Saint Luke’s Muriel I. Kauffman Women’s Heart Center is proud to celebrate 30 years of prioritizing and caring for women’s heart health and is honored to be this year’s Fund-A-Need beneficiary.
The Women’s Heart Center was the first in the United States to proactively address the unique needs of women’s cardiovascular health. Today, the Center continues to advance research, provide education, and advocate for the hearts of all women.
Saint Luke’s is honored to host the Heartland Gala to spotlight how generosity directly affects the lives of our patients and their families.
Annual benefit honoring exceptional cardiovascular care at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
Seated L to R:
Kathy Nelson, Julie Quirin, Tracy Stevens, MD Standing L to R: Marcia McCoy, Beth Zollars, Shelle Jensen, Sandy Jackson, Barbara Storm, Sue Bubb, Sandy Price
Not pictured:
Alicia Beck, Peggy Dunn, Sue Ann Fagerberg, Michelle Haines, MD, Allen Dillingham, Jessica Heimes, DO, Amy McAnarney, and James Uhlmann
Committee Chairs
Ms. Julia Irene Dennie-Kauffman
Honorary Chair
Kathy Nelson
Event Co-Chair
President and CEO, Kansas City Sports Commission; President and CEO, Visit KC
Tracy L. Stevens, MD
Event Co-Chair
Medical Director, Saint Luke's Muriel I. Kauffman Women's Heart Center
Julie Quirin
President, Saint Luke’s Health System; President, BJC West Region
Committee Members
Alicia Beck
Peggy Dunn
Sue Ann Fagerberg
Michelle Haines, MD
Sue Bubb
Allen Dillingham
Jessica Heimes, DO
Sandy Jackson
Shelle Jensen
Amy McAnarney
Marcia McCoy
Sandra Price
Barbara Storm
James Uhlmann
Beth Zollars
Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
JE Dunn Construction
John A. Marshall Co.
P1 Construction / P1 Service
Sandra Price
Silver Sponsors
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City
Commerce Bank
Power Partners
Mary Beth and Grover Simpson
Bronze Sponsors
BOK Financial
Country Club Bank
Dignity Memorial
Morgan Stanley
Fund-A-Need Lead Donors
Benefiting Saint Luke’s Muriel I. Kauffman Women’s Heart Center
Flip and Janet Short
Tracy Stevens, MD and Brian Lee
Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute is proud to be ranked among the top 50 programs in the nation
and No. 1 in Kansas City for Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery by U.S. News & World Report for 2023–24.
It is the third hospital in the U.S. to achieve The Joint Commission’s Comprehensive Cardiac Center certification.
Thanks to the generosity of donors like you, we deliver the most advanced heart care to more than 85,000 patients each year.
As a not-for-profit, we rely on the support of our community to help further
education, advance innovation, and continue providing exceptional care.