Our COVID-19 Resources: Safe Care - Vaccine FAQs - Visitor Policy Patient Portal Find a Doctor Find a Location Get Care Now Blog Blog Share This: facebook twitter linkedin email FEATURED A Testimony of Hope for Breast Cancer Patients This October during Breast Cancer Awareness month, Hattie Heard is sharing her cancer journey and encouraging women to get their annual mammograms. In 2019 Hattie was a healthy, active 56-year-old. She exercised, saw her doctor for regular check-ups, and had annual mammograms. Despite feeling fine, Hattie started to notice some discharge from her right breast. […] Read More > VIEW BY CATEGORY: All Miami County Medical Center Celebrates 25 Years Miami County Medical Center (MCMC) is celebrating 25 years in its current facility by looking back on some key highlights from the last couple decades. Where We’ve Been Construction of the existing MCMC hospital was completed in 1996. Costing $13 million to build, the new 56,500-square-foot facility was twice as large as the old hospital. […] Read More > An Agent for Early Detection Olathe resident and real estate agent Bev Huff was fighting breast cancer long before she was diagnosed in November 2020. In the years leading up to her diagnosis, both Bev’s mom and aunt battled the disease. She followed their cancer journeys closely. When Bev was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma (the most common type of […] Read More > Flu Facts: What You Need to Know You asked. Elizabeth W. Musil, MD, FAAP, a pediatrician at Olathe Health Pediatrics – Olathe Medical Park and Olathe Health Pediatrics – College Point, answered. As COVID-19 continues to make headlines, influenza (flu) prevention shouldn’t fall off your radar. Viruses have been unpredictable the last year, beginning with a dip in flu cases (due to […] Read More > A Testimony of Hope for Breast Cancer Patients This October during Breast Cancer Awareness month, Hattie Heard is sharing her cancer journey and encouraging women to get their annual mammograms. In 2019 Hattie was a healthy, active 56-year-old. She exercised, saw her doctor for regular check-ups, and had annual mammograms. Despite feeling fine, Hattie started to notice some discharge from her right breast. […] Read More > Olathe Health Now Offering Third Dose for Qualifying Patients Olathe Health is now offering a third dose of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines to patients who are moderate to severely immunocompromised. This is in response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s support for the expansion of emergency use authorization for […] Read More > COVID-19 Diagnosis Saved the Life of a Young Cancer Patient More than a year since the pandemic gripped the world, it’s rare to hear someone say anything positive about COVID-19. But had it not been for her COVID-19 diagnosis, Brianna Bolden of Shawnee wouldn’t have known she had cancer. “COVID saved my life.” Twenty-three-year-old Brianna was diagnosed with COVID-19 after experiencing common cold symptoms. Two […] Read More > FREEZE! Procedure Stops Heart Rhythm Condition in its Tracks An innovative heart procedure at Olathe Medical Center (OMC) is helping doctors freeze away a common heart rhythm disorder. Atrial fibrillation, or a-fib, is a fast and abnormal pattern of contractions in the upper part of the heart. Atrial fibrillation may cause mild to severe symptoms, including fatigue, shortness of breath and lightheadedness. Some patients, […] Read More > Plan Ahead to Get Your Child Vaccinated for COVID-19 Before School Starts Summer is a time for relaxing, participating in fun activities, enjoying the outdoors, and spending time with family and friends. This year, an important item to add to your summer to-do list is taking your kids to get the COVID-19 vaccine. In May, the FDA approved the Pfizer vaccine for kids ages 12 and older. […] Read More > Katy Hudspeth, LPN, is Named the 2020 Frank H. Devocelle Legacy Award Winner Congratulations to Katy Hudspeth, LPN, who works at Olathe Health Internal Medicine and Pediatrics! Katy is the Frank H. Devocelle Legacy Award winner for 2020. Katy was one of six Outstanding Associates for Olathe Health in 2020. The senior leadership team then chose her to be named the annual Frank H. Devocelle Legacy Award Winner. […] Read More > Connecting Care for One Patient Across Doctors, Hospitals and Specialties The importance of getting her annual health exam took on new meaning in Fall 2019 for Patty Armstrong of Paola, KS. Her recommended preventive screening led to the discovery of gallstones and an emergency heart procedure. Patty’s primary care physician at Olathe Health Family Medicine – Paola recommended a screening colonoscopy for the 70-year-old. So […] Read More > 1 of 8 Next Interested in working with us? View our careers > Together, we can make a difference for Olathe Health. Donate FOR PATIENTS Pay My Bill Find a Doctor Find a Location Patient Portal OMC MCMC ABOUT OLATHE HEALTH About Us For Physicians For Associates Volunteer Community Support EXPLORE Newsroom Videos Blog CONTACT INFO Contact Us 913-791-4200 YouTube Twitter Facebook NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES TERMS OF USE NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION COPYRIGHT © 2021 OHSI. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.