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Since arriving in Omaha 20 years ago, Stephen Zubrod has enjoyed a career in marketing and volunteered for such civic events as the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials.He now is a vice president at Methodist Health System, and his surname has caught the eyes and ears of cancer doctors.“Zubrod?” more than one h…

Anne Race sensed something was wrong.She wondered if the swelling in her left arm could be a side effect of her left breast mastectomy, a surgery that included the removal of 11 lymph nodes in her chest. Race ran her symptoms by members of her cancer survivor group. Then the Omaha native, who lived …

Having just returned back to work after maternity leave, I know the mix of emotions that come with having to leave your baby. During your time away from the workplace, you most likely spent all day and a lot of the night focusing most of your attention on your new little one. Because it can be such …

Mike Baxter’s 22-day hospital stay started out with a trip to Methodist Hospital’s emergency department for diverticulitis – inflammation of the intestines.“Initially, I thought he was faking it,” said Mike’s wife, Dawn Baxter. She laughed as she continued: “It was like, ‘OK, if we’re going to the h…

Methodist Physicians Clinic will embark next month on a modest version of westward expansion.The group, affiliated with Methodist Health System, will open a doctors office in Gretna. It will be the farthest west of Methodist's facilities.The Methodist system includes numerous clinics as well as Meth…

“Come and play,Everything’s A-OK! Friendly neighbors there, that’s where we meet! Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street?”The power of playIn today’s digital world, the experience of free play and make-believe pretend play – like the kind you see every day on "Sesame Street" – isn't…

Pregnancy and drug use statistics are on the rise.Last year St. Luke's Hospital in Sioux City tallied 72 infant drug exposures, up slightly from 70 in 2016. So far in 2018, 17 infant drug exposures have been recorded at the hospital.In 2017, the hospital said 21 percent of babies that tested positiv…

In a time of incredible hardship and uncertainty, there are examples of love, compassion, gratitude and hope all around us every day. Whether it's Methodist employees lifting each other up or members of the community going out of their way to say thanks, these acts of kindness below show that The Me…

SANE/SART Coordinator Jen Tran, MSN, RN, SANE-AHotline calls to the Women’s Center for Advancement, the main resource for domestic violence services in Omaha, are way down over the past six weeks from the same period last year. So are the number of protection orders and hospital visits arranged by t…

Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jon Uggen is devoted to providing “110 percent care.” He cares deeply for each of his patients, treating each person like family. Dr. Uggen is an orthopedic surgeon at MD West ONE. Methodist is proud to partner with MD West ONE and its team of orthopedic, neurosurgery and spi…