Lee’s Summit Medical Center’s $60 million campus expansion strengthens its role as a trusted healthcare and economic partner in the region’s continued growth.

LEE’S SUMMIT, MO. — (Oct. 20, 2025) — Lee’s Summit Medical Center announced last week details of a transformative $60 million expansion of its campus. The investment underscores the hospital’s ongoing commitment to meeting the community’s growing healthcare needs while continuing to deliver safe, high-quality, and compassionate care close to home.

The project will include two new nursing units, 26 additional patient rooms, upgraded support areas, including pharmacy, laboratory, and food and nutrition services, and a fully redesigned Emergency Department. Completion is expected in 2027.

“This expansion is a reflection of the trust our community places in us and our continued commitment to growing alongside the families we serve,” said Lee’s Summit Medical Center CEO Gabe Clements. “By expanding our capacity, modernizing our facilities, and redesigning our Emergency Department, we are ensuring that every patient, whether they arrive in an emergency or for a planned procedure, receives exceptional care in an environment that supports healing, safety, and comfort. This project is about preparing for the future while staying true to our mission of caring for and improving human life.”

Lee’s Summit Medical Center is part of HCA Midwest Health, Kansas City’s largest healthcare provider. The hospital consistently ranks among the highest in patient satisfaction and safety, earning the Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award for four consecutive years (2022–2025).

HCA Midwest Health has more than 150 locations throughout the Kansas City region, including seven hospitals, outpatient centers, clinics, physician practices, surgery centers, and other facilities and services to meet the healthcare needs of area residents.

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About Lee's Summit Medical Center 

Lee's Summit Medical Center (LSMC) — part of HCA Midwest Health, Kansas City's leading healthcare provider —provides 24/7 emergency care, is a certified primary stroke center and earned a level II designation by Missouri's Time Critical Diagnosis System for delivering timely, definitive stroke and STEMI care for the best outcomes for survival and recovery. Lee's Summit Medical Center has more than 500 employees and 300 medical staff physicians who cover a variety of specialties, including orthopedics, cardiology, oncology, imaging, surgical care and more. Lee's Summit Medical Center consistently ranks high in patient satisfaction and for providing safe, high-quality care and has been recognized for the sixth time as a Best Place to Work in Healthcare. For more information about Lee's Summit Medical Center, visit leessummitmedicalcenter.com.

About HCA Midwest Health 

As the Kansas City area's largest healthcare provider, HCA Midwest Health comprises seven hospitals and dozens of outpatient centers, clinics, physician practices, surgery centers, and other facilities and services to meet residents' healthcare needs. HCA Midwest Health is one of the area's largest employers, with more than 10,000 colleagues and a local economic impact of more than $1.4 billion annually. That includes more than $102 million annually in charity and uncompensated care and more than $200 million in federal, state, and local taxes to help improve the schools, roads, and infrastructure of the communities we serve. HCA Midwest Health facilities include Research Medical Center, Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Centerpoint Medical Center, Menorah Medical Center, Lee's Summit Medical Center, Belton Regional Medical Center, Lafayette Regional Health Center, and Research Psychiatric Center. HCA Midwest Physicians, part of HCA Midwest Health, is a network of experienced, multi-specialty physicians throughout the Greater Kansas City metropolitan area. Currently, HCA Midwest Physicians represents nearly 600 providers. It includes 80+ specialties, providing care in 150+ locations to serve our community. The physicians, licensed professionals, and support staff who comprise the HCA Midwest Health team are dedicated to improving healthcare in the Greater Kansas City and outlying areas to create healthier communities that lead to healthier tomorrows. For more information, visit hcamidwest.com.

For more information, please contact:

Christine Hamele

HCA Midwest Health, Associate Vice President, Public Relations and Community Affairs

Public Information Officer
913-208-5566 | christine.hamele@hcamidwest.com

Kimberly Winter Stern

HCA Midwest Health News Bureau
913-449-4294 | kimberlyHCAMidwest@sternwrites.com