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The December opening of Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital’s new floor dedicated to women and newborns is getting closer. And our team of OB/GYN providers and specialists is incredibly eager to care for you and your baby in this state-of-the-art, 18,000-square-foot space.    The upgraded floor jo…

After the COVID-19 pandemic hit the region, another crisis loomed. As Methodist Health System mobilized to fight the virus, its behavioral health professionals knew it was imperative to continue treating the mental health of their patients, clients and community. With social distancing in place and …

  Nurses in handmade gownsFremont and Dodge County have been through challenging times over the years. There have been floods, building explosions, fires and now a pandemic. As in many communities across Nebraska, when tragedy or hard times strike, it’s the people who step up and say, “What can we…

“I am a survivor of COVID-19,” Emma Hutchinson, 37, said proudly.   Nebraska’s first confirmed COVID-positive patient calls herself a “lucky one.” Looking back at the morning of March 5, when she came to the Methodist Women’s Hospital Emergency Department (ED) seeking migraine treatment for the th…

Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital has been preparing since spring for the care of potential COVID-19 patients – even if those patients are only a few minutes old.Dozens of measures have been taken to ensure the safety of patients, staff and visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these prec…

She raised her hand.   Michelle Vanek, CMA, a certified medical assistant for Methodist Physicians Clinic, didn’t know exactly what she was volunteering for in March, but she knew she had to. Her supervisor, Joshua Harper, a Methodist Physicians Clinic operations manager, asked his Fremont staf…

It’s always a big breakfast and a big cup of coffee for Methodist Hospital progressive care nurse Emily Charvat, BSN, RN-BC. “You just never know when you’re going to be able to eat again,” she said. She chats with her almost 3-year-old, Ella. “I tell her, ‘Mommy has to go to work and help sick…

As Enrique Berrones, a cleaning technician at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital, finishes removing his personal protective equipment, he extends his fist to a coworker walking by. Before he accepts a fist bump, Berrones quickly pulls his hand back, shakes his finger and chuckles, knowing handshake…

Think you need to be Wonder Woman or spend an hour at the gym to get all the benefits of working out? Nope! You just need to HIIT it!What is HIIT?HIIT, an acronym for High Intensity Interval Training, helps increase fat burning and improve endurance. The training technique is when you go “all out, o…

In the dark, early morning hours of yet another long and exhausting overnight shift, Paige Pioppi, MSN, AGACNP-C, remembers seeing light. The pulmonology and critical care nurse practitioner looked up from her desk at Methodist Fremont Health. Her eyes widened. Her jaw dropped. Based off improvi…