South KC News

Cass Regional Medical Center recently organized a two-day educational event for high school students interested in pursuing careers in health care. The event, held on June 11-12 at the medical center's location in Harrisonville, Missouri, was part of the SCRUBS (Student Centered Readiness and Understanding of Basic Skills) in Health Care program. This initiative was sponsored by the Cass Regional Medical Center Foundation.

The first session saw the participation of 25 students from grades 9 to 12 for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year. This session marked the beginning of two planned events over the summer aimed at providing practical experience in various medical settings such as emergency, radiology, therapy, and surgery.

During the program, students engaged in activities like physical therapy relay races and breathing tests using pulmonology machines. They also interacted with local emergency personnel and practiced suturing and surgical procedures. Participants were provided with shirts and scrub pants for day two of the event and received certificates upon completion.

SCRUBS in Health Care was developed by Cass Regional Medical Center's education department to help high school students explore potential career paths within health care.

Cass Regional Medical Center is a critical access hospital offering services that include emergency care, general and specialty surgery, rehabilitation services including cardiac rehabilitation and diabetes education programs. It also provides advanced diagnostic capabilities such as MRI, CT scanning, digital mammography, nuclear medicine, and sleep study labs.

The Cass Regional Medical Center Foundation supports various projects through donor contributions. These initiatives benefit patients, staff, and the community by funding medical equipment purchases, construction projects like the Emergency Department and Healing Garden, scholarship programs, assistance funds for patients and employees, as well as maintaining gardens on campus.