North Kansas City Hospital

Whether you’re ready for that first child, need a new knee, suffering from chronic pain or experiencing a life-threatening health problem, North Kansas City Hospital can help. An overview of each of our services is provided in this section of our website.

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“There Is a Difference.” That’s our motto at NorthCare Hospice and Palliative Care, an affiliate of North Kansas City Hospital.

Here, life isn’t measured in years but in days or weeks. We make a difference by bringing care to the patient in the home, apartment or nursing home. Our support services bring together nurses, social workers, chaplains, therapists and aides.

We offer several unique programs. Our Cardiac Hospice program for patients with advanced-stage heart disease was one of the first in the U.S. And our specialized program for ALS patients (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) is one of the few in Kansas City.

But we don’t stop there. We also offer humor therapy, massage therapy, music therapy, pet therapy and Lifetime Legacies, a program that helps hospice patients record life memories on video.

Medicare coverage under Part A includes Medicare Hospice Benefit. In both Missouri and Kansas, hospice care is a covered Medicaid benefit. In addition, most private insurance plans include hospice visits.

Dr. Jesse Roberts, MD, Medical Director for NorthCare Hospice received the 2009 Heart of Hospice Lifetime Achievement Award from the Missouri Hospice and Palliative Care Association. This award honors a person who over the course of many years has given above and beyond the call of duty, giving of him/herself, thus enhancing the quality of life for Hospice patients.

Hospice House
The Northland's only Hospice House accomodations include:

16 private rooms

24 hour hospice care in a homelike environment

Family and visitor welcome around the clock

Chair that opens to a bed at the bedside

Family kitchen

Spiritual center

Garden and walking path

Children's play area

Library with computer and wireless internet access

View a map for Hospice House location.

News Release - June 28, 2010 Opening Just Days Away

News Release - May 13, 2009 to announce Hospice House Construction

Visit their website, http://www.northcarehospice.org/

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