2009 ANNUAL REPORT

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Creating a Quiet Haven for Families

In their journey to transcend the unthinkable heartbreak of losing their adolescent son, Tom and Otis Clough have created a quiet haven for families with a loved one in the hospital's Neuroscience units. Read more.


Assisting Patients in Need through Donations

When Lynne Mattison donates to The University of Kansas Hospital's Patients In Need Fund, she sees her contribution put to work on the job. Read more.


Creating a Comfort Level in the Burn Center

When 4-year-old Emily ran to her dad as he lay wrapped in bandages in the hospital's Burnett Burn Center, the first thing she noticed was he was "wearing funny pajamas." Read more.


Finding a Bed for Every Patient

Each day, 75 to 85 patients move through Admitting and into beds at The University of Kansas Hospital – and Quantrel "Trel" Brown supervises every one. Read more.


Giving Patients Fast Access to Care

After 17 years as an emergency room nurse, the challenge of "being ready for anything" is one of the things Tamara Murray, RN, loves about her job in the hospital's Emergency Department. Read more.


Getting a New Lease on Life after Spine Surgery

Getting older shouldn't mean being sidelined from your favorite activities – and Charles Burton is living proof. Read more.


Combining Newest Advances with Compassion

A pioneer in robotic-assisted surgeries for prostate cancer at The University of Kansas Hospital, Brantley Thrasher, MD, is an expert in the very latest medical advances in his field. Read more.


Putting Patients First in the Cancer Lab

Medical technologist, lab manager, patient educator – and airport chauffeur. After 22 years with the hospital, Dean Merkel, MT, answers to all those titles, and countless others. Read more.