Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City
Founded in 1882, Saint Luke’s Hospital is one of the region’s largest tertiary care hospitals. The hospital features 65 medical specialties, including the world-renowned Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute and Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute. With some of the nation’s leading specialists, the hospital offers patients access to the latest lifesaving treatments.
Other specialties provided include outpatient rehabilitation services, transplantation (heart, liver, kidney), high-risk maternity care with a Level IIIb NICU, Level I trauma center, kidney dialysis and the Koontz Center for Advanced Breast Cancer, which is unique to the region.
Saint Luke’s Hospital has also received Magnet Recognition since 2004, affirming dedication to nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes. This credential is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. Nationally recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of America's best hospitals, Saint Luke’s is one of Kansas City’s leading research and academic medical institutions, serving as a primary teaching hospital for both UMKC and Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences. It was also one of the nation’s first hospitals to win the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
Residents will work with some of the best internists and subspecialists in the region, providing care to a group of patients with diverse and complex medical conditions.
Residencies Practicing Here
- Anesthesiology
- Emergency Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
- Neurology
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Pathology
- Radiology
- Surgery
Fellowships Practicing Here
- Internal Medicine — Pulmonary and Critical Care
- Internal Medicine — Infectious Disease
- Internal Medicine — Hematology/Oncology
- Internal Medicine — Gastroenterology
- Internal Medicine — Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Internal Medicine — Critical Care
Location Highlights
- 65 medical specialties and sub-specialties
- 630+ beds
- Nationally ranked for cardiology and heart surgery by US News & World Report
- Staffed by a network of 550 physicians
- Level I trauma center
- Level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
- Third hospital in the nation to achieve Comprehensive Cardiac Center designation by The Joint Commission
- Comprehensive Stroke center designation by The Joint Commission
- 2024 Centers for Medical & Medicaid Services five-star rating (~8% of hospitals nationally)
- 2024 U.S. News & World Report: Annual list of America’s Best Hospitals
- 2024 Healthcare Equality Index: Leaders in LGBT Healthcare Equality (2014-present)
- 2023 listing as America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity by Newsweek
- 2022-2023 nationally ranked no. 22 for cardiology and heart surgery
- 2020 listing as a Top 15 Health System by IMB WatsonHealth