Long-term care hospital now open in Kansas City

Northland Long Term Acute Care Hospital is now open, the result of joint project of Liberty Hospital, North Kansas City Hospital and the St. Louis-based RehabCare Group. The facility provides extended, round-the-clock care for patients such as those needing intravenous fluids or medicines, breathing equipment or frequent treatment of wounds. It also will provide services such as radiology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy and speech pathology.