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Christine Carlson Rahn, MD

As a family medicine specialist, Dr. Christin Carlson Rahn loves treating people of all ages. Her goal is to provide all of her patients with exceptional care at Methodist Physicians Clinic.…
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Sharlon Rodgers Named Director of Regulatory Standards & Risk Management

OMAHA - A veteran of Methodist Health System has been recently promoted to director of regulatory standards and risk management for Methodist Hospital and Methodist Women’s Hospital.  Sharlon Rodgers, who first joined Methodist Hospital as a certified radiation therapist in 1991, is the new direct…
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Expansions, Renovations Fill Health System Construction Calendars

Hard hats and hammers all will remain familiar features around Omaha hospitals as 2016 progresses. Methodist Hospital will be nearly finished with a 3½-year, $77.4 million expansion and renovation at its 48-year-old campus at 84th and Dodge Streets. Patients, employees and work crews at Methodis…
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Infant Delivery Totals Continue to Grow in Metro

It’s not that Omaha’s hospitals have never followed metro-area families in their migrations west and south from the city’s riverside roots. But in the vital service of delivering babies, the city’s three major health care systems have used the past decade to catch up geographically while staying c…
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Martha Nepper, PhD, RDN, LMNT, CDE

Martha Nepper, PhD, RDN, LMNT, CDE, is passionate about healthy eating and nutrition. Her favorite part of being a registered dietitian nutritionist is seeing someone become healthier through better nutrition and adding more activity in their lives.…
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Bluffs Woman Proof Heart Attack Symptoms Can Differ

Women do not always experience the same heart attack symptoms that men do. Just ask Jamie Sage, 55, of Council Bluffs, who suffered a heart attack on Aug. 6, 2015, without experiencing any pain. “That evening, I walked home, and I was just sweating really, really bad,” she said. “My husband told…
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Experts Give Advice About Domestic Violence

There are many indicators of an abusive relationship, but there are more ways to get help. Anytime that there's strangulation involved, anytime there's death threats involved. Those are huge, huge indicators, and that's when you want to involve law enforcement," said Anne Boatright, coordinator of…
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Clinical Nurse Specialist Program Addresses Health Care Needs

Omaha - Nebraska Methodist College has announced its newest Doctor of Nursing practice offering, an Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist program that will educate nurses to bridge the gap between patient and population health care. The new specialization joins ongoing family nurse practitio…
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Nonpareil: NMC Seeking More Iowa Nursing Students

Nebraska Methodist College is dropping its tuition for an online program to guide registered nurses into earning their Bachelor of Science in Nursing credential. The Omaha-based college is reducing the cost for instruction by nearly half for all RNs who sign up for the BSN bridge program. Nebras…
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Mike Romano, MD, Chosen as Chief Medical Officer for Nebraska Health Network

OMAHA - The Nebraska Health Network (NHN) is proud to announce that Dr. Michael Romano has been appointed to the role of Chief Medical Officer. He will begin his duties in August. Dr. Romano has been actively involved in the organization since its inception, serving most recently as president of t…