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Description

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If you are looking for a comprehensive medical center with a full range of services the latest in technology and the compassion to provide you with exceptional care youve found it at Liberty Hospital

Located just 20 minutes north of downtown Kansas City Liberty Hospital is truly a regional medical center serving Clay and Platte counties as well as the northwest Missouri corridor all the way up to the Iowa border Nearly 50 percent of the hospitals patients come from the northwest Missouri area

One unique factor about Liberty Hospital is that it is a public nonprofit hospital created for the benefit of its community as a political subdivision district hospital under Chapter 206 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri It is governed by a sixmember publicly elected board of trustees who serve sixyear terms

Much like the area around it Liberty Hospital has grown by leaps and bounds since it opened its doors in February 1974 What started as a 130bed facility has now grown to 285 licensed beds and more than 1600 employees Nearly 350 physicians covering all specialties practice medicine at the hospital

Our commitment to the most uptodate technology is evident We were the first hospital in the Kansas City area to purchase a 64slice CT scanner Our surgeons utilize a daVinci robot that assists with prostatectomies allowing for better outcomes for the patient Our mammogram equipment is completely digital providing clearer images to our radiologists that allow them to more easily detect breast cancer Our hyperbaric oxygen chamber helps difficult wounds heal

But technology would be nothing without the people who use it The staff and physicians at Liberty Hospital are second to none Just ask our patients we have some of the highest patient satisfaction scores in the area To us that speaks volumes

Mission amp Values
Liberty Hospital shall serve as a regional healthcare center affirming a responsibility for the health status of the community that extends beyond the hospital district A diversified medical staff modern facilities the latest in technology and a highly qualified staff shall be maintained in order to provide a broad range of services necessary for ensuring excellent patient care Responsible management shall foster a spirit of cooperation with other community healthcare organizations in maintaining preventive healthcare education for the area

VISION
To accomplish our mission we envision that we will be
Patient focused

A healthcare provider of highquality patient care

Continuously striving to exceed the expectations of our patients visitors
and community

A provider continually evaluating ways in which we can better meet the health
care needs of our community

Positive in building staffphysician relationships

Responsible in handling fiscal affairs

Dedicated to building the skills of our staff

A responsible and fair employer

VALUES
To accomplish our mission and vision we will focus our energies on values

Quality To meet and aim to exceed the expectations of care for our patients families visitors and payors

Community Service We are committed to serving our community of Liberty and the surrounding area in northwest Missouri We will strive to be leaders and partners with others in collaborating to improve community health and prevent illness

Efficiency We are committed to achieving our mission through responsible and effective use of our resources in order to maintain financial viability

Partnership We believe in mutual collaboration with physicians employees businesses schools and communities in identifying and meeting the healthcare needs of the communities we serve

Professionalism We value professionalism and integrity We seek to treat each other employees volunteers physicians the business community and the community at large with courtesy and respect

Care We recognize that those who we serve have multifaceted individual needs and that our responsibility is to give support encouragement and healing to meet those needs

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History

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1970 New Liberty Hospital District formed In May 2 million bond issue approved for hospital construction Newly named Liberty Hospital District Directors are Russell Stocksdale president Robert DeMasters vice president Bill Adams clerk Bruce Heavner attorney for the board Charles Gillespie Dr HI Hester Vincent Rigby and Robert Lincoln

1972 Ground broken Dec 9th on 30acre site for new hospital

1974 101000 square foot 130bed Liberty Hospital opens at a cost of 6 million three months ahead of schedule A crowd estimated at 3000 attends dedication and open house on Feb 3 Sen Stuart Symington presides over the ceremony The first patient is accepted Feb 17 During that first week 96 patients are admitted Hospital opens with 47 beds in operation and 83 in reserve The hospital has 175 employees and 39 physicians

1978 14547 square feet of space added with construction completed in June Cost 732843 The new addition is utilized for surgery physical therapy respiratory therapy radiology laboratories business office and storage

1982 New Breast Diagnostic Center opens one of the first selfreferral centers of its kind in the country and one of only few in the area accredited by American College of Radiology

1984 New east wing opens at a cost of 104 million The 109000 square foot addition virtually doubles the size of the hospital Included are new Surgical and Medical Intensive Care Units and sevenbed PCU unit Outpatient Surgical Suite and expanded waiting area and preoperative holding room

1986 New Education Center opens at a cost of 498623 The Center contains five meeting rooms and auditorium with seating for more than 100

1987 New 12room Emergency Department with ambulance garage completed at a cost of approximately 16 million

1989 Obstetrical Unit opens at a cost of 486904 The facility provides labordeliveryrecovery birthing suits inunit surgical suite Level II nursery and wellbaby nursery

1990 New Outpatient Special Procedures Unit opens at a cost of 976286

1994 Emergency Department expansion completed The addition includes new threeroom triage area expanded reception area new ENT room and new Radiology trauma room Construction completed on new covered front entrance area Hospital opens Cardiac Cath Lab

1996 Angiography suite opened in February for expanded cardiac caths and other vascular procedures One mile Walking Trail paved and open to public

1997 Outpatient Special Procedures Central Supply and the Surgery Department are modernizedincluding the recovery area and the addition of one surgical suite The overall project involves 22302 square feet of new construction and 20898 square feet of renovated space at a total project cost of approximately 72 million
In December groundbreaking is held for the new 8 million Doctors Office Building and 4story parking garage

1998 Installation of the new stateofthe art MRI unit is completed in June

1999 Feb 17 the hospital celebrates 25 year anniversary Doctors Building opens in June The 80000 square foot fourstory building houses more than 100 physicians as well as some hospital services

2000 Health Resource Library opens in March

2001 New dedicated Cardiac Cath Lab with dedicated admitting preparation and recovery area is completed The new 20 bed Intensive Care Unit and the renovation and expansion of the Emergency Department is also completed at a cost of 125 million

2002 Construction begins on a threestory expansion of the South patient tower with approximately 43875 additional square feet

2004 The hospital celebrates its 30year anniversary The South Tower opens in March with a 19bed telemetry unit with all private rooms Construction begins in the fall on the Medical Plaza East building which features a fourstory 84000squarefoot building with a 525 space attached parking garage Estimated cost is 25 million

2005 The TreeHouse welcomes its first guests nine residents the first night of service The Medical Plaza East building and relocation of obstetrics as the Birthing Center is completed The new Birthing Center features stateoftheart amenities and occupies approximately 21000 square feet on the fourth floor of the Medical Plaza East Building The Birthing Center increases the total number of beds available from 19 to 24 all of them private rooms with the addition of a second Csection room

Also in the Medical Plaza East building is doctors offices including the relocation of the Therapeutic Radiologists and onsite radiation oncology

2007 Construction begins on two additional floors to the South Tower The expansion will add 40 additional beds to the hospital Two west is remodeled and opens with 10 new rooms increasing the hospitals number of licensed beds to 245 The new stateoftheart Pain Management Center opens located in the Medical Plaza East building

2008 In December Liberty Hospital completed a 13 million dollar expansion The 30000squarefoot expansion includes a sixth and seventh floor on the hospitals south tower The hospital has also added additional licensed beds to the facility bringing the new total to 250

2009 Construction begins on the Liberty Regional Heart amp Vascular Center Once construction is complete the hospital will have two openheart surgery suites as well as an additional cardiac catheterization laboratory

The hospital purchases three physician practices The Liberty Clinic Liberty Cardiovascular Specialists Liberty Cardiothoracic Surgeons On November 17 2009 Michael Gorton MD performed the hospitals first openheart surgery