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It’s been two years in the making, but on Monday, June 8, patients in Council Bluffs and across western Iowa began receiving medical care at the new Methodist Jennie Edmundson Medical Plaza.The 60,000-square-foot, $18 million project was announced in May 2018. Bound by Ridge Street, East Kanesv…

When it comes to your care while in the hospital, there’s nothing more important than quality, satisfaction and safety. That last one – safety – is a big one for us. While doctors, nurses and medical staff might be the most visible people caring for you during your hospital stay, there’s a small arm…

  For many men, visiting the doctor just isn’t very high on the list of priorities. Some feel healthy enough, so what’s the point? Others are too busy to make an appointment, worry what it might cost or are even afraid of what they might find out. Any of this sound familiar, guys? You can …

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 little,” she said. “From that point on, I knew medicine was what I was going to do.” Hericks sees patients at Metho…

 A childhood dream“I always knew I’d be caring for babies,” said Stacey Crom, BSN, RN.As a child, Stacey wanted to be an obstetrician when she grew up. Later, realizing she wanted more time to have and enjoy a family of her own, she thought OB nursing might be the right career choice.“Then I re…

Lindsey and Derek Teten on Father's Day 2017 Pregnant with identical triplets, Lindsey Teten considered every week that passed in the spring of 2017 a reason for celebration.Every week meant her three baby girls were a little bit bigger and stronger. Every ultrasound and doctor’s appointment brough…

“Compassionate care.”"Visionary."“Family.”Since its first birth on June 21, 2010, Methodist Women’s Hospital has grown to embody all those things and more as a premier destination for women’s health care in the region. We’ve seen over 47,000 births in the last 10 years! And as we celebrate this birt…

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that some people develop after witnessing or living through a terrifying experience. We often associate PTSD with combat veterans, and there’s been a decades-long movement to raise awareness and provide support for at-risk men and wo…

“Well, you’re definitely pregnant with triplets,” Robert Bonebrake, MD, told Amber Morgan, who only two weeks earlier had been told she was having twins. But that first ultrasound didn’t tell the full story. There were three heartbeats – not two.  “But that’s not it,” Amber remembers Dr. B…

If you know someone with Alzheimer’s disease, you know the emotional toll that comes with it. You know how hard it is to witness them put things where they don’t belong, get lost while driving to a familiar destination, forget names and dates that have long been engrained or ask the same questions o…