Research Medical Center is a 590-bed

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located in

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at 2316 East Meyer Boulevard. It is part of the HCA Midwest Division.

Background

German Hospital was originally established in 1886 in a brick farmhouse near present day East 23rd Street & Holmes Street. A new hospital building was built at the same location in 1911 and was renamed Research Hospital in 1918. On August 11, 1963, Research Medical Center opened at its present day location at Meyer Boulevard and Prospect. On December 5, 1972, former President Harry S. Truman was admitted to Kansas City's Research Hospital and Medical Center with lung congestion from

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. He developed multiple organ failure and died three weeks later at 7:50 am on December 26 at the age of 88. In 1985, Research Medical Center opened the Research Psychiatric Center, a 100 bed in-patient psychiatric facility on the campus of the main hospital. In 2003, Research Medical Center was purchased by HCA Healthcare. Research Hospital is less than away from Research Medical Center-Brookside Campus.

Research College of Nursing

Research Medical Center is affiliated with and shares a campus with Research College of Nursing. The school was originally established as the German Hospital Training School in June 1905 and graduated its first class in 1909. The college entered into a partnership with

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in 1979, however it was announced in 2018 that Research College of Nursing would once again become independent. As of 2022, the college had over 500 students attending and offers both a

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and a

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, as well as post-Masters certificates.

Removal of same-sex partner from hospital room

In April 2013, this hospital was in the national news when its security staff removed Roger Gorley from the room of his hospitalized same-sex partner of 5 years. Despite Gorley having status as his partner's

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, he was handcuffed and forcibly removed from the hospital due to disruptive behavior and interference with medical care. Gorley claimed that this was done at the behest of his partner's brother, due to anti-homosexual discrimination. Later news articles reported that both Gorley and the patient's brother had been removed from the bedside at the same time, due to what a hospital statement referred to as "disruptive and belligerent behavior." The hospital made additional statements, saying in part, "This visitor created a barrier for us to care for the patient. Attempts were made to deescalate the situation. Unfortunately, we had no choice but to involve security and the Kansas City MO Police Department."

References

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