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A massive effort to get members of Omaha’s refugee community the COVID-19 vaccine is paying off. Interpreters of four different languages were on site Sunday at the East African Development Association of Nebraska, where Nebraska Methodist College's Mobile Diabetes Center set up a COVID-19…

Les Graske has been spending a lot of time working hard in the gym - the physical therapy gym at Methodist Physicians Clinic HealthWest.“They’ve worked really well with me on getting my knee straight and making it bend", said Les who owns a greenhouse business outside Elk City. "And they are working…

Katie Bonham, clinician manager for hospice care at Methodist Fremont Health, spoke to The Fremont Tribune on May 22 about the advantages of getting hospice care early. “Getting in hospice sooner allows our team to build relationships and trust with the patients and their loved ones — which is huge…

When Melinda Rawlings’ grandfather Cecil Miller was transferred to the Methodist Hospital Progressive Care Unit for COVID-19 treatment in November, Rawlings knew he was in the best hands. She took comfort in him being under the care of the 6 North team – a group that had been on the front lines of t…

It was a more than a year ago that Michael Ortmeier, Methodist’s senior director of clinic operations, moved to Omaha with his wife and two sons.“We hadn’t yet established care anywhere when I got the call that every parent just loves,” he said.His son had a fever and needed to be picked up from day…

An estimated 44,000 cases of cancer are diagnosed in the United States each year in parts of the body where human papillomavirus (HPV) is often found. And HPV causes about 34,800 of those cancers. However, more than 90% of cancers caused by HPV can be prevented through vaccination.  In an effo…

Whether treating patients at Methodist Health System or abroad on medical mission trips, Andrew Holcomb, MD, considers it an honor to care for others.  “When you come to understand how the body works, how we speak, how we hear and how we breathe, you really understand what a miracle life is,” …

Margaret Ingemansen, MD, became interested in medicine shortly after being diagnosed with asthma as a child. “The amount of time, education and compassion that was shown to my family and me really inspired me to learn more about how to take care of myself and others,” she said. During medical scho…

Brace yourselves. It’s that time of year again, when the creepy crawlies of spring and summer start to emerge. They’re out in full force, and they’re hungry.All indications point to 2018 being a bad year for biting bugs. Research shows diseases spread by mosquitoes, ticks and fleas have tripled in t…

COUNCIL BLUFFS - The International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners® (IBLCE®) and International Lactation Consultant Association® (ILCA®) have recognized Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital for excellence in lactation care. Jennie Edmundson has received the IBCLC Care Award, which …