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In 2015, the Methodist SANE/SART program cared for over 300 cases of sexual assault, domestic violence, human trafficking and strangulation in the emergency departments at Methodist Hospital and Methodist Women's Hospital.Thus far, in 2016, those numbers have already reached nearly 90 cases.Why the …

OMAHA -  According to the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality fewer than 50 percent of the severely or terminally ill patients studies had an advance directive in their medical record.  Methodist Health System is hoping to change that percentage by offering a free presentation on advance…

Today's work place is ever changing. Most organizations have employees that span many generations and how to better understand each generational work style is important. At the 2016 ICAN Women's Leadership Conference the generational work force was focal point of many keynote speakers throughout t…

Jean Armstrong is the manager of family and community health resources at Methodist Jennie Edmundson and has been with the hospital for 20 years. In 1997, she was named the coordinator of the Shaken Baby Task Force, an initiative that was launched in the wake of three infant deaths in Council Bluf…

Even though her cancer has been in remission for nearly a decade, Pat Andersen has never stopped battling the disease. A longtime Council Bluffs-Omaha accountant, Pat has experienced both sides of the fight against breast cancer – first as a patient, then as a donor, advocate, and serving on the J…

OMAHA - Nebraska Methodist College nursing students are gearing up for the Third Annual Community Health Fair at Minne Lusa Elementary Tuesday, April 26 from 5 – 6:30 p.m. Nursing students from the college will again host this important community event, which provides a free hot meal, raffle ticke…

Sexual assault affects one in five women and one in 71 men nationally. In eight out of 10 cases, the victim knew their attacker. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg, since sexual assault is believed to be a widely underreported crime. In April – Sexual Assault Awareness Month – the Sexual Ass…

Michele Higgins, PharmD, MBA, is the pharmacy informatics coordinator for Nebraska Methodist Health System. Higgins’ experience, spanning over 20 years, includes implementing systems for automated dispensing cabinets, carousels, pharmacy information systems, bedside barcoding, and setting up a ph…

Dr. Rebecca Jacobi is an OB-GYN dedicated to the health and well-being of women and their babies. You can visit Dr. Jacobi at the OB-GYN clinic at Methodist Physicians Clinic.…

Jessica Hoffman of Carson started her career at Methodist Jennie Edmundson by attending the University of Nebraska Medical Center for Radiology in 2012. After graduating in May of 2014 with a bachelor of science degree in radiation science technology, Jessica furthered her education by pursuing th…