Latest news from Overland Park Regional Medical Center

Nurses Compete in Biggest Loser Program

2013-04-16T12:44:00

by Linda Friedel | Reprinted courtesy of KC Nursing News

Nurses are challengers in a spring weight-loss program that promotes fitness and health.

John Brackle, physical therapist at Overland Park Regional Medical Center, part of HCA Midwest Health System, launched OPRMC Biggest Loser in February for hospital employees. He modeled the 11-week program after television&rsquo...

Jeffrey Colyer, MD, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon and Kansas Lt. Governor Receives Frist Humanitarian Award at Overland Park Regional Medical Center

2013-04-09T01:00:00

Jeffrey Colyer, MD, plastic and reconstructive surgeon at Overland Park Regional Medical Center, and Kansas Lt. Governor, has been announced as the physician recipient of the hospital’s prestigious Frist Humanitarian Award.

Overland Park Regional Medical Center (OPRMC) is part of HCA Midwest Health System, Kansas City’s largest healthcare provider. The Frist Humanitarian ...

KC Magazine Features Sleep Specialists at Overland Park Regional Medical Center

2013-04-09T11:28:00

The April issue of KC Health and Wellness Magazine features expert advice from the Sleep Specialists at the OPRMC Sleep Disorders Center. Read full article

HCA Midwest Health System’s Hospitals Celebrate 10-year Anniversary

2013-04-01T10:54:00

HCA Midwest Health System, Kansas City’s largest healthcare provider, is proud to celebrate its 10-year anniversary in the Greater Kansas City area. Since acquiring the facilities in April 2003, HCA Midwest Health System’s 10 hospitals, outpatient centers, physician clinics and ambulatory surgery centers have focused on providing high-quality, compassionate healthcare to the ...

Overland Park Regional Medical Center and Midwest Transplant Network Partner to Kick Off National Donate Life Month

2013-04-01T10:34:00

The month of April marks the 10th annual National Donate Life Month. Originally a weeklong observance, it was officially recognized as a month-long event in 2003. The celebration commemorates those who have received or continue to wait for lifesaving transplants and honors the heroes who have given the gift of life as organ, eye and tissue donors.

Midwest Transplant Network (MTN) will ...

Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Menorah Medical Center and Midwest Physicians Partner with Overland Park Soccer Complex

2013-03-25T02:56:00

The Overland Park Soccer Complex, ranked No. 1 in the nation by Livability.com, is one of the region’s busiest sports fields. The 12 regulation-size, tournament-quality lighted fields cover 96 acres in Overland Park and attract hundreds of thousands of athletes striving to be at the top of their game. So the new partnership with Johnson County’s premier healthcare leaders—Menorah Medical ...

Overland Park Regional Medical Center Employees Compete for Title of Biggest Loser

2013-03-11T10:29:00

Overland Park Regional Medical Center employees are at halftime of a competition they take as seriously as their commitment to delivering high-quality patient care at one of Johnson County’s healthcare leaders. Titled the “OPRMC Biggest Loser,” the 11-week program that kicked off on February 4 isn’t just about saying “no” to unhealthy food or sedentary ...

Ahmed A. Romeya, MD Joins Overland Park Regional Medical Center

2013-03-06T10:00:00

Overland Park Regional Medical Center and Research Medical Center, part of HCA Midwest Health System—Kansas City’s largest healthcare network and private-sector employer—announces Ahmed A. Romeya, MD, of Midwest Heart and Vascular Specialists has joined the staff. Midwest Heart and...

Relationship Gains Traction in Accelerated Nursing Program

2013-02-18T10:43:00

by Linda Friedel | Reprinted courtesy of KC Nursing News

Nurses Chris and Colleen Morrisey connected during their accelerated nursing program at Research College of Nursing.

“She took all the notes,” joked Chris, RN, nurse anesthetist at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. “I did better on the tests.”

Chris and Colleen first met while working on...

Nurse Puts Parents at Ease in the NICU

2013-01-28T10:18:00

by Linda Friedel | Reprinted courtesy of KC Nursing News

Emily Sack has a knack with babies. In her youth she nannied, volunteered in labor and delivery and rocked babies in a daycare infant room.

“There is something about them that’s just special,” said Sack, RN, BSN and staff nurse in the NICU at Overland Park Regional Medical Center (OPRMC). “...