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September 8, 2023

School Books to Stethoscopes: Vibrant Health’s Innovative New Program Creates Healthcare Career Access and Student Opportunity in Wyandotte County

It was a typical Monday morning for Wyandotte High School seniors in Monique James’ class discussing current events. “Good morning, class,” she began, her voice echoing in the quiet room. “Today, I want to talk to you about something that...

August 31, 2023

Vibrant Health Receives Early Childhood Development Grant

A Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant will help increase early childhood screenings for children between the ages zero through five at all Vibrant Health locations. HRSA recently awarded $30 million to 151 community health centers, including Vibrant Health,...

June 12, 2023

Vibrant Health Expands Healthcare Access in Rosedale community with new clinic

Today, we are excited to announce the launch of our newest clinic in Rosedale, Vibrant Health – Family Health Care. This clinic is located at 340 Southwest Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66103 in the eastern side of Wyandotte County where...

October 25, 2022

Vibrant Health Expands Access to Family Medicine and Pharmacy services for Wyandotte County

To meet the growing needs of Wyandotte County, Vibrant Health is creating greater patient access and capacity to care with a new Family Medicine Clinic and a second in-house Pharmacy. Vibrant Health officially opened the doors at its new Family...

September 29, 2022

Vibrant Health Community Raises $332,375 to Support Healthcare Access in Wyandotte County

Vibrant Health is thrilled to announce a total of $332,375 was raised at the 4th annual A Vibrant Night gala. After two years of very successful virtual events, we were able to return to an in-person celebration of our mission...

February 23, 2022

Celebrating Five Years at Vibrant Health

A Message from Vibrant Health President & CEO On May 5, 1990, Turner House Children’s Clinic opened its doors for the first time. We were an all-volunteer clinic, focused on providing medical services to children in Wyandotte County. One of...

December 20, 2021

Dr. Sandra Stites to Join Vibrant Health as Chief Medical Officer

Brandon Parigo | UMKC We are excited to announce that Dr. Sandra Stites will join our leadership team as Chief Medical Officer in June 2022. Dr. Stites, a graduate of Princeton University and the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine,...

December 10, 2021

Vibrant Health and KCKFD Announce New Community Paramedicine Program

WYCO Care Connection Team – Jessica Kraus, Paramedic (Left) and Erika Ortiz, Nurse Practitioner (Right) Vibrant Health is proud to announce the official launch of the WYCO Care Connection program in partnership with the Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department. WYCO...

October 22, 2021

Vibrant Health Raises $278,000 to Support Healthcare Access in Wyandotte County

Vibrant Health is excited to announce raising $278,000 at A Vibrant Night 2021. This virtual event aimed to raise awareness of the work of Vibrant Health and the growing need in Wyandotte County. Proceeds from this event will support Vibrant...

September 22, 2021

Vibrant Health Expands Access to Dental Services for Wyandotte County

This week, Vibrant Health officially opened the doors at its new dental clinic in the heart of Wyandotte County. This 4,300 square foot clinic, located in the Bethany Medical building at 21 North 12th Street in Kansas City, Kansas, marks...

September 1, 2021

Vibrant Health to Require COVID-19 Full Vaccination for All Staff and Board

This week, Vibrant Health’s Board of Directors voted to approve a proposed policy requiring all employees, contractors, and students rotating at Vibrant locations to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 15, 2021. With this move, Vibrant Health will now...

Andrea Perdomo-Morales, Chief Health Equity Officer

July 30, 2021

Vibrant Health Announces New Chief Health Equity Officer Role

This month, Andrea Perdomo-Morales steps into a new role as Chief Health Equity Officer for Vibrant Health. Throughout her three years with Vibrant Health, she has led clinical and community outreach programming with a sharp focus on increasing access and...