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Pink Out Game Is About Beating One Tough Opponent - Cancer

Marcus Zegarowski and Shane O'Byrne at the Pink Out game.The best moment in the college basketball season happens Sunday, Jan. 26, Omaha World-Herald Tom Shatel writes. It will come in the Creighton-Xavier game, during the media timeout with less than 12 minutes to go in the game. It will occur wh…
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Discounted Wellness Blood Draws Offered Feb. 4 in Fremont

Methodist Fremont Health will offer reduced-cost wellness blood profiles on Tuesday, Feb. 4, from 7 to 9 a.m. on the third floor of Methodist Fremont Health’s Health Park Plaza. The service is open to anyone, and no appointment is necessary.  Wellness blood profiles, available for $40 per person, i…
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Steve Rogers Named President of Shared Service Systems

Steve Rogers, a veteran operations manager and director, has been named president of Shared Service Systems, a medical/surgical supplier for Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri and Kansas. Rogers first served as chief operating officer with Shared in 2019 before being named president in January. He takes over…
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Nebraska Methodist College Announces New Doctoral Degree

Nebraska Methodist College (NMC) has announced a Doctor of Education (EdD) degree with a focus on Public Health Policy. This online program is designed for master’s-prepared leaders to attain their doctoral degrees. Upon completion, students will have the expertise needed to work as leaders in acad…
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Free Skin Cancer Screenings on Feb. 27 in Fremont

Methodist Fremont Health will provide free skin cancer screenings from 12 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27, at Methodist Fremont Health Medical Center’s Health Park Plaza, 450 E. 23rd St. in Fremont. Screenings will be performed by Deb Baker, APRN, and are offered by appointment only. Skin cancer is …
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Advanced Wound Care Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary

COUNCIL BLUFFS – The Methodist Jennie Edmundson Advanced Wound Center is proud to celebrate a decade of providing exceptional wound care to southwest Iowa. “Since the doors first opened, we’ve been fortunate to have the region’s most dedicated and educated wound care providers,” said Jen Fletcher, …
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How a WWII Experience Made YOU Our Priority

 John W. Estabrook and the Origins of the Meaning of CareThe Meaning of Care is more than a slogan at Methodist Health System. John W. Estabrook started it when he became the administrator of Methodist Hospital. His frustration as a tuberculosis patient after WWII showed him a path to his future.Roo…
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Models Prepare for Omaha Fashion Week's Methodist Survivor Show

Hundreds of models spent Thursday getting dressed and made up for Omaha Fashion Week's Methodist Survivor Show. Cancer survivors then got to practice walking the runway before their big show Thursday on the Omaha Fashion Week stage. "It’s really important for them to walk the runway. It's almost l…
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Relieved Family Shares Story After Baby's Battle With RSV

Life has been an adventure for 7-month-old Piper Cullison. “She was originally supposed to be born in September, but arrived in June,” her mother said. Piper spent her first three months in the hospital. Then, just when mom and dad thought they were home free, she caught a cold. “She just definit…