Saint Luke’s Opens Neuroscience Wing

Saint Luke's Hospital in Kansas City has opened a neuroscience institute.

The hospital dedicated $52 million in existing capital and fundraising to open the 68-bed, 88,000-square-foot institute, which replaces the Saint Luke's Brain and Stroke Institute. It features four neurological operating rooms, a neuroscience intensive care unit, a 13-bed recovery unit, three neurointerventional suites and an expanded epilepsy monitoring unit.

“When you are able to bring together leaders and experts in this highly specialized field and allow them to easily collaborate and confer with one another on particular cases or treatment options, the end result is the very best, highest level of care for the patient,” said Marilyn Rymer, M.D., the institute's medical director. 

The institute will continue its research, which includes clinical trials in epilepsy, Alzheimer's Disease and multiple sclerosis. It is also collaborating with Stanford University and UCLA regarding imaging and other advances in acute stroke treatment.

Saint Luke’s Hospital is part of the Saint Luke’s Healthcare System, which includes 10 hospitals in Kansas and Missouri.