Budget cuts wound University of Kansas Medical CenterKansas City Business Journal - Mike Sherry, Kansas City Business Journal

The University of Kansas Medical Center is cutting staff and straining its long-term ability to pay physicians as it deals with state budget cuts. But it’s full speed ahead toward its No. 1 priority. KU Med, the University of Kansas’ medical research and teaching arm, has taken a roughly 12 percent cut in state financing — about $14.2 million — within the past year as the state has dealt with plummeting revenue, said Ed Phillips, vice chancellor for administration.