Participating Hospitals

University Health Truman Medical Center

University Health Truman Medical Center is the primary training site for the UMKC Emergency Medicine Residency.  The Department of Emergency Medicine has held full departmental status since 1972 and is solely responsible for the operation of the Emergency Department. In addition to Emergency Medicine and Trauma Services, University Health Truman Medical Center is known for its Asthma and Women’s Health Centers of Excellence. Other areas of strength include Diabetes Care, Oral-maxillofacial surgery, Ophthalmology, and High-Risk Obstetrics.

In 2005, the emergency department completed a major renovation and expansion. The department now has 48 beds divided into several areas. There are 31 acute care rooms used for patients with significant medical or surgical problems. A seven-bed special needs area is designated for patients who have substance use or mental health issues. Seven beds are currently used for urgent care. The resuscitation area has three large major case rooms that are utilized for trauma and medical resuscitations. All areas are flexible in the types of patients they can care for and all have cardiac monitoring capabilities with central monitors. A family consultation room, a radiology area with fully digital radiographic imaging and display, including a 128-slice CT scanner, and three point of care testing laboratory facilities are also located within the ED, in addition to office space for social services staff and consultant physicians. The Department has fully integrated electronic medical records including computerized physician order entry (CPOE) and voice dictation. Multiple ultrasound machines are available for clinical care.

Staffing
An attending staff physician is on duty in the Emergency Department 24 hours per day; there is double staff coverage 24 hours/day on most days. There are 2-3 APPs each day from 10am-10pm who work in the triage and urgent care areas.

Each shift is staffed by a minimum of three EM residents (2nd and 3rd year) and a combination of first-year residents, rotating residents, and medical students. These shifts are 7am-3pm, 3pm-11pm, and 11pm-7am. On weekdays there is also an additional teaching/administrative PGY-3 resident from 12pm-8pm.

There are dedicated admission personnel for bedside registration for all emergency patients. A medical social worker is in the department the majority of each day. There are behavioral health specialists on-site 24 hours/day, seven days a week. Spanish translators are always also available on site. We have added nursing case managers who assist with the admission, discharge, and follow up process for our patients.

Children’s Mercy Hospital

Since 1897, Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City has been the pediatric provider of choice for families throughout Missouri and Kansas. Working closely with pediatricians and hospitals throughout the region, Children’s Mercy makes the highest quality pediatric expertise available for non-critical illnesses, as well as serious acute and chronic conditions. Children’s Mercy is committed to providing service excellence and efficiency to everyone it serves. CMH achieves this through leadership in education, research and clinical care, all focused exclusively on children and their unique needs. It is a not-for-profit hospital, providing more than $20 million in charity care each year.

EM residents complete three dedicated blocks of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at CMH each year of residency, as well as working a few shifts during each month they are assigned to the TMC Emergency Department. PICU and NICU rotations are also done under the auspice of CMH.

Saint Luke’s Hospital

Saint Luke’s Hospital is a 480-bed tertiary care hospital offering many specialized programs and services. The network of 550 skilled physicians represents more than 56 medical specialties and sub-specialties. Special strengths are the Level I Trauma Center and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery, the highest designations in the state, comprehensive cardiac treatment in the Mid America Heart Institute, a regional Center for High Risk Maternity Care, Ambulatory Surgery Center, Cancer Center, a Stroke Center, a state-designated Regional Arthritis Center, Sleep Lab, Sexual Assault Treatment Center, and Kidney Dialysis/Transplant Center.

The emergency department sees both adult and pediatric patients. EM residents rotate at Saint Luke’s for some specialty rotations: Pulmonary ICU, Neuro-ICU, Anesthesia, and Cardiology. They also complete a 2-week community block in the Emergency Department at Saint Luke’s.

University Health Lakewood Medical Center

University Health Lakewood Medical Center is our community hospital located in Lee’s Summit, MO (a suburb of Kansas City). UHLMC, a 110 bed hospital  that offers residents of Eastern Jackson County access to a modern community hospital with a continuum of outpatient services designed to meet the needs of families. A focus on primary care provides patients with easy access for acute and well care needs for all ages. Key specialty services lines include Obstetrics, Orthopaedics, and Geriatrics.

The UHLMC ED is staffed by Emergency Medicine boarded physicians 24 hours/day and sees > 30,000 patients per year. Our residents do a 4-week community EM rotation there in their PGY-3 year.