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More than 90% of employees of the eight Omaha and Lincoln health systems that require their workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 have gotten their shots. The health systems’ chief medical officers jointly announced the plan in early August, well ahead of President Joe Biden’s September announc…

Natalie Nelson, PLMHP, PCMSWNatalie Nelson, PLMHP, PCMSW, developed interests in behavioral and mental health in college thanks to a couple passionate instructors who taught social work and Spanish.“Their excitement about their work got me excited and interested in helping others who speak Spanish a…

Dr. Deirdre Stolmeier is a dermatologist at Methodist Physicians Clinic. She has a passion for science and service. Her services include full skin exams and diagnosing and treating common skin conditions like psoriasis, acne, eczema, warts and skin cancer.…

Natalie Nelson, PLMHP, PCMSW, developed interests in behavioral and mental health in college thanks to a couple passionate instructors who taught social work and Spanish. “Their excitement about their work got me excited and interested in helping others who speak Spanish and need assistance navigat…

Avin Pothuloori, MD, is committed to being a voice for diabetes and endocrinology patients. And as a diabetic himself, he can directly relate with many of them. “It’s knowing what low sugar or high sugar feels like. Knowing what the patients are going through and being in their shoes,” said Dr. Pot…

This ride from the hospital was going to take more than gas money. Methodist social worker Heather Binns, CMSW, had a dilemma: A patient needed to make a 1,200-mile journey home, but a complex medical situation made commercial air travel impossible. “It has been a long and complicated process,” Bin…

Kenzie Elsey and her daughter Violet were given a car seat and education.   When a need is identified, conversations happen. The result in this case is a partnership that’s helping young families in the Fremont community with basic needs for their newborns and toddlers. Fremont Health Foundation …

From left, Scott Hartman, chairman of the Jennie Edmundson Foundation; Lora Cobbs, program director, behavioral health psychiatric inpatient; and psychiatrist Dr. S. Pirzada Sattar   According to the National Institute of Mental Health, one in five U.S. adults – 51.5 million – were living with a m…

When people encounter a health crisis, they often have a million questions. How bad is it? How long will I live? How will this impact my everyday life? What about my relationships with friends and family?A doctor can tell a patient that their cancer or other life-limiting illness will allow them to …

  At 83 years old, Richard Fellman still has a lot of spunk and energy. He also has a deep appreciation for culture and connection. In fact, he and his wife, who passed away in 2015, once lived in Ukraine. Richard received a fellowship to teach American government at a university in Uzhhorod (a …