A special session of the Unified Government Commission has been called for 5 p.m. Thursday, May 17, to discuss the capital maintenance and improvement plan.
The meeting will be held in the fifth floor conference room at City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas.
Two more special sessions also have been scheduled.
At 5 p.m. Thursday, May 24, the UG Commission will hear a downtown grocery – YMCA follow-up and will discuss the capital maintenance and improvement plan (CMIP), in the fifth floor meeting room at City Hall.
At 5 p.m. Thursday, May 31, the UG Commission will discuss the CMIP and hear a zoning code update in the fifth floor meeting room, City Hall.
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A high of 82 is in today’s forecast from the National Weather Service, with a slight chance of showers.
A few isolated thunderstorms are possible in the afternoon, the weather service said.
Above average temperatures will continue through the end of the week, with highs generally in the mid 80s across the region, according to the weather service.
On Friday, there is a slight chance of thunderstorms, the weather service said.
On the weekend, there is a chance of thunderstorms each day.
Tonight, the low will be around 62 with an east northeast wind of 3 to 6 mph, according to the weather service.
Thursday, expect sunny skies and a high near 84, with an east wind of 5 to 7 mph, the weather service said.
Thursday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 63 and an east wind of 5 to 7 mph, according to the weather service.
Friday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 86 and a southeast wind of 5 to 10 mph, the weather service said.
Friday night, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 66.
Saturday, expect a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m., with a high near 86, the weather service said.
Saturday night, there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low of 63, according to the weather service.
Sunday, temperatures will drop, and the high will be near 77 with partly sunny skies, the weather service said.
Sunday night, the low will be around 60 with mostly cloudy skies, according to the weather service.
Monday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 80, the weather service said.
Monday night, the low will be around 63, according to the weather service.
Tuesday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 84, the weather service said.
Steven D. Wilkinson
Steven D. Wilkinson has been named chief executive officer for the Kansas City Region of Prime Healthcare, which includes Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.
Wilkinson previously was the CEO of Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas, where he served since 1997. He also is a former regional executive for the American Hospital Association, and a former president and CEO of St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City, Kansas.
According to a news release, Wilkinson will lead the strategic direction and operations for four hospitals and 31 physician practices and clinics in Missouri and Kansas for Prime Healthcare. Besides Providence Medical Center, hospitals in the region include Saint John Hospital, Leavenworth, Kansas; St. Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri; and St. Mary’s Medical Center, Blue Springs, Missouri.
The day-to-day operations at Providence will continue to be directed by Karen Orr, administrator. Directing operations at the other hospitals will be Jodi Fincher, administrator, St. Joseph Medical Center; Deb Ohnoutka, CEO, St. Mary’s Medical Center; and Paula Ellis, administrator-CNO, Saint John Hospital.
“We are confident that Steve is the right leader at the right time, and he has demonstrated a deep commitment to achieving success,” said Luis Leon, president of operations, Prime Healthcare Division II, in the news release. “His capabilities and experience, combined with our current leadership, will help us grow to better serve the communities in our Kansas and Missouri Region today and well into the future,”
“I am honored to join Prime Healthcare and serve as the Kansas City Regional CEO,” Wilkinson said. “Prime has four excellent hospitals in the Kansas City area, and I look forward to working closely with the leaders, physicians, nurses, volunteers, and employees to continue providing high quality healthcare to all members of the community.”
His additional professional and community roles include serving as past president of the Kansas City Metropolitan Healthcare Council and past chairman of the board of the Kansas Hospital Association, where he also served on the board. In November 2012, Wilkinson received the Charles S. Billings Award, the highest recognition given by the Kansas Hospital Association, for his leadership and accomplishments in the health care industry. – Information from Pat McBratney, Providence Medical Center
