Charlie W. Shields

Truman Medical Centers is a two-hospital, not-for-profit health system located in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm's downtown location, TMC Hospital Hill, is specialty care in Kansas City, operates the adult emergency department in the city and has one of the top Level 1 trauma centers in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The company's suburban hospital, TMC Lakewood, is located near Lee's Summit and provides a range of specialty and outpatient services. Truman Medical Centers has received top clinical quality ratings from University Health System Consortium (UHC) in the areas of patient safety, performance improvement and adult ICU care. TMC has also been named a top performer in heart attack and heart failure care by the Missouri Medical Quality Initiative program; one of 'America's Best Hospitals' for asthma treatment by U.S. News and World Report; a 'Top 100 Hospital' by Solucient for rating among the highest in improved patient outcomes and financial performance; a 'Most Wired Hospital' by Hospitals and Health Networks; and along with the University of Missouri-Kansas City, received the designation of National Center of Excellence in Women's Health by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Starlight Theatre Association of Kansas City, Inc. produces, presents and promotes in musical theatre and the performing arts for diverse audiences of all ages, with continued programming for families and children. The firm specializes in Broadway shows, concerts, theatre education and munity outreach. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

America's Essential Hospitals is an association for hospitals and health systems. It provides primary care through trauma care, disaster response, health professional training, research, public health programs, and other services. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.