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Video courtesy of the Omaha World-Herald and Glory Visuals   The “Nurses: The Heart of Health Care” recognition program honors area nurses who go above and beyond to deliver compassionate care. This year’s program celebrates nurses who put others first and have made a significant impact in t…

Help us Stuff the Truck! You can help fight hunger in our communities during the annual WOWT Stuff the Truck food drive on Thursday, June 1 from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Volunteers will be collecting nonperishable food items at four locations in Omaha, Fremont and Council Bluffs:Methodist Women’s Hospital70…

Larry Harrold was in a fight for his life last month in the Methodist Hospital Critical Care Unit. Soon after being diagnosed with stage 2 pancreatic cancer in mid-March, Larry was scheduled for surgery with George Dittrick, MD, to remove the tumor. “They got him in that next week,” said his wife…

For decades, doctors have debated when women should start getting screened for breast cancer. Many doctors have pushed for earlier, preventative measures and they hope new guidance will clear up any confusion. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force now recommends women get screened for breast cance…

The “Nurses: The Heart of Health Care” recognition program honors area nurses who go above and beyond to deliver compassionate care. Facilitated by the Fremont Tribune, this year’s program honored seven nurses from Methodist Fremont Health. Tara Barnes John Furman Collette Heiman Amanda Hughe…

It’s a situation no one wants to experience: A loved one has been admitted to a hospital’s critical care unit – also frequently called the intensive care unit or ICU.It can be a time filled with uncertainty and charged with emotion as patients, families and friends wrestle with what the future holds…

Christina Queen, BSN, RN, GERO-BC, is the service leader for the Critical Care Unit at Methodist Hospital and Methodist Women's Hospital.…

A Bellevue resident who was involved in a serious motorcycle accident in October is back on his bike and reminding other riders about safety gear and riding less recklessly. Rex Melegrito was riding with friends on a county road near Underwood, Iowa, when he lost control of his bike due to a speed …

Lori Nelsen was 15 when she began working at what was then Memorial Hospital of Dodge County. Three hospital name changes and 49 years later, Nelsen has retired as a physical therapy tech from Methodist Fremont Health. Her reason for staying so long? “I have always been satisfied with my job, the…