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… Fremont Health now employs former Fremont Health employees. Brett Richmond, president and CEO of Methodist Fremont Health, cites the advantages of the partnership with NMHS, which includes more purchasing power, access to resources and capital, and an opportunity to grow. Fremont Tribune reporter Tammy Real McKeighan: Methodist Fremont …

… masks out in public during the coronavirus outbreak. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering changing its guidelines to encourage people to do so. Dr. Robert Redfield, the agency’s director, confirmed in an interview Monday with NPR that the agency is reviewing its guidelines on who should wear masks. The review is based on new data showing …

… Babies and their families were reunited Sunday with the health care professionals who helped their … their grand entrance into the world. Nearly 150 families met up with the NICU doctors, nurses and staff at Methodist Women's Hospital. Babies, along with their parents and siblings, took part in a super-hero themed parade from the hospital to West Dodge Station …

… about what it means for your family don't have to be complicated.  Dr. Rebecca Reilly is the medical director of the Methodist Hospital Geriatric Evaluation and Management Clinic. "They think if they don't have a name for it it might not be real or they … Dr. Reilly said.  Most people fear they will lose their independence, but health officials and those with the Alzheimer's Association say it is always their goal for a person to maintain …

… Street campus. The new building will become home to primary care physicians, women’s services and urgent care services, according to hospital officials. "This is very exciting for our community,” Steve Baumert, president and CEO of the hospital , said in a release. “For more than 130 years, families have trusted …

… risk, decontaminating health care workers’ N95 masks with UV light to extend their life, and partnering with local makers to obtain plastic face shields and cloth covers for medical masks. None reported being in the kind of dire straits that have … by the virus. But staying on the hunt for supplies that are in demand high across the country is a challenge, Methodist Health System officials said. Supply managers are also spending …

…   Facing a space crunch and a more than 20 percent increase in patient volume over the past five years, Methodist Hospital has launched plans to remodel and double the size of its emergency department. The emergency room at 83rd and Dodge Streets saw … The $25 million expansion will increase patient rooms from 12 to 24. Officials say it is being designed to meet space and functional needs for the next 25 years. Omaha World-Herald …

… As Libby Kamrowski, 26, cast another line on an unusually warm September morning, she couldn’t help but liken her … a member of the LGBTQ+ community. “It just feels like this huge, intimidating body of water, and there’s no way of knowing exactly where you’re going to land,” she said. That sinking feeling … of, ‘Are you sexually active?’ comes up even if you have the flu,” Piper said. “Like, ‘Is there a chance you’re pregnant?’ You say no. They ask why. You tell them why. And then you get …

… Methodist Health System officials and oncologists at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs — long a leader in the early … detection of lung cancer — are hoping new federal guidelines will result in earlier detection and the increased probability of positive treatment outcomes for lung cancer patients. Methodist … Thoracic Oncology Clinic, spoke to The Daily Nonpareil about the changes to the guidelines and his hopes of earlier lung cancer detection in more patients.  The Daily Nonpareil: Methodist …

… Health care officials say the Delta COVID strain is growing exponentially in the Hawkeye State. Jeffrey Sartin, MD, an infectious disease … is little flare ups of infection among these people. It will be a fairly local phenomenon and probably in more rural areas and areas that don't normally have a lot of contact with the health care system on a regular …