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S1 Ep7

Hospital Infrastructure

Aired: 17/03/2022

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1 minute read

This month on Flatland we’re hearing from healthcare professionals about the toll recurring Covid-19 surges are taking on our healthcare system. While our most recent surge of Omicron was often described as mild, the number of hospitalizations still packed beds and spread an already exhausted workforce thin. We’ll discuss how our response to the pandemic can be made more sustainable and what support healthcare providers need.

Featured this month:

Host D. Rashaan Gilmore speaks with Kansas City Missourr’s Health Director Dr. Marvia Jones, Dr. Jennifer Baccani, Assistant Dean of the Office of Rural Medicine Education at KU Med, Dr. Samuel Ofei-DoDoo, Director of Residency Research in the department of Family and Community Medicine,
and Dr. Carla Keirns, Associate Director of Medical Ethics and palliative care physician at KU Med.

A Guide To Hospital Standards of Care And What To Expect Now

Standards of health care are often complex. When a crisis like the pandemic happens, the model is disrupted. Here's a guide that explains the process.

Flatland Follow-Up

Listen to March's Flatland Follow-Up: Your Questions on Hospital Infrastructure

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Past Episodes

Harvesting Change | Localizing Our Food System

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Seeking Environmental Justice in Kansas City

S3 Ep8 - 1 minute readIn cities across the U.S., heavily polluted industrial zones are often established adjacent to communities of color and low-income residents. “Flatland in Focus” speaks with residents living in Kansas City-area neighborhoods that suffer from a history of pollution.

Healing Hate: Building Resilience Through Community

S3 Ep7 - 1 minute readIn collaboration with the Kansas City PBS special ‘Healing Hate‘, Flatland in Focus speaks with survivors of the 2014 shooting at the Overland Park Jewish Community Center to see how one act of hate has impacted their lives. […]

Stadium Subsidies and Community Impact

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Housing Along the KC Streetcar Line

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Media Literacy

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The Future of the Country Club Plaza

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East Side Development Sales Tax

S3 Ep 2 - 1 minute readIn 2017, voters approved a 1/8 cent sales tax with the goal of spurring economic development in disadvantaged neighborhoods of the city. So far, the Central City Economic Development (CCED) sales tax has awarded over $53 million and […]

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