KC Chamber Recognizes NKCH and MH as Platinum Level Healthy KC Certified for Fourth Time

The Kansas City Chamber of Commerce awarded North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health Platinum Level Healthy KC Certified for the fourth time. This is the highest level of recognition within the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce’s Healthy KC Workplace Wellness Certification. The award is given every two years. NKCH and MH were previously recognized in 2018, 2020 and 2022.

Workplace Wellness Certification is based on the World Health Organization’s Heathy Workplaces Framework and is designed to make Kansas City a healthier place to live and work. Entrants are judged against four pillars: nutrition, physical fitness, tobacco and mindfulness/whole person.

“Just as we strive to serve the health of Northland residents, we want to ensure our own staff are able to practice good health,” said Dawn Bryant, vice-president human resources. “I am pleased the KC Chamber continues to recognize our hard work providing healthy options to our workforce.”

NKCH and MH employee programs such as the on-site fitness center, on-site vaccinations, in-person community wellness classes and an on-demand archive of hundreds of health education videos all played a role in helping the system maintain its platinum status.

NKCH’s culture of wellness encourages employees to focus on mental stability, physical endurance, financial stability, nutritional value, and overall health. Its goal is to offer health and wellness programming to monitor success and encourage healthy habits.

“At NKCH, we want to make sure our employees are living healthy, happy lives so they can provide the best care to every person who walks through our doors,” said Leia Darden, wellness coordinator.
 

About North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health

For more than 65 years, North Kansas City Hospital has been the Northland’s preferred healthcare provider. Our mission is to provide hope and healing to every life we touch.

NKCH is an acute care facility with 451 licensed beds and more than 600 physicians representing 49 medical specialties. From our award-winning cardiovascular and orthopedic programs to our cancer, emergency, neuroscience, spine, women’s and other services, we provide a lifetime of care.

Through our Meritas Health subsidiary, NKCH offers the largest network of provider practices in the Northland, with more than 280 primary and specialty care doctors and advanced practice providers in over 35 convenient locations, including an express care clinic in the 64th Street Hy-Vee store.

Our accreditations demonstrate our commitment to providing quality healthcare, including:

• American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet® designation

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services four-star rating

• The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval® and certification for Comprehensive Cardiac Center, Advanced Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement, Primary Stroke Center and Wound Care Management Certification 

Our mission, vision and values reflect a strong commitment to the health and well-being of our employees, the Northland community and beyond. U.S. News & World Report ranked NKCH High Performing in seven adult procedures and conditions, as well as Maternity Care, and named NKCH a Best Regional Hospital. Forbes honored NKCH as one of America’s Best Employers in 2024, ranking NKCH and MH a top 20 employer in Missouri, and among the Best Employers for Women in the nation.

Each year NKCH serves more than 12,000 people through its dynamic Community Health & Wellness programs.