Payer/Broker Partners
Join us for Pink T’s: An Exercise Class During and After Breast Cancer
Exercise is an essential part of living a healthy lifestyle, particularly for women affected by breast cancer. This class will provide research updates on exercise and demonstrate effective tips and techniques to help fight fatigue and weight gain, increase energy and metabolism and improve core strength. Click here for more information or to register.
SMMC Partners with American Heart Association to Start! Walking
For the third consecutive year, Shawnee Mission Medical Center (SMMC) has partnered with the American Heart Association on its Start! initiative, a program that calls on all Americans and their employers to create a culture of physical activity and health through walking. SMMC is one of three cause sponsors in the Kansas City area.
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Join the 2010 Speaking of Women's Health Training Team
Join women and girls of all ages, sizes and fitness levels to get in shape with our women's health experts--athletic trainers and physical therapists who specialize in injury prevention. This 6-week series combines walking or running with educational sessions on topics such as injury prevention, walk/run technique, clothing, weight management, nutrition & safety.
Sessions are from 6:30 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday night for six weeks beginning March 30. There is a nominal fee of $30 for all six weeks, Glow members get a $10 discount off session fee. If you are interested in participating in the training team click here.
Read more: Join the 2010 Speaking of Women's Health Training Team
Cardiac Patient Holds Special Place in His Heart for SMMC
Annually, more than five million people visit hospitals with chest pain. Last year, Johnson County resident Dale Warman was one of them.
Three days after undergoing shoulder surgery, Warman was taken to Shawnee Mission Medical Center (SMMC) with complaints of chest pain. After examination by Cardiologist Jhulan Mukharji, MD, Warman was told he needed bypass surgery to remove a blood clot that had formed in his coronary artery. The surgery was performed by Clarke Henry, MD, and Warman spent five days at SMMC following the procedure.
Read more: Cardiac Patient Holds Special Place in His Heart for SMMC
Message from Sam - March 2010
On behalf of Shawnee Mission Medical Center, thank you for your continued support. As a valuable partner in the community, it is our job and a goal of our hospital associates to keep you informed about the most recent news and events at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
New SMMC Physicians
Suzanne Rowden, MD
SMPC-Prairie View Medical Building January 1, 2010
Tiffany Vetter, MD
SMPC-Shawnee Mission Medical Building February 15, 2010
Gregory O’Donnell, MD
SMPC- Lakeview Geriatric Center April 1, 2010
