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During the early morning hours of Feb. 23, Dave Nissen woke up with severe abdominal pain. “It was unremitting pain,” the 72-year-old volunteer emergency medical technician and retired nurse said. Dave’s daughter rushed him to the Methodist Fremont Health Emergency Department (ED), just 7 1/2 mile…

Lani Ramm was miserable last winter. The moment she’d lift her head off the pillow each morning, the room would start spinning. Things didn’t get much better once she got up to start her day. “If I didn’t walk with my legs kind of farther apart to steady myself, I’d walk into walls,” said Lani, 63…

The start of a new school year can produce a wide range of emotions. Some kids may be excited to head back to the classroom to be with their friends. Others may be anxious about the transition with all of the unknowns about the upcoming academic year. Parents also may be experiencing various fee…

Past and present Spirit of Courage recipients gathered in July for a heartwarming reunion to celebrate and rekindle their meaningful connections with one another.   A cancer diagnosis can spark plenty of uncertainty when it comes to a person’s physical health. However, sometimes overlooked ar…

Thanks to a generous donation from the Fremont Health Foundation, the behavioral health unit at Methodist Fremont Health now offers music therapy for its patients. Shown from left: Kay Meints, Kristine Gatlin, Shawn Shanahan and Pat Callaway   Music is an art form that has been around for tho…

From left: KBMP artist Kimmie Hale, Kathy Koslosky and KBMP artists Etta Salzman and Sicily Manganaro   Water bubbles over the rocks. The sun streams through the slats of a new pergola. Look closely, and you might spot a frog, butterflies or a winged fairy. A garden oasis outside Methodist Ho…

Darren Flores, PLMHP, PCMSWDarren Flores, PLMHP, PCMSW, believes that the most rewarding parts of being a counselor with the Methodist Hospital Community Counseling Program are helping someone who’s struggling and watching their growth over time.His interest in mental health began in college and pea…

Pink has become the color of breast cancer awareness. It’s the color of the cause’s ribbon. It’s the color largely seen at related events and celebrations. It’s the color of the Methodist Mobile 3D Mammography coach, which first hit the streets in September 2018.Since that time, the coach has helped…

Darren Flores, PLMHP, PCMSW, believes that the most rewarding parts of being a counselor are helping someone who’s struggling and watching their growth over time. His interest in mental health began in college and peaked when he became a school social worker and witnessed students experiencing beha…

Ming-yang Hung, MD, was a mechanical engineering student at Carnegie Mellon University when his interest in medicine took root. Studying cardiac devices that improved blood flow “changed my outlook for what I wanted to do with the rest of my life,” he said.“That was the first time I had the opportun…