Open Mics with Dr. Stites
Steve Stites, MD, executive vice president, clinical affairs and chief medical officer of The University of Kansas Health System, interviews physicians and leaders about advances in healthcare and current affairs.
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- Sep 23, 2026
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Magnet Nursing: What Exceptional Nursing Means for Patients (opens the original)
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Great nursing isn't always about medicine. Sometimes it means helping a heart transplant patient walk while on life support or finding another way to reach a patient who is struggling. We'll show you why The University of Kansas Health System earned Magnet with Distinction and what that means for patients.
Physician Suicide and the Pressures Doctors Face (opens the original)
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Doctors spend their careers taking care of others but often struggle to ask for help themselves. After the suicide of a respected Kansas City doctor, his colleagues are talking openly about the pressures doctors face and why some never reach out. We'll also look at how collaboration among the medical community is helping before someone reaches a crisis.
Whole Blood, Minutes Matter: Bringing Life-Saving Transfusions to the Scene of Trauma (opens the original)
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Dr. Steve Stites explores a groundbreaking Kansas City program bringing whole blood directly to critically injured patients before they reach the hospital. Experts discuss pre-hospital transfusions, blood shortages, EMS training, universal blood, and why this life-saving care begins with community blood donors.
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