• Olathe Medical Center Opens New Cardiac Rehab Facility, Launching First Pritikin ICR™ Program in KC Metro

    Olathe Medical Center opened a 4,500-square-foot facility to house its new Intensive Cardiac Rehab (ICR) center. Powered by the Pritikin ICR™ program, Kansas City metro patients now have access to a cardiac rehab program focused on safe, effective exercise, balanced eating, and mental health. “With decades’ experience providing high-quality cardiovascular services, 30+ of which include […]

  • Everything Ear Tubes: When and Why Your Child May Need Them

    It’s cold and flu season, which may result in more frequent or severe ear infections. While treatment and time resolve most ear infections and related issues, there is always the potential for longer-term complications, sometimes making ear tubes a necessary means of medical intervention. To help kids get the care they need, we have addressed […]

  • Walking to a New Beat

    Vickie Otten will never forget the late-night trip to the Emergency Room that set her life on a different course. “I remember that visit all too well,” Vickie, said. “After almost a year of uncontrolled heart problems, I was admitted to the hospital. I felt hopeless and tired – something had to change.” Vickie consulted […]

  • Olathe Medical Center Is Named a 2021 Digital Health Most Wired Health System

    Olathe Medical Center (OMC) was named a 2021 Digital Health Most Wired organization by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) for the fourth consecutive year. Designed to improve patient safety and outcomes by driving change in the healthcare IT industry, the annual Digital Health Most Wired program helps identify and benchmark healthcare organizations that […]

  • Miami County Medical Center Celebrates 25 Years

    Miami County Medical Center (MCMC) is celebrating 25 years in its current facility by looking back on some key highlights from the last couple decades. Where We’ve Been Construction of the existing MCMC hospital was completed in 1996. Costing $13 million to build, the new 56,500-square-foot facility was twice as large as the old hospital. […]

  • An Agent for Early Detection

    Olathe resident and real estate agent Bev Huff was fighting breast cancer long before she was diagnosed in November 2020. In the years leading up to her diagnosis, both Bev’s mom and aunt battled the disease. She followed their cancer journeys closely. When Bev was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma (the most common type of […]

  • Connecting Care for One Patient Across Doctors, Hospitals and Specialties

    The importance of getting her annual health exam took on new meaning in Fall 2019 for Patty Armstrong of Paola, KS. Her recommended preventive screening led to the discovery of gallstones and an emergency heart procedure. Patty’s primary care physician at Olathe Health Family Medicine – Paola recommended a screening colonoscopy for the 70-year-old. So […]

  • Olathe Medical Center Opens Surgical and Pharmacy Expansion

    Four new operating rooms and an upgraded pharmacy are now open at Olathe Medical Center (OMC). The 16,990 sq. ft. expansion was completed in early November and surgeons are now performing surgeries in the state-of-the-art suites.

  • One-Time Gift

    The easiest way to support the Olathe Health Charitable Foundation is to simply make a one-time donation to the From the Heart funding priority closest to your heart. Cancer Center - Support for ongoing programs, services - like the appearance center - charity care, patient education and associate professional development. Hospice House - Support for [...]

  • Heart Patient Finds Hope from OMC Cardiologist

    A cardiologist at Olathe Medical Center (OMC) has earned a special place in the heart of one of his patients. Janice Mayfield credits Ali Al Arab, MD, an interventional cardiologist with Olathe Health Cardiology Services, with enhancing her quality of life and giving her the ability to walk without pain. At 68, Janice has experienced […]