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Get ready to go Back to School!

June 23, 2026

Once again, KC CARE welcomes your child for Back to School walk in appointments! Vaccinations, sports physicals, well child exams, dental x-rays, cleanings, and sealants will be available at the locations below. No appointment needed, just walk in. Bring your child’s vaccination records with you. Children seen in person will receive a back-to-school gift (while […]

Support Available to Manage Changes with Missouri ADAP

May 12, 2026

Significant changes are in store for those benefitting from reduced medication pricing through the Missouri AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP). The information and resources offered here will assist you with the transition. What are the changes? As of June 1, 2026, Missouri ADAP will only fund medications used to treat HIV, commonly referred to as […]

KC CARE is seeking bids for architectural design and project management services. RFP Due March 6, 2026

February 6, 2026

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL – Historic Northeast Loft, Building 11 Request for Proposal – Questions and Answers. KC CARE is soliciting proposals from qualified architectural firms to provide both architectural design and project management services for the tenant improvement build-out of a new community health center located at Historic Northeast Lofts, Building 11 (see Narrative as Exhibit […]

Protecting Health Care Access: Why the Health Levy RFQ Must Stop

December 19, 2025

For decades, Kansas City’s Health Levy has been a promise to the community: everyone deserves access to health care – no matter their insurance, income, or background. That promise is now at risk. The KCMO City Council and the Health Department are actively managing a Request for Proposals (RFQ) process to redistribute Health Levy funds. […]

The Proposed Pharmacy Rebate Program Jeopardizes Patient Care

December 8, 2025

The KC CARE pharmacy has become a vital source of patient care and provides essential revenue for health center operations. The proposed 340B Rebate Pilot Program puts patient care and substantial revenue at risk. Your phone calls by Wednesday, December 17 will influence local patient care across the nation. Here’s how it works. Here’s the risk. How can you help?

Patient’s life-saving breast cancer diagnosis highlights KC CARE personalized approach

October 1, 2025

For many, good healthcare feels like a benefit only available to others. Their experience is filled with discouraging insurance denials, navigating burdensome barriers to care, and then having their own concerns dismissed or even ignored. For these, the idea of quality healthcare all too easily becomes an inaccessible, unrealized quality of life, leading many to […]

Dr. Raquia Denson shares her story with the KC Business Journal

August 19, 2025

Once the notion of wanting to help people is ingrained in our minds, it rarely leaves. That was the case for Dr. Raquia Denson, the Director of Oral Health at KC CARE Health Center. Since childhood, she had envisioned herself helping people and working in medicine, ideally as the iconic doctor type we all know. […]

KC CARE Health Center Earns Great Place To Work Certification™

October 22, 2024

KC CARE Health Center is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work®, the only healthcare provider in the Kansas City metro area with the designation. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at KC CARE. This year, 76% of employees said it’s a great place […]

KC CARE Launches Program to Deliver Focused Healthcare Services to Local Immigrant and Refugee Populations

August 19, 2024

KC CARE Health Center recently launched a new program aimed at delivering medical care to immigrant and refugee persons. The effort is being facilitated under a partnership with local and regional organizations, including Della Lamb Community Services, the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, and Jewish Vocational Services. Local medical services for refugees and immigrants […]

Success! Capital Campaign = FUNDED

July 22, 2024

KC CARE Health Center is delighted to announce the successful completion of the $9.7 million Advancing a Healthy KC fundraising campaign. The vision for 30% more patient services is now guaranteed. Despite two pandemics and fluctuating construction costs, the financial resources are now secured to complete the comprehensive Midtown Campus renovation. The patient-centered enhancements include […]

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