St. Mary's Medical Center

It’s Joy Day! One of St. Mary’s employees favorite days of the year! Our Holiday Spirit Week ended with Holiday Sock Friday, hospital and clinic staff were served a delicious holiday meal with all the trimmings and we concluded with the basket raffle! Thank you to everyone who participated and brought Christmas cheer and light to employees and patients alike! #JOYDAY2020 #hometownhospital #hometownheart #SayStMarys

St. Mary’s night shift joined in on the fun of Holiday Spirit Week with Ugly Christmas Sweater Thursday! and enjoyed the beginning of Joy Day festivities, including Christmas dinner served by members of Leadership! #JoyDay2020 #hometownhospital #hometownheart #SayStMarys

Today is World AIDS Day, a day for raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic. The theme for the 2020 observance is Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Resilience and Impact. Testing is the essential first step to accessing treatment for HIV. Testing is fast, confidential and is as easy as a mouth swab or finger prick. Visit cdc.gov/doingit for information on testing and prevention. #WorldAIDSDay #WAD2020

St. Mary’s Medical Center is recognizing National Family Caregivers Month! As part of our senior care focus, we recognize the support and resources that caregivers need to help them throughout their loved ones healthcare journey.

Day 3 of Holiday Spirit Week had Respiratory reindeers running rampant at St. Mary’s! Patients and visitors alike enjoyed seeing employees dressed up as their favorite holiday icons for Winter Wonderland Wednesday such as Santa, his elves and even the Grinch! #tistheseason #hometownhospital #hometownheart #SayStMarys

Holiday Spirit Week continues with Tacky Tuesday! St. Mary’s employees wore festive holiday masks to bring jolly, holiday goodwill to patients while keeping them, their visitors and our awesome staff safe! #tistheseason #hometownhospital #hometownheart #SayStMarys

All of us at St. Mary’s Medical Center wish you a safe and happy Thanksgiving. This year we are extremely thankful for our healthcare heroes who continue to go above and beyond to care for our community.

Certified Nurse Assistants Full Time/Part Time Day or Night St. Mary’s Medical Center is looking for Certified Nurse Assistants for a few of our patient floors. Our CNA’s assist with patient care throughout our nursing areas as directed by nursing supervisors. We are looking for individuals with a positive, go-getter attitude someone willing to go the extra mile for our patients. You will assist with activities of daily living, provide basic nursing care to non-critical ...patients and assists in the maintenance of a safe environment. As you would expect, you will be part of a close and supportive Nurse/Nurse Assistant Team providing excellent patient care. You should also know we provide a competitive compensation and great benefits. If interested in this opportunity; send your resume to: [email protected] St. Mary’s Medical Center, a 2020 Watson Health Top 100 Hospital, is a faith-based, 146-bed acute care facility providing a wide range of services, including 24-hour Emergency Department, Joint and Spine Institute, Surgical Services and outpatient services. St. Mary's Medical Center has provided high-quality compassionate care to the residents of Blue Springs and Eastern Jackson County for more than 30 years. St. Mary's, one of Kansas City’s best kept secrets, offers patients the best of both worlds--a warm, caring environment, close to home while providing the wide range of services and expertise typically found in much larger facilities.

This year, the Christmas spirit is more important than ever...and St. Mary’s staff are doing their part to spread Christmas cheer throughout the hospital with a Holiday Spirit Week! The festivities start today with Merry Monday and employees wearing as much red and green as possible! Stay tuned all this week as we catch staff being merry and bright and bringing the joy of the season to our patients and their families. #tistheseason #hometownhospital #hometownheart #SayStMarys

Operating Room Nurse Full Time St. Mary’s Medical Center is looking for experienced Operating Room Nurses. In this role, you will perform a variety of nursing duties and act as a liaison between physicians, patients, management and allied health team members. You will oversee the clinical activities for the surgical technicians and ancillary staff in the planning and delivery of patient care. We are looking for a Nurses who have Operating Room experience or Critical Care N...urses wanting to transition into the OR. The best part, you will be part of a close, very collaborative Operating Room team that assists with Orthopedics including NAVIO Knee Replacement, Urology, Vascular, Gastroenterology and General Surgeries. You should also know we provide a competitive compensation and great benefits. If interested in this opportunity; send your resume to: [email protected] St. Mary’s Medical Center, a 2020 Watson Health Top 100 Hospital, is a faith-based, 146-bed acute care facility providing a wide range of services, including 24-hour Emergency Department, Joint and Spine Institute, Surgical Services and outpatient services. St. Mary's Medical Center has provided high-quality compassionate care to the residents of Blue Springs and Eastern Jackson County for more than 30 years. St. Mary's, one of Kansas City’s best kept secrets, offers patients the best of both worlds--a warm, caring environment, close to home while providing the wide range of services and expertise typically found in much larger facilities.

Boo! to you from our crew at St. Mary’s! We hope all of your ghouls and goblins have a spooktacular and safe Halloween! #hometownhospital #hometownheart #SayStMarys

In the hospital on Election Day? You can still vote! Here’s how: The Missouri Secretary of State’s office advises that if a patient is hospitalized in the county in which they are registered, they can contact the local election authorities, which must make arrangements to help the patient vote. You can find contact information for your local election authority at: https://www.sos.mo.gov//goVoteMisso/localelectionauthority

October 29th is World Stroke Day. One in Four of us will have a stroke, but being active can help reduce your risk. Most strokes can be prevented.

St. Mary’s is using bright pink stickers when screening visitors to our hospital as a visible reminder of breast cancer awareness in October. Know your risks of developing breast cancer and what you can do to prevent it, such as regular mammogram screenings at St. Mary’s Breast Center. Schedule yours today! #thinkpink #hometownhospital #hometownheart #SayStMarys

What do you do when someone in your work family gets their Bachelor’s degree, but due to the Covid pandemic, isn’t able to walk across the stage? Bring the graduation walk to them! Staff from St. Mary’s Respiratory Therapy Department provided pomp and circumstance this morning to their surprised co-worker Johnna complete with traditional graduation music, cake and a graduation cap and gown! Congratulations on all of your hard work Johnna! #WeAreFamily #TeamStMarys #hometownheart

Each year, millions of Americans are admitted for treatment of heart disease. At St. Mary’s Medical Center we are committed to ensuring our heart patients receive the best possible care. Recently, we received the Chest Pain MI Registry Performance Achievement Award from @AmericanCollegeofCardiology. Congratulations to all our physicians and staff!

Dr. Adam Legg from St. Mary's Medical Center shares tips for improving how you age in mind, body and spirit. #ponsored

National Apple Day Can an apple a day really keep the doctor away? Not always but adding apples to your diet can help you get more fiber, vitamin C, and other antioxidants that support overall health and nutrition. Look for apples that are firm to the touch and free from bruises and soft spots.

It’s National Pharmacy Week! This week celebrates the invaluable contributions that our pharmacists and technicians make to patient care at St. Mary’s Medical Center educating patients and promoting safe and effective use of medication. We couldn’t do it without you! #hometownhospital #hometownheart #SayStMarys #PharmWeek2020

St. Mary’s Medical Center announced today that it is a recipient of the Healthgrades 2020 Patient Safety Excellence AwardTM. This distinction places St. Mary’s among the top 10% of all short-term acute care hospitals reporting patient safety data as evaluated by Healthgrades, the leading resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems.

St. Mary's own Dr. Michael Liston on KCTV5's Aging in Style segment.

Today, in honor of National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day, we honor and remember all babies who were taken too soon. https://bit.ly/3k34kwa

World Mental Health Day is observed on October 10 every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health. Please visit the World Health Organization page for resources on managing stress and looking after your mental health. Teena Ahuja, Prime Healthcare’s Vice President, Behavioral Health, has this advice, Take control, love yourself, be kind to your mind and remove the stigma #worldmentalhealthday #2020 https://www.who.int//mental-well-being-resources-for-the-p