By Rhonda Pfaffly, Referral Coordinator for Lee’s Summit Physicians Group National Diabetes Month, a time when communities across the country team up to bring attention to diabetes and its impact on millions of Americans. An estimated 30.3 million people have...
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JoJo’s Army: A Warrior Story about JoMarie Young, LPN
By JoMarie Young, LPN I'm a lot things, but mostly a wife, mother, sister, daughter, friend, nurse, scrapbooker, Kansas City Chiefs Fan, FOREVER ROYAL, summer lover, wanna be world traveler and Justin Timberlake’s biggest fan! I've worked for LSPG for ten years next...
Employee Spotlight: Mallory Galate
By Jody C. Brown, Director for Lee’s Summit Physicians Group Every office has one. You know, the point person who everyone goes to with any and all questions, from why the water machine doesn't have enough water pressure to why their insurance is denying their latest...
Provider Spotlight: Dr. Andrew Huss
Interview of Dr. Huss by Matthew Hornung, Director of Information Technology for Lee’s Summit Physicians Group Dr. Huss is a board certified pediatrician who joined our practice in 2015. He graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 2012, and...
Provider Spotlight: Valerie Monroy
One of the things we plan to share with you every month is a provider or employee spotlight. This month, we asked provider Valerie Monroy some questions that hopefully give you a little more insight into what makes Valerie tick. What was the last experience that made...
The Magic of Disney, Mickey and the Carousel of Progress
By Jennifer M. Sauer, M.D. Where is Your Happy Place? If anyone were to ask me “Where is your happy place?” my immediate answer is Disney World, The Happiest Place on Earth. My obsession with anything Mickey Mouse began in 1989 when my family was able to take our...
Did you see us supporting Red Nose Day?
By Jody C. Brown, Director for Lee’s Summit Physicians Group You may have seen the pictures of our staff with their funny red noses on Facebook several weeks ago and just assumed it was because we were trying to entertain some of our patients. While they did get a...
The History of Lee’s Summit Physicians Group
By Sallie L. Veenstra, M.D. at Lee's Summit Physicians Group Lee's Summit Physicians Group started out as St. Joseph Physicians Group in 1979. It was established after a failed attempt at opening a satellite ER for St. Joseph Hospital, and the CEO decided to convert...
LSPG Uses Virtual Reality to Reduce Anxiety During Pediatric Care
By Daniel E. Gershon, DO - Lee’s Summit Physicians Group I remember one or two years ago watching a news report that showed how the military was using sophisticated virtual reality (VR) to help soldiers, who were burn victims, reduce the need for or strength of...
Big Changes!
Big changes are coming to Lee’s Summit Physicians Group, Raintree Pediatrics and Blue Springs Pediatrics. Beginning June 1st our Raintree and Blue Springs locations will begin all day urgent care! If you are patients at those facilities you will no longer have to come...
New pediatric appointment and all day urgent care hours starting in June
Beginning June 1, 2018 all three of our pediatric locations; Lee’s Summit Physicians Group, Raintree Pediatrics, and Blue Springs Pediatrics will be extending their hours for scheduled appointments. You will now be able to schedule evening...
Update: Vaccines if your school is saying your child still needs shots before 8th grade or 12th grade
The state of Missouri requires certain vaccines to be able to enroll in school. Most people know they need a complete shot record to be able to enroll in kindergarten but there are also requirements prior to 8th grade and 12th grade. Before 8th grade, students need to...