North Kansas City Hospital & Meritas Health

Health System with 2 hospitals across 1 state

Health System Overview

Health System	North Kansas City Hospital & Meritas Health
Total Hospitals	2
Commercial/Acute Hospitals	2
Total Beds	476
Commercial/Acute Beds	476
Headquarters	North Kansas City, MO
Website	nkch.org

Hospitals by Type

Acute Care Hospital

1 hospitals

50% of health system

Critical Access Hospital

1 hospitals

50% of health system

Teaching Status

50%

Teaching

Teaching Hospitals: 1

Non-Teaching Hospitals: 1

Teaching hospitals serve as educational institutions for medical professionals while providing patient care.

Hospital Locations

Hospitals in this Health System

Hospital	Type	Beds	Teaching	Recently Joined
North Kansas City Hospital	Acute Care Hospital	451	Yes	No
Excelsior Springs Hospital	Critical Access Hospital	25	No	No

Recent News

2025-05-01

North Kansas City Hospital received an 'A' Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group [8]. Leapfrog assigns grades to general hospitals across the country, based on over 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries, and infections, and on the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them [6].

2025-04-23

North Kansas City Hospital & Meritas Health are mentioned in the Platte County EDC news for committing to a $25M Development Center that will train the next generation of skilled professionals and expand access to career education [30].

2025-04-15

North Kansas City Hospital (NKCH) has joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network, becoming part of a worldwide network of independent healthcare systems with special access to Mayo Clinic's expertise [8, 23]. Through this membership, NKCH providers have access to clinical solutions and services enabled by the Mayo Clinic Platform, such as AskMayoExpert and eConsults [23]. Staff from NKCH can also use Mayo Clinic educational materials and access professional development opportunities [23].

Executive Leadership

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