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James Seeley, aortic stenosis
James Seeley considers himself one lucky man. The 66-year-old went to Centerpoint Medical Center’s Emergency Department on March 24, 2008 with excruciating pain. He was immediately admitted for gallbladder surgery but during a routine exam prior to the procedure Joseph Evans, MD detected a heart murmur. Dr. Evans brought in cardiologist David Akin, MD to consult on James’s case. Read More

Mareta Renshaw, Spine surgery
Mareta Renshaw gives her first experience with Centerpoint Medical Center an A+.

Mareta, a 65 year-old Greenwood, Mo., resident had experienced acute hip and back pain for months and thought it would resolve itself.  When she began having numbness and tingling in her legs and feet her primary care physician at Lee’s Summit Family Care, Hina Syed, MD, referred Mareta to Frank Hux, DO, at Midwest Brain, Spine and Neurology Associates in Independence.   Read More

Stacy Barter, emergency C-section
Stacy Barter was having a routine check-up with her obstetrician, Robert Caffrey, MD, on Jan. 10, 2008.  Pregnant and carrying twins, Stacy wasn’t anticipating delivering her precious cargo just yet—until a non-stress test showed during the appointment that she was dilated to 5 centimeters and baby Tanner was in a breach position.  Her doctor quickly made arrangements for 33-year-old Stacy to be admitted to Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence for an unscheduled C-section. Read More

Tom Loveless, head injury
A self-professed safety nut, Tom always dons a helmet when skateboarding and insists his children follow suit.  But Tom admits he made a poor decision on Sunday, June 28, 2009.  It was a crystal-clear day and the accomplished skateboarder wanted to take advantage of the beautiful weather with a quick run at Lea McKeighan Park in Lee’s Summit.  “I didn’t wear a helmet,” he says. “I crashed onto the concrete from 10 feet, the park’s highest point.” Read More

Gina Wallace, cardiothoracic surgery
Gina Wallace knows that life can profoundly change in the blink of an eye, in the beat of the heart, in the moments between breaths.

During the final months of 2008, Gina, a Blue Springs resident, experienced hot flashes that she describes as a tsunami of heat.

“Every six weeks I had tremendous bursts,” says Gina.  “I would jump up wherever I was and run outside to get relief.  They lasted for several minutes and then disappeared.” Read More