HCA Midwest Health System, Kansas City’s leading healthcare provider, announces a modified name and new logo for all of its facilities in the metropolitan area, including hospitals, outpatient centers, clinics, surgery centers and physician practices.  Effective today, the name will be HCA Midwest Health.

The new name and logo more effectively communicate the broad spectrum of leading-edge capabilities offered by each HCA Midwest Health facility.  As the most comprehensive network of providers in the Kansas City region, and serving more families than any other health system, HCA Midwest Health connects patients, providers and the community to health and wellness.

“At HCA Midwest Health, we are more than buildings and doctors,” says M.L. Lagarde III, President and Chief Executive Officer, HCA Midwest Health.  “As Kansas City’s largest healthcare provider and one of the area’s largest private sector employers, we are comprised of thousands of compassionate, caring professionals dedicated to providing patients the highest quality of care in their greatest hour of need. And whether it is cancer screenings, concussion education classes or breastfeeding support, we are deeply committed to empowering and keeping our community well. We are proud to be Kansas City’s trusted healthcare provider, offering unsurpassed, family-centered care and service.”

HCA Midwest Health collaborates with the communities it serves by not only partnering with organizations for heart attack, stroke and breast cancer awareness campaigns, but also by offering education, prevention, treatment and individualized support and care in its hospitals, clinics and physician practices. Leveraging the rich resources of an extensive network of physicians, specialists and advanced technology, HCA Midwest Health takes its mission to heart: commitment to the care and improvement of human life, every person, every time while building partnerships among professionals and specialties as they work with patients and their families.

HCA Midwest Health hospitals include Belton Regional Medical Center, Centerpoint Medical Center, Lafayette Regional Health Center, Lee's Summit Medical Center, Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Research Medical Center and Research Psychiatric Center.  The HCA Midwest Health network includes more than 340 physicians, including more than 140 primary care providers and nearly 200 specialists.

For more information, visit hcamidwest.com.