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Omaha - Healthcare professionals, workplace wellness coordinators and human resources representatives throughout the Midwest are invited to the Pathways to Wellbeing Symposium and Excellence in Worksite Wellness Awards Luncheon to be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center in La Vis…

CHI Health is losing millions of dollars and thousands of patient visits as a result of its conflict with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska.Blue Cross dropped CHI Health from its network last September, saying CHI’s prices needed to come down toward those of Nebraska Medicine and the Methodist Heal…

Methodist Fremont Health has been recognized as a 2023 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, this annual recognition program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Perform…

When your child utters the words, “My tummy hurts!” it puts any parent on high alert.Do you feel like you need to use the bathroom?Are you going to throw up???”Dr. Elizabeth Walenz explores the stomach flu in children and offers tips for parents in this blog post which was featured in the Living sec…

OMAHA —  Four organizations with more than 400 years of service to the Omaha community are coming together for the Kountze Commons Project, an initiative to feed and provide integrated care for those in need in the Metro area.The 17,506 square foot Kountze Commons building will be the new home to th…

Every year, from August 1 - 7, the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action coordinates with health organizations around the globe to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week and promote the myriad of benefits breastfeeding provides moms, babies and society.As part of the celebration, Methodist is hosting …

OMAHA  –   Picking her medical specialty was not an easy decision for Rebecca Lancaster, MD. She liked delivering babies, she liked caring for all ages of patients and providing solutions for those faced with a chronic condition. Because of its broad spectrum of care, family practice became her spec…

Lennon Kiihne wasn't scheduled to arrive until March 3. But on Sunday, Feb. 28 she had other plans in mind.At 12:09 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 29, Lennon became the Metro's first Leap Day Baby, as mom and dad celebrated with the delivery staff at Methodist Women's Hospital.Lennon would be one of 14 Leap D…

Matt Sobczyk hadn’t heard of the Fremont, Nebraska, hepatitis tragedy until he took a class last fall as a Nebraska Methodist College nursing student.The medical scandal — 99 patients contracted hepatitis C because of the clinic’s unsanitary practices, and at least six died of the disease — stunned …

Laura and Nikolas Glennie were hoping for a tax deduction, but baby Lukas had other plans.The Gretna couple, pregnant with their first child, welcomed their son at 12:20 a.m. on New Year's Day and earned the honor of first baby born in the Metro in 2016.Lukas was actually scheduled to arrive around …