The University of Kansas Health System

Health System with 5 hospitals across 2 states

Health System Overview

Health SystemThe University of Kansas Health System
Total Hospitals5
Commercial/Acute Hospitals5
Total Beds1848
Commercial/Acute Beds1848
HeadquartersKansas City, KS
Websitekansashealthsystem.com

Hospitals by Type

Acute Care Hospital
5 hospitals
100% of health system

Teaching Status

60%
Teaching
Teaching Hospitals: 3
Non-Teaching Hospitals: 2
Teaching hospitals serve as educational institutions for medical professionals while providing patient care.

Hospital Locations

Hospitals in this Health System

HospitalTypeBedsTeachingRecently Joined
University of Kansas Health System St. Francis CampusAcute Care Hospital 378YesNo
The University of Kansas Health SystemAcute Care Hospital1045YesNo
Olathe Medical CenterAcute Care Hospital 150NoNo
The University of Kansas Health System Great Bend CampusAcute Care Hospital 25YesNo
Liberty HospitalAcute Care Hospital 250NoNo

Recent News

2025-05-15
A distinguished group of nurses and health professionals were recognized on May 8 at The University of Kansas Health System's 2025 Excellence Award ceremony [14]. Of the approximately 284 employees who were nominated, 20 received awards this year, including Amber Anderson, LBSW, social worker/discharge planner at the Great Bend Campus [14]. In related news, The University of Kansas Health System in Great Bend is pleased to have Emma Biltoft, CCC-SLP, certified speech and language therapist, join its speech language pathology team [14]. She provides speech and language therapy mainly for adults, while Katie Patterson, CCC-SLP, provides speech language services mainly for children and also provides speech and language therapy for hospitalized patients at the Great Bend Campus [14].
2025-05-13
A new study reveals pharmacy care is perceived differently by diverse populations, including patients with disabilities [10]. The University of Kansas researchers found differences in perspectives on pharmacy interactions come from communication issues specific to hearing loss and limited physical space for patients in wheelchairs [10].
2025-04-17
A class action lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kansas, against The University of Kansas Hospital Authority and Health System (KU Health), Lawrence Memorial Hospital, and Epic Systems Corp [7, 9]. The lawsuit arises from a physical therapist unlawfully accessing the nude photographs of at least 425 female patients without authorization for two years [7]. The physical therapist used his KU Health credentials to access patient records, including nude clinical before and after photographs, body measurements, and sensitive personally identifiable information [7, 8]. The first unauthorized access occurred in February 2021 and continued until February 2023 [7]. When the privacy breach was detected, the matter was investigated internally, and the physical therapist was fired [7]. The lawsuit alleges that KU Health failed to notify law enforcement about the illegal medical record access and waited two months before issuing notification letters to the affected individuals, who were only notified about the breach in April 2023, despite the unauthorized access being detected in February 2023 [7, 9]. The plaintiffs claim the defendants then failed to provide adequate information in the letters about the nature of the breach, including the name of the physical therapist, how many individuals were affected, what private information was accessed, and whether the physical therapist obtained patient data and images [7]. The lawsuit claims the defendants knew or should have known that the physical therapist was accessing patient records without authorization when there was no legitimate treatment relationship with the patients, and the unauthorized access should have been detected quickly, rather than continuing unchecked for two years [7]. KU Health stated that patient privacy is very important and its teams are currently reviewing the complaint [8, 9].
2025-04-16
A class action lawsuit has been filed against The University of Kansas Health System, Lawrence Memorial Hospital, and Epic Systems Corporation on behalf of over 400 women [15]. The lawsuit alleges that a physical therapist employed by KU Health unlawfully accessed the sensitive medical records of these women, including potentially nude clinical photographs and body measurements, starting as early as February 2021 [15]. The lawsuit claims negligence, invasion of privacy, civil rights violations, and violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the Stored Communications Act [15].

Executive Leadership

Bob Page

President and Chief Executive Officer

Bob Page has spent more than 25 years in executive leadership roles within The University of Kansas Health System. In July 2007, he was selected by The University of Kansas Hospital Authority Board to be president and CEO. Co-authored the book “Proud But Never Satisfied”.

Tammy Peterman

President, Kansas City Division, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Officer

Co-authored the book “Proud But Never Satisfied”.

Steve Stites, MD

Executive Vice President, Clinical Affairs, and Chief Medical Officer, The University of Kansas Health System; Executive Vice Chancellor for KU Medical Center

Will continue to serve as the health system’s chief medical officer and executive vice president for clinical affairs. Works to foster a closer connection between the research and education functions of the medical center with the clinical care.

Jeff Risinger

Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Brenda Dykstra

Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

Doug Gaston

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Chris Harper

Chief Information Officer

Shawn Long

Vice President, Fund Development, Corporate and Community Outreach

Dan Peters

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Matthias Salathe, MD

Chief Research Officer for the University of Kansas, including the medical center; Chief Research Officer for the health system