Moving to the Area - Missouri Valley, IA

I go to Dr. Gene Vandenboom. He works out of Rockhill Women's Care at St. Joseph Medical Center off of State Line Road and I-435. He has been my OBGYN for a few years now and he delivered my daughter. He is absolutely wonderful and I highly recommend him.

Welcome to the area! One of the more respected OB offices in the area is Healthcare for Women. There are several doctors, a midwife, and nurse practioner. They are great! I have had all 3 of my kids through them. Their phone number is ###-###-####. Congrats on the new addition!

I live in Lee's Summit and love it. I take my daughter to Pediatric Associates and love the entire practice! My daughter sees Dr. Williams but they are all wonderful. I am not Catholic but have heard great things about Our Lady of Presentation and Holy Spirit. I used to belong to a MOPS group at Holy Spirit and liked it from that aspect. They were all very welcoming and nice. My mom is a realtor for Reece and Nichols and is a great reference. She would be happy to answer any questions for you. Her email is ____@____.com also has many contacts and could help you find a nice rental. Good luck with your move and I hope you love it here as much as I do.

We moved to the Raytown area a couple of years ago and love it here. It is just south of I-70 and you have easy access to everything. The school district is really good from what I hear (mine aren't in school yet). There is a Catholic school as well that I have also heard good things about. I don't know anything about the worship services though. There are several nice places to rent. We have both higher end apartments as well the cheaper apartments. There are lots of duplexes and small houses to rent as well if you need something a little bigger. There are activites all over that are very similar to the ones you listed. Overall, this is just a great area. You don't feel like you are in the big city at all but you have everything at your fingertips. It is also a great place to start out so that you can get your barings and learn about the area since you will probably be moving again in a year. Let me know if you have any questions or need a realtor.

I would NOT move to Liberty or Liberty School District!

I take my daughter to Dr. Stephanie Marx, Pediatric Care North..We Love her

Good Luck!!

I live in Lee's Summit and feel it is a great place to live and offers all of the things you are looking for.
There are some newer and very nice apartments here as well as nice but older and less expensive too.

As for OBGYN, Associated Women's Clinic is great, they deliver at St. Lukes East in Lee's Summit as well as St. Mary's in Blue Springs (just East of LS). I go to Dr. Robert Chang, but have heard good things about many of the other Dr's there.
I have to second Pediatric Associates for pediatricians. They are very nice, have good hours and can get my kids in right away when I call. Dr. Debra Williams is great and so are the other Drs there.
There are 3 good Catholic Churches in Lee's Summit. We currently belong to Our Lady of the Presentation. They have a great Early Childhood Center for Preschool and gradeschool as well. I live right near St. Margret's which is on the East side of Lee's Summit and have gone there on occasion. It is nice, brand new and is getting their parish established...I would go there but prefer the religious Ed that OLP offers for the kids. Holy Spirit is the other Catholic church and it is on the South side of town. It has just built a new church and they do have some religous education and also have a preschool that is run out of the downstiars. I have heard great things about this church too.
Good luck and when you get in town, be sure to get in touch with Parents As Teachers. It is a state funded program for every child birth-5 years old. It is great for your children and and could even be a place for you to use your early childhood experience if you ever wanted to work some. Good luck!

If you end up in the Lee's Summit area, Our Lady of the presentation is a nice parish, and Preferred Pediatrics is an awesome place to take your little one. We see Dr. McEntire and he's great.

I can recommend a great OB/GYN Dr Megan Sneed. She has two offices- one in the Belton/Raymore area and one around Research Med Ctr. She has a calming way about her and a dry wit that naturally puts you at ease. The OB Ward at Research is A1 too.

AJ or Jo,
Not sure what to call you. But anyway, I can't really
recommend a good Charismatic Catholic Church. But I
can recommend a good Non-Denominational Church. It is
called Harmony Vineyard. Check out their website and maybe
you can find someone there to also help you find a good
place to live. My best to you and God Bless you!!!
K.

I live in Blue Springs, Missouri which is east of Kansas City. It is a great city and a very good school district. I take my children to Cockerell & McIntosh Pediatrics, they are located at St. Mary's Hospital in Blue Springs. I had my 1st there and loved it, would have gone back with my 2nd but needed to go to the other hospital (CenterPoint) for other reasons (another great hospital). There are two big Catholic churches in Blue Springs, sorry don't know their names but they have a good number of parishiners that attend. One of them I know has a school. The OBGYN group that I go to is Hauser Braby Health Care for women. They are located at CenterPoint hospital in Independence, 5 minutes from Blue Springs and they service both hospitals (CenterPoint and St. Mary's). Hope this helps and I wish you a safe and happy move and delivery.

The Liberty area has great schools and lots of great places to live. There is the Northland OB/GYN located by Liberty Hospital. Dr. Carghill who is terrific, there are other doctors there who are just as wonderful. www.northlandobgyn.com And we go to the Liberty Clinic for regular Family Practitioners. ###-###-####. Don't have a Catholic Church to recommend but there are some in the area. Hope this helps. Good luck and God Bless.

Good luck with the move! It's a great area. We live in Grain Valley so are very close to Lee's Summit and Blue Springs...where we do everything. I have an AWESOME OB, Dr. Mara Galvin with Rockhill Women's Care at St. Luke's East Hospital, she also has an office with St. Joseph Hospital. A christian lady who speaks of her faith and both hospitals are Catholic affiliates. I would recommend Pediatric Associates for a pediatrician. They have the BEST office hours: late during the week and until 5 or 7 on the weekends. They have an office in Lee's Summit and also in Kansas City (an area called the plaza if you're at all familiar with it).
I am a confirmed catholic, but go to a christian church so can't speak really first hand regarding the catholic churches in the area, but have a friend who loves the church in the legacy park area of Lee's Summit, MO.
Good luck!

Lee's Summit Physician Group is awesome. They have urgent care hours 7 days a week, and a bunch of Dr. to pick from. I have been going there for 6 years and would not go anywhere else. Kansas City OBGYN group is a great group, they are located at St. Joseph Hospital, I see Dr. Eaton, she delivered my daughter. any ideas on what area of kansas city you are moving to? Like all cities there are good ones and bad ones. Good Luck. Christ the King Parish is a good one, my daughter also goes to school there.