change, even though he'd been working for the Mayo Clinic for nearly three decades.

Via Christi to open cancer center

BY JERRY SIEBENMARK, The Wichita Eagle | June 24 at 6:42 a.m.

Next week, Via Christi on St. Francis will open its $9 million Via Christi Cancer Institute.

Boom in senior living projects: Will demand meet supply?

BY JERRY SIEBENMARK, The Wichita Eagle | June 23 at 6:57 a.m.

A surge in senior living projects in the area has some in the industry wondering if there will be enough seniors to fill the planned units.

Specialty pharmacy to open in Wichita

BY JERRY SIEBENMARK, The Wichita Eagle | June 22 at 12:07 a.m.

Home health care product and service provider Apria Healthcare Group will open its first infusion and injectable specialty pharmacy in Wichita on Monday.

Goal of center for simulated training: better health care

BY BRENT D. WISTROM, The Wichita Eagle | June 18 at 9:38 p.m.

Every day, patients lie on operating tables not knowing if the person about to cut them open has done it before.

Business health coalition wins grant

BY JERRY SIEBENMARK, The Wichita Eagle | June 14 at 12:07 a.m.

The Wichita Business Coalition on Health Care wants to take a portion of its work and expand it across the state.

Change in law lures Comfort Dental franchise

BY JERRY SIEBENMARK, The Wichita Eagle | June 10 at 12:07 a.m.

A Colorado dental franchisor is making plans to expand in Kansas in the next year after a change in the state's dental practice laws.

Biotech drugmakers brace for generics

BY BRUCE JAPSEN, Chicago Tribune | May 27 at 7:16 a.m.

CHICAGO — In 2001, Abbott Laboratories spent nearly $7 billion on the biggest acquisition in the company's 123-year history, primarily to access one drug, Humira.

Study: Health care costs to rise 8.5%

BY RUSS BRITT, Marketwatch | May 19 at 12:07 a.m.

LOS ANGELES — Employers can expect to see an acceleration in health care cost increases in 2012, with expenses rising 8.5 percent next year, according to a study released Wednesday from PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Doctor shortage predicted

BY JERRY SIEBENMARK, The Wichita Eagle | May 1 at 10:27 a.m.

Despite a surge in the expansion of and building new medical schools, two national reports say the country is heading for a physician shortage.

Health care apps raise issues of liability

BY JANE M. VON BERGEN, Philadelphia Inquirer | May 1 at 12:08 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA — The airline passenger was in deep trouble — not breathing, no heartbeat— when a fellow passenger, Raina Merchant, then a resident in emergency medicine, tried to save his life.

Changes could affect 47 workers at Wesley

BY JERRY SIEBENMARK, The Wichita Eagle | April 28 at 12:07 a.m.

In a push for efficiency and adaptation to electronic medical records, Wesley Medical Center is making some major changes that will affect its medical transcriptionists and some employees in its health information management department.

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