Speaks Chapel hosts blood drive
Speaks Family Legacy Chapels will host the Honor a Life/Save a Life blood drive from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., in Independence.
Attendees will be entertained by magicians, treated to a massage, and fed a tasty snack. Games and entertainment will be provided for children while parents give blood. Those who donate also will receive a free cholesterol test and other personal health information.
Donation times can be reserved online at www.esavealifenow.org by entering the sponsor code speaksfamily or by calling David Speaks at 816-373-3600 or david.speaks@speakschapel.com.
HCF announces $7.5 million grant for more single rooms at TMC
The Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City has announced its single largest grant ever to Truman Medical Centers to increase inpatient and mental health bed capacity in Kansas City.
The three-year $7.5 million grant, including a $3 million matching grant if TMC raises $3 million over the three-year period, will provide significantly improved inpatient care to seriously ill patients who need closer monitoring, while reducing congestion in the emergency department. The grant will allow the TMC Hospital Hill campus to add 10 single occupancy in-patient care rooms; convert 10 intermediate care telemetry beds to full ICU beds; allow for 32 regular beds to be converted to monitored beds; expand inpatient psychiatric services; and replace 104 medical/surgical beds to improve patient care and patient satisfaction.
The HCF grant will provide faster access to inpatient care, increasing admissions by 1,043 per year (3,650 additional patient days). It also will provide closer monitoring for severely ill patients, faster access to inpatient beds and immediate care for the severely mentally ill.
In addition, the grant will relieve emergency department congestion, resulting in reduced waiting times, diversion rates and improved patient satisfaction.
Price Chopper hosts concert in Blue Springs for cancer patients
Hear great music and help raise money for people with cancer when you attend Cosentino's Price Chopper Jennifer Ireland Foundation Benefit Concert at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Blue Springs High School Performing Arts Center. Rhiannon Ross 5/7/08 address
The fundraising event, presented by the Blue Springs High School Soccer Alumni Association, will feature Blue Springs’ own Destination Go, Blue Springs High School students and staff, and the renowned Beatles’ tribute band Liverpool.
Money raised will provide financial grants from the Jennifer Ireland Foundation to help cancer patients pay for steep medical bills associated with their care.
Sponsors are Cosentino's Price Chopper, The Examiner, Sports City, The Blue Springs Journal, The Kansas City Wizards, Clancy's Cafe and Pub, The Blue Springs R-IV School District, Jeff Maupin Insurance, Inc., Kwik Kopy Printing, Liddles' Sports Shop, St. Mary's Medical Center, and Hanneman and Ward DDS.
Bikers Against Diabetes to ride 100 miles across Kansas City
The American Diabetes Association of Greater Kansas City will host its first Rip’s Bikers Against Diabetes ride in the Kansas City area on June 14.
The event unites the biker nation in the fight against diabetes with a full day of riding, live entertainment, vendors, a ride-in bike show, a display of historic airplanes, and food provided by Hooters.
A 100-mile escorted ride will begin at 9 a.m. at New Century Airport, in Gardner, Kan. Participants also are welcome to start the ride at one of the remote start sites, to be announced at a later time. All festivities and lunch at the airport are open to the public. Lunch begins at 11 a.m.
All funds raised at the BAD Ride will support diabetes research and educational programs and services provided by the ADA of Kansas City, including the Annual ADA Summer Camp for Kids with Diabetes.
The BAD Ride was born ten years ago in Southern Calif., when Rip Rose, a biker and photojournalist for Easyriders, wished to bring the biker nation together in the fight against diabetes.
Registration is available online at www.diabetes.org/kansascity.
St. Mary’s Golf Classic tees off June 16 to benefit hopsital
The St. Mary’s Medical Center Foundation and auxiliary will host its 28th annual St. Mary’s Golf Classic at Adams Pointe Golf Club in Blue Springs on June 16.
Two flights are available beginning with a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. and at 1:30 p.m. Participants will compete in a scramble format for a wide array of prizes. Breakfast will be served from 6:45 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. and lunch from noon to 1:30 p.m.
Awards will be presented at lunch and at an evening reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. All golfers will receive a gift package.
Celebrities from the Kansas City Brigade and Marines, as well as alumni from the Royals and Chiefs, will participate in the day’s activities.
Early Bird Sponsors include Haldex Corporation, ARAMARK Healthcare, ACI/Boland, J.E. Dunn Construction Company, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Medical Emergency Associates, St. Mary’s Medical Center Medical Staff, and Joe and Marion Goetz.
Proceeds from the 2008 St. Mary’s Golf Classic will support the mission of St. Mary’s Medical Center.
Sponsorships are available for $150 to $5,000. Contact the foundation at 816-655-5366 for more information.
