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Methodist Employee Goes all in to Help Lead Omaha Homicide Support Group

… career, Tracy Wright has gained valuable skills such as compassion, patience and learning to relate with a variety of people. Wright started as a customer service representative, spent time working in Methodist Physicians Clinic (MPC) administration and returned to the business office as a billing representative for MPC before transitioning into her role as … In her current position, she’s responsible for making sure her team has what it needs to contact patients and insurance companies, and ensure that the billing process moves along as …
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Cancer Support Services in Omaha

… Survivorship Program Harper's Hope can offer you and your family the support services needed to overcome any obstacles that may accompany your cancer diagnosis. Our team places an increasing … whole person, including your mind, body, and spirit. A host of support services are available to cancer survivors to address some of the many needs you may have during or after treatment. Harper’s Hope services …
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Thoracic surgeon expands the reach of robotic surgery at Methodist

…   Steve West’s path to receiving a life-changing robotic surgery started with an unusual cough. As West cared for his … your body,” West said. “Dr. Trujillo said, ‘I think if we do this robotically, it would be the best outcome.’ She was very good at explaining the surgery, and I felt confident.”     … a pain and recovery perspective,” she said. “It’s really impressive technology that helps you get your patient back to their life as quickly as possible.” Photos by Daniel Johnson and Nick …
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Methodist Hospital, Methodist Women’s Hospital among top hospitals to achieve prestigious nursing care recognition five times

… highest national honor for nursing care, for the fifth consecutive time in March – a testament to the hospitals’ continued dedication to high-quality nursing care. Every four years, the … its most recent recognition.  U.S. News & World Report’s annual showcase of “America’s Best Hospitals” includes Magnet recognition in its ranking criteria for inpatient care. Research … organization in the world and exists to identify health care organizations that provide the best care and highest level of professionalism in nursing practice.  The Magnet Recognition …
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Family Ties: Ryan and Katie Carnahan believe Methodist’s staff, culture and teamwork are ‘second to none’

… Tell us more about your lives outside of work. We’ve been married for 13 years. We’re blessed to have four beautiful children. We enjoy family time, camping, fishing, traveling, hiking and … medical conditions and those nearing end of life. Her focus is helping patients achieve the best quality of life possible through educating and managing symptoms, providing resources, and … and will treat you like family. We will never stop trying to improve on providing the best quality care.  …
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Council Bluffs' 1st Baby of 2021 Born at Jennie Edmundson

… and weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces. Susan called the medical staff when she knew Liam was on the way. “My water broke in Lenox, and then I didn’t have contractions yet, so they told us to come to Council Bluffs,” she said. So the couple made the hour-and-40-minute drive to Jennie …
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Nebraska Missing Out on Ripple Effect of Medicaid Expansion

… health insurance coverage for low-income Nebraskans has focused on its estimated cost to the state — and at over $20 million a year, it’s not insignificant.   But taxpayer expense is certainly not the only way Medicaid expansion could affect Nebraskans’ pocketbooks. Medicaid expansion would infuse more … dollars annually into Nebraska’s health care system, sending what some economists estimate to be a $1 billion annual ripple through the state’s economy.  Omaha World-Herald reporter Henry …
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Pam Stout, MSN, RN, SCRN

… and Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital, Pam Stout, DNP, RN, SCRN, ASC-BC, has the opportunity to evaluate the care Methodist provides stroke patients and to continually look for ways to improve that care.  "With 80 percent of strokes being preventable, I believe it is our …
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Robot a Difference-maker for Surgeons, Patients at Jennie Edmundson

To allow for less invasive procedures and more versatility, Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital … can do with the robot, and almost every procedure we do laparoscopically it adds an element to it whether it’s the ability to see in more detail, the ability to access a little different of … an angle, or it has some features that allow you to see anatomical structures in a different way,”  Dr. Eric Bendorf  said.   The Daily Nonpareil:  Surgical robot is improving lives at …
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Choosing Adoption: ‘Building One Big Family’ With a Firm Methodist Foundation

… toward adoption. “Other than my family, I didn’t have any help,” she said. “I knew I needed to find someone who was ready for that responsibility – someone who wanted a baby.” An adoption … watching my patients grow and seeing who they become,” Dr. Gibson said. “But even if I don’t get to experience that, every baby deserves a pediatrician who’s on their side. That’s my job. … the right foot and plant a firm foundation moving forward.” “Going through Methodist was the best thing I could have done,” Lynn said, becoming emotional. “They say it’s The Meaning of Care …