by Kristin LaRose, Chief Nursing Officer | Mar 11, 2026 | Patient Care & Innovation
At A Glance17-year-old Jatayvion “JT” Thomas was making a tackle at a football game when he sustained a spinal cord injury and was rushed to a nearby hospital, ultimately resulting in JT being diagnosed with quadriplegia. After arriving at Ranken Jordan, JT found an...
by Kristin LaRose, Chief Nursing Officer | Feb 26, 2026 | Patient Care & Innovation
At A GlanceAs part of its Care Beyond the Bedside model, Ranken Jordan offers a robust music therapy program, led by music therapist Mary Hitchcock-Reinhart, MT-BC. Music therapy is a clinical and research-based practice that uses music interventions to accomplish...
by Kristin LaRose, Chief Nursing Officer | Dec 1, 2025 | Patient Care & Innovation
While we love seeing our patients thrive at Ranken Jordan, we are always overjoyed when they are ready to leave the hospital and go home with their families. It is a key part of our unique care model, Care Beyond the Bedside: children thrive when they’re with the...
by Kristin LaRose, Chief Nursing Officer | Nov 2, 2025 | Careers
I may be biased, but I believe we offer one of the most unique, rewarding opportunities for nurses in our area. As the only hospital of our kind in Missouri and one of only a handful in the country, we care for kids and their families with the most complex conditions,...
by Kristin LaRose, Chief Nursing Officer | Oct 27, 2025 | Patient Care & Innovation
We boast an incredible occupational therapy (OT) team at Ranken Jordan, and I want to shine a light on one of our newest OTs, Madelyn Hubbs. Madelyn is inspiring our patients and staff as she demonstrates how she turned her disability into a powerful asset. Born with...
