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… say they are battling hospital capacity and staffing troubles, so they're tackling COVID-19 in a similar approach. "We have the beds, we have equipment, medicine, masks, etc., but our staff is approaching their limits," said CHI Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Cary Ward. "We have 14 … are scaling back on elective surgeries. "We can be nimble. We can actually decrease capacity in some ways and we can also increase capacity by doing things like opening up our PACUs …

… Cancer Registry.   Supporting effective cancer research Cancer registrars play a critical role in compiling information to support effective cancer research and treatment, the ultimate goal of which is prevention and cure.  Cancer registrars work in a variety of cancer treatment and research settings. Their job is to collect, analyze and …

… David Burd, MHA, FHFMA, an innovative leader with over 20 years of experience in the health care industry, has joined Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital as senior vice president, operations. Burd comes to Jennie Edmundson from Thayer County Health Services in Hebron, Nebraska, where as CEO he led a staff of 150 employees through a culture … to its facilities and financial performance. He takes the place of Donna Hubbell, who is retiring after nearly 50 years in various roles at Jennie Edmundson. “We’re excited to welcome …

… practice what I preach!” She’s serious about making nutrition and physical fitness priorities in her own life, and she hopes to motivate her patients to do the same. At the same time, she knows how difficult health challenges can be, and she tries to put herself in her patients’ shoes. “I enjoy really getting to know people,” said Dr. Janssen, a Fremont … at heart,” she said. “I have their back.” Outside of work, Dr. Janssen’s greatest joy is spending time with loved ones. She spends as much time as she can outdoors with her children …

… Community Health Clinic. Transcript: Diane Millea, APRN: People are really amazed that there is this nice a place for them. And it's the little things where you go in to get your care.  When it looks this nice it's welcoming it says you're important. We get to … Abboud, Executive Vice President/COO, Methodist Hospital: We're really creating a partnership in our community that says, "hey we're gonna work together to take care of our most vulnerable in …

… someone experiences a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), every minute matters. Methodist Hospital is proud to be part of the new PulsePoint community partnership that aims to make life-saving … area fire, health care organizations and businesses. Across North America, PulsePoint is in use in over 4,400 communities and has a network of over 3 million subscribers.   How it works …

… for the treatment of patients who suffer heart attacks. Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital is the first health care facility in Council Bluffs to earn these recognitions. A celebration and official presentation of the awards by the American Heart Association is scheduled for Wednesday, …

… Deborah Perry, MD, holds subspecialty board certification in Hematopathology (blood, bone marrow and lymph node disorders) and Pediatric Pathology. She is medical director for Methodist Hospital Departments of Pathology , along with directing …

… on medical personnel from COVID-19 and the need for the public to help. The piece appeared in the Omaha World-Herald on Nov. 15, 2020. "We are now at the point in the pandemic where we are about to be overwhelmed with ill patients who need tremendous amounts of care. ... This trajectory is in our power to change, but it takes all of us." Midlands Voices: Nebraska hospitals under …

… Certified nurse-midwife Desiree Hericks, MSN, CNM, RNC-OB, C-EFM , became interested in health care at an early age.  “My sister got really sick with meningitis when we were very … what I was going to do.” Hericks sees patients at Methodist Physicians Clinic Women’s Center in Council Bluffs. A former labor and delivery nurse for Methodist, she is certified in inpatient obstetrics and electronic fetal monitoring. …