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By Rhonda Pfaffly, Referral Coordinator for Lee’s Summit Physicians Group. It seems like the news and social media are focused on sensational, negative things most of the time. It's draining. Wouldn't it be nice to hear some good news for a change? Well, I've got a...
By Dena Pepple, R.N. for Lee’s Summit Physicians Group. August is National Breastfeeding Month. I was asked about a month ago to write a breastfeeding blog because I do a lot of prenatal and newborn education here at LSPG, RTP, and BSP. I thought sure, easy enough as...
Holly Prather, a Kansas City native, is a board certified pediatric nurse practitioner. She earned her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing from Avila University in 2013 and her Master’s of Science in Nursing from Saint Louis University in 2018. Holly previously worked at...
By Jennifer M. Sauer, M.D. In the words of Thomas Rhett’s song “Life Changes” “Ain't it funny how life changes You wake up ain't nothing the same and life changes You can't stop it just hop on the train You never know what's gonna happen ...And I wouldn't change it...
NOTE: Links to articles in this series: Fostering Part 1 | Fostering Part 2 | Fostering Part 3 By Dr. Robin Dyson "To the world you may be just one person, but to one child, you may be the world." This child may be your own, if you have been blessed with one. But...
Dr. Sallie Veenstra's last day is June 28, 2019. Since 1981, she has been a mother to us all at Lee's Summit Physicians Group. How it all began. On Wednesday, February 6, 1980, St Joseph Hospital officials announced that they were converting the emergency facility at...
By Cindy Aldrige, F.N.P., Provider for Lee’s Summit Physicians Group. Have you ever wanted to just get away on a vacation? Did you know that vacation and mental breaks away from day-to-day stressors are actually healthy? Yes, you can take a vacation for your health!!!...
By Cindy Aldrige, F.N.P., Provider for Lee’s Summit Physicians Group Spring fling... for sports goers sometimes that’s more than just having fun. Spring brings more physical activity and sometimes falls and concussions. New standards and precautions are in place to...
By Matthew Hornung, Director of Information Technology for Lee’s Summit Physicians Group Every month, we're doing a provider or employee spotlight to help you get to know our staff. This month, we chose to do a provider spotlight on Rebecca Coppage, PNP. Rebecca is a...
By Ashley Campbell, DO with Lee's Summit Physicians Group Traveling with young children may seem like a daunting task. There is so much that can go wrong when considering naps, tantrums, boredom, snack time, diaper changes, etc., but with a little bit of planning and...
By Rhonda Pfaffly, Referral Coordinator for Lee’s Summit Physicians Group I’m so happy that it’s almost RED NOSE DAY! Why? Because with the purchase of a red clown nose at your local Walgreens, it can help child poverty all over the world. Red Nose Day funds programs...
By Daniel E. Gershon, D.O. and Laura Salitros, D.O. - Lee's Summit Physicians Group We recently posted a blog about social media and young children (ages 0-5). Now we move on to a more challenging situation: media and how it applies to school aged children and...