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Kansas Heart Hospital Joining Blue CrossPosted on Tuesday November 24, 2009 | For full article click here
Kansas Heart Hospital Joining Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Network
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas is pleased to announce the further expansion of it Wichita area hospital network to include the Kansas Heart Hospital, effective Jan. 1, 2010. Blue Cross is the state's largest insurer with more than 110,000 members in Sedgwick County, and has been working the past several months to offer its members more choice with an expanded, local hospital network for 2010.
$4 million renovation for Heart HospitalPosted on Thursday April 24, 2008 | Carrie Rengers - Kansas.com
Kansas Heart Hospital is embarking on about $4 million worth of expansion and remodeling.
"We just keep a low profile and keep running," says Lynn Jeane, chief operating officer. The 9-year-old hospital at 3601 N. Webb Road has 54 beds. "We're doing some internal renovations, but we're not adding any beds," Jeane says.
Upgrades and expansions will come in several areas, including the pharmacy, imaging and radiology, respiratory therapy and the clinical lab area. The hospital is renovating about 7,000 square feet and adding 7,000 square feet. The new square footage will house locker rooms, a fitness area and an employee lounge. "They're getting bumped out of the areas they're in now," Jeane says. That's because the areas that are upgrading "need to expand in the central core area," Jeane says.
There's going to be a new conference center to replace one that was lost a year ago in another renovation. And there will be some additional parking during this remodeling with more to come in a future expansion. Simpson and Associates Construction Services is the contractor.
Kansas Heart Hospital exec earns distinctionPosted on Thursday February 15, 2007 | Wichita Business Journal
I. Lynn Jeane, COO of the Kansas Heart Hospital, was recently named a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. The distinction signifies board certification in health care management.
Jeane is among 5,400 who hold the prestigious distinction. The professional society is made up of 30,000 health care executives who lead the nation's hospitals, health care systems, and other health care organizations.
To obtain Fellow status, candidates must pass a rigorous examination and demonstrate their education, experience, and leadership in the health care field for at least five years. They must hold a health care management position as well as participate in community and civic efforts
