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… her annual eye exam. Her optometrist took her blood pressure, and it was unusually high.   “I guess that would have been the first sign of my first stroke,” she said. “I was 170 over 90. And for someone who’s been a consistent 120 over 80 all her life, that was … “It gives me such a sense of pride to see them recognized,” said Janice Morgan, MSN, RN, CCRN, service executive for patient care at Methodist. “They see a lot of tough cases, but together, …

… In “Why I Came, Why I Stayed,” you’ll get to know people who are making a difference every day at Methodist and how … Nurse for Progressive Care Methodist Hospital   Tell us about yourself. After high school, I attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha with dreams to have my own nursing home. About a … taught me how to be a nurse, think critically and care for patients. In my current role, my service leaders have been incredibly supportive. They’ve taken the time to listen to my endless …

… and the true Meaning of Care during a time of unthinkable tragedy.      “This Is Who I Am. I Love Taking Care of People” Rachael Nielsen, APRN As she drove to her home outside of Dodge on … She’d open the Dodge clinic instead. “It just felt like the right thing to do,” she said. “I knew that the potential of evacuating North Bend was pretty real, and there was nowhere to get …

… Korisko calls Collins a genuine person with a strong heart.  “She has a care for patients that I don’t think anybody else could,” she said. Plautz at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital … you’re anxious,” Collins said. “We want to protect not only ourselves – our family especially. I was a little bit worried about it, but I have the courage, and I’m brave enough.”  Despite positive attitudes, there are difficult …

… – kidney cancer – for the past five years, Carl was facing a major uphill health battle. “I remember the day of his cancer diagnosis,” said Alyson, who has an extensive family history of cancer. “I broke down and cried. It was like, ‘Haven’t we been through enough? Why is this happening … environment and heightened restrictions, this was a tough decision,” said Janice Morgan, service executive of patient care administration at Methodist Hospital. “But in situations like …

… fans after Grandma allowed the kids to see whose flip of a switch made them fly the farthest. “I’d just look at my mom like, ‘Who are you?!’ I mean, she would have killed me if I would have done that as a kid,” she said with a laugh. It’s memories like that, Shelly added, …

… the type of treatment or if you’ve had surgery before starting treatment.  What Happens When I Lose My Hair? It begins with the loss of just a few strands. You may notice some tenderness in … .  For those who lose hair, the decision to shave their head is always black and white: YES, I am ready, or NO, I am not. When that time comes, you can make the decision on where or how you want to go about …

… She’d open the Dodge clinic instead. “It just felt like the right thing to do,” she said. “I knew that the potential of evacuating North Bend was pretty real, and there was nowhere to get … Fremont. We were already cut off from West Point and Norfolk, except for emergency vehicles. I was pretty sure I was the only health care provider around.”   Emergency Support Nielsen arrived at 8:30 a.m. and …

… – dressed in a robe and holding a box of medication – was visibly upset, crying and shaking. “I ran to the door and said, ‘Oh, are you lost? What’s wrong? What do you need?’” Ward said. “She told me she wanted to kill herself. I said, ‘Oh, no, no.’ I hugged her and called for security.” Ward assisted Methodist security officer Matt Sahlfeld in …

… Rick’s bedside, asking for his medical history because Rick had no records with Methodist. “I know that doesn’t happen often that an ER physician would personally call a family member and … Harvey reclined the chair in Rick’s room as far as it would go and draped a sheet over it. “I was as comfortable as you get in a hospital setting,” Kim said. In addition to the makeshift … as doctors provided updates. “Any time the doctors came in, she would sit with me so that when I had questions later, she could answer them,” Kim said. “Or when I would come up with questions …