Saint Luke's Health System Explained

Saint Luke's Health System
Type:	Non-profit
Industry:	Healthcare
Foundation:	Kansas City, Missouri
Founder:	Henry David Jardine
Location City:	Kansas City, Missouri
Location Country:	US
Locations:	16
Area Served:	Greater Kansas City Metro
Key People:	Melinda L. Estes, President and CEO
Num Employees:	Approx. 12,000

Saint Luke's Health System is an Episcopal Church non-profit hospital network^[1] in the bi-state Kansas City metro area, located in northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri. With over 12,000 local employees, it is the third largest private employer in the Kansas City metro.

Saint Luke's Health System traces its history to its flagship hospital, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, which was established in 1882.^[2] On January 1, 2024, its operations were merged with those of BJC HealthCare, forming BJC Health System.^[3]

Leadership

^[4]

• Melinda Estes – president and chief executive officer
• Bob Bonney – senior vice president, non-acute services and business development^[5]
• Debe Gash – senior vice president and chief digital officer^[6]
• Dawn Murphy – senior vice president, human resources^[7]
• Jan Murray – senior vice president and chief legal counsel^[8]
• J. Chris Perryman – senior vice president and chief medical officer^[9]
• Julie Quirin – senior vice president, hospital operations^[10]
• Chuck Robb – senior vice president, finance & administration and chief financial officer^[11]
• Richard D. Rolston – senior vice president and chief executive officer, Saint Luke's Physician Group^[12]
• Diane Trimble – interim system chief nursing officer and chief nursing informatics officer
• Michael VanDerhoef – senior vice president of development and executive director, Saint Luke's Foundation^[13]

Locations

• Anderson County Hospital, Garnett, Kansas^[14]
• Allen County Hospital, Iola, Kansas^[15]
• Hedrick Medical Center, Chillicothe, Missouri^[16]
• Saint Luke's Bishop Spencer Place, Kansas City, Missouri^[17]
• Saint Luke's Community Hospital – Leawood, Leawood, Kansas^[18]
• Saint Luke's Community Hospital – Legends, Kansas City, Kansas
• Saint Luke's Community Hospital – Olathe, Olathe, Kansas
• Saint Luke's Community Hospital – Overland Park, Overland Park, Kansas
• Saint Luke's Community Hospital – Roeland Park, Roeland Park, Kansas
• Saint Luke's Community Hospital – Shawnee, Shawnee, Kansas
• Saint Luke's Cushing Hospital, Leavenworth, Kansas^[19]
• Saint Luke's East Hospital, Lee's Summit, Missouri^[20]
• Saint Luke's Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri^[21]
• Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri^[22]
• Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City's Crittenton Children's Center, Kansas City, Missouri^[23]
• Saint Luke's North Hospital–Barry Road, Kansas City, Missouri^[24]
• Saint Luke's North Hospital–Smithville, Smithville, Missouri^[25]
• Saint Luke's South Hospital, Overland Park, Kansas^[26]
• Wright Memorial Hospital, Trenton, Missouri^[27]

Cushing Hospital was closed in July 2020 because of financial difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.^[28]

Institutes

• Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute^[29]
• Saint Luke's Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute^[30]
• Saint Luke's Cancer Institute^[31]
• Saint Luke's Midwest Ear Institute^[32]
• Saint Luke's Rehabilitation Institute^[33]

Affiliations

• Saint Luke's College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Notes and References

1. Web site: KC has three five-star hospitals. 2018-03-10. The Kansas City Star. 2023-12-01.
2. Web site: About Saint Luke's Health System | Saint Luke's Health System . Saintlukeshealthsystem.org . March 20, 2011.
3. Web site: Two Missouri hospital systems complete merger, forming $10B system. Chief Healthcare Executive. 2024-03-01. en.
4. Web site: About Saint Luke's. Saint Luke's Health System. en. July 26, 2018.
5. Web site: Bob Bonney, St Luke's Health System Inc/Missouri: Profile & Biography - Bloomberg. Bloomberg. en. July 26, 2018.
6. News: CIO Spotlight: Saint Luke's Debe Gash reveals how the right mobile presence builds loyalty and drives engagement. VenueNext. July 26, 2018. en-US.
7. Web site: Terms of Service Violation. www.bloomberg.com. July 26, 2018.
8. Web site: Terms of Service Violation. www.bloomberg.com. July 26, 2018.
9. Web site: J Chris Perryman, MD. Saint Luke's Health System. en. July 26, 2018.
10. Web site: Julie Quirin, senior vice president of hospital operations. www.bizjournals.com. July 26, 2018.
11. Web site: CFO Chuck Robb: Saint Luke's Health System's Fiscal Principal. www.beckershospitalreview.com. en-gb. July 26, 2018.
12. Web site: Terms of Service Violation. www.bloomberg.com. July 26, 2018.
13. Web site: Reuter . Elise . Saint Luke's combines philanthropy, strategy with new exec . Kansas City Business Journal . American City Business Journals . March 16, 2022 . November 7, 2017.
14. Web site: Anderson County Hospital. Saint Luke's Health System. en. July 26, 2018.
15. Web site: Allen County Hospital. Saint Luke's Health System. en. August 4, 2023.
16. Web site: Hedrick Medical Center. Saint Luke's Health System. en. July 26, 2018.
17. Web site: Bishop Spencer Place Kansas City Retirement Community. Bishop Spencer Place. en-US. July 26, 2018.
18. Web site: Saint Luke's Community Hospital. Saint Luke's Health System. en. July 26, 2018.
19. Web site: Saint Luke's Cushing Hospital. Saint Luke's Health System. en. July 26, 2018.
20. Web site: Saint Luke's East Hospital. Saint Luke's Health System. en. July 26, 2018.
21. Web site: Saint Luke's Hospice House. Saint Luke's Health System. en. July 26, 2018.
22. Web site: Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City. Saint Luke's Health System. en. July 26, 2018.
23. Web site: Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City's Crittenton Children's Center. Saint Luke's Health System. en. July 26, 2018.
24. Web site: Saint Luke's North Hospital–Barry Road. Saint Luke's Health System. en. July 26, 2018.
25. Web site: Saint Luke's North Hospital–Smithville. Saint Luke's Health System. en. July 26, 2018.
26. Web site: Saint Luke's South Hospital. Saint Luke's Health System. en. July 26, 2018.
27. Web site: Wright Memorial Hospital. Saint Luke's Health System. en. July 26, 2018.
28. News: Kansas hospital ceases inpatient care . July 27, 2020 . Beckers Hospital Review . July 22, 2020.
29. Web site: Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute. Saint Luke's Health System. en. July 26, 2018.
30. Web site: Saint Luke's Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute. Saint Luke's Health System. en. July 26, 2018.
31. Web site: Saint Luke's Cancer Institute. Saint Luke's Health System. en. July 26, 2018.
32. Web site: Saint Luke's Hospital Midwest Ear Institute. Saint Luke's Health System. en. July 26, 2018.
33. Web site: Saint Luke's Rehabilitation Institute . Saint Luke's Health System. en. March 20, 2022.