Panel Approves St. Luke's Hospital Proposal

KANSAS CITY, NORTH, MO-Residents north of the river will see expanded services and a larger campus coming soon to the St. Luke’s Northland Hospital. The state has approved a $39.3-million expansion and renovation for the hospital located along Barry Road, just east of Interstate 29.

The expansion project was approved by the Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee. Plans call for the addition of more maternity suites and a critical care unit. The radiology area, medical and surgical areas, the lobby and outpatient areas will be expanded and the number of inpatient beds will increase from 59 to 80. This is the second major expansion for the hospital since it opened in 1989.

St. Luke’s Northland also operates a hospital in nearby Smithville, MO, just to the west. Combined, the two facilities have more than 750 employees, nearly 350 physicians and an annual payroll of more than $20 million.