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Bald and Brave Event Endures Weekend Heat

Many Bluffsians braved the heat to participate in the fourth-annual Bald and the Brave Challenge Saturday in the 100 block of West Broadway. The event is a fundraiser for Methodist Jennie Edmundson’s Spirit of Courage Charitable Patient Care Fund. The first challenge was to make the heat bearabl…
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Methodist Hospital honored with Mission: Lifeline achievement award

OMAHA — Methodist Hospital has received the Mission: Lifeline® Gold Receiving Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks. Every year, more than 250,000 peo…
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Methodist Hospital honored with Mission: Lifeline achievement award

OMAHA — Methodist Hospital has received the Mission: Lifeline® Gold Receiving Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks. Every year, more than 250,000 peo…
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Pet Visits Bring Joy to Methodist Patients

An unlikely group of therapists is putting smiles on the faces of patients at Omaha's Methodist Hospital. Volunteers with Paws for Friendship visit the hospital twice weekly with their furry friends in tow, bringing happy moments to people in the hospital's elder care and rehab units.  KETV's Al…
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Husband Celebrates Wife's Last Chemo with Roses - A lot of Roses

Most have us have either been affected or know some one whose been impacted by breast cancer. It is a brutal disease. One  family that found beauty in that battle. Part of the story happens at the Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center in Omaha. The other part takes place in Oakland, Nebraska, more t…
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Wendy Teetor, PT, DPT, CPI

Wendy Teetor, PT, DPT, CPI, is a physical therapist and coordinator for the physical wellness programs at Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center. Her goal is to provide effective care focused on the unique needs of each patient.  In Methodist’s professionally-designed wellness programs, licensed physica…
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Safety, Security Measures in Place to Protect Newborns

The safety and security of newborns at Methodist Women's Hospital are top priority and many components are in place to assure that occurs on a daily basis. The issue was top of mind following a recent abduction of a three-day old at a Norfolk, Nebraska hospital. From staff training, to tracking …
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Bald and Brave Event Off to Good Start

The Jennie Edmundson Hospital Foundation raised $23,491 through its Bald & Brave events in June, an official said Tuesday. The money will go to the hospital’s Spirit of Courage Charitable Patient Care Fund, which assists cancer patients who need help paying for treatment, medication, transport…
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Methodist Travel Clinic Advises Olympic Traveler

Whether it’s honeymoons, summer vacations or the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, thousands of Nebraskans are traveling to countries touched by the Zika outbreak. A travel clinic in Omaha is helping locals pack some peace of mind. Richard Smith of Omaha is headed to Rio, excited to watch the world's best…
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Maureen Boyle, MD New OB/GYN In Council Bluffs

COUNCIL BLUFFS - An OB/GYN physician excited to bring her expertise to Council Bluffs is the newest member of the Methodist Physicians Clinic OB/GYN group and is now seeing patients at the Methodist  Physicians Clinic Ridge Building located on the Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital campus. Dr. Ma…