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Building upon a long tradition of providing high-quality, personalized risk management and patient safety services for its clients, MMIC has recently introduced a number of innovative training services aimed to identify and prevent potentially dangerous and costly situations.

Though we would not invite difficult situations into our lives, some events are so positively life-changing that they are well worth the pain and hardship they cause, says Andy Marso, award-winning reporter for the Kansas Health Institute and author of Worth the Pain: How Meningitis Nearly Killed Me — Then Changed My Life for the Better.

Choosing hospice is a difficult decision for the patient and the patient’s family. However, for the physician, approaching the family and starting the conversation about hospice care can be just as difficult, according to Mike Nicholas, founder of Promises Kept Hospice in Wichita.

Kidney disease is a major public health issue nationally, impacting one in nine American adults — with most unaware they have the disease. During their lifetimes, half of American adults will be at risk for kidney disease, often due to high blood pressure and diabetes — two of the leading causes.

Wesley Medical Center Is Home to Dedicated Pediatric Facilities and More Than 40 Subspecialists

Each year, about 5 million people are diagnosed with heart valve disease. Of those, about 1.5 million have aortic stenosis — an obstruction or narrowing of the aortic valve. This is often caused by the buildup of calcium deposits on the leaflets of the valve.

In the past decade, there has been a steady increase in the number of individuals diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and those with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who require some form of renal replacement therapy. Currently, 26 million American adults have CKD, and millions more are at risk. For Fresenius Medical Care North America and Kansas Nephrology Physicians, a dynamic partnership is the first step in providing options that empower patients to take control of their health.

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a dialysis modality available as a renal replacement therapy for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). As such, it antedates hemodialysis, as the first report of a peritoneal dialysis dates back to 1923.

Urinary incontinence, the involuntary loss of urine, is a medical condition that affects more than 30 million American women.