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Fact Sheet

Founded in 1958 as an 80-bed facility in North Kansas City, MO, North Kansas City Hospital continues to expand to meet the needs of our growing community. Now with 451 beds and a 69-acre campus on Armour Road just east of I-35, we provide a host of inpatient and outpatient services, in a state-of-the-art facility, to improve the health of our patients--and our community.

A leader in high technology and excellent care, North Kansas City Hospital was one of the first hospitals in the country to implement a cardiac hospice program, PACS (a fully-integrated filmless radiology system), and a pharmacy “robot” which stores, retrieves and dispenses medication. The Hospital has a 64-slice CT scanner and the daVinci surgical robotic system.

Here are other facts and figures about us:

  • Acute-care facility with 451-licensed beds
  • Full range of services, including inpatient, outpatient, observation, home health and hospice care
  • Accredited Chest Pain Center
  • Medical staff of 600 physicians representing 49 medical specialties
  • One of Kansas City’s top 50 employers according to The Business Journal (ranked on current full-time local employees with 2,232; 2,904 employees)
  • 21,900 annual admissions
  • 102,435 annual outpatient visits
  • 1,859 annual births
  • Busiest Emergency Department in Kansas City for adult/pediatric care (64,337 visits)

Our 69-acre campus, conveniently located at I-35 and Armour 210, also is the location for:            

  • Health Services Pavilion (inpatient rooms, outpatient services, offices for Hospital staff, physician offices, conference center) 
  • Professional Building North (physician and professional offices) 
  • Medical Plaza North (physician offices, Outpatient Cancer Center) 
  • Health Center North (Home Health Services, NorthCare Hospice) 
  • Children’s Learning Center (day care for children of Hospital employees)