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CHICAGO — Becker's Hospital Review has published the 2015 edition of its list of "130 Nonprofit Hospital and Health System CEOs to Know" and John Fraser, Methodist Health System CEO, made the list, which features some of the most impressive presidents and CEOs in the healthcare’s nonprofit sector. …

Omaha - In keeping with a long-standing tradition of community involvement, Nebraska Methodist College nursing students are hosting a Thanksgiving Health Fair and Family Feed at McMillan Magnet Middle School. The event will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 24, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. All students and th…

For nearly 30 years, HIV and AIDS have been shrouded in myths and misconceptions. Charlie Sheen's public announcement last week that he is HIV positive is bringing the once-taboo subject back into the spotlight. In Nebraska, about 2,500 people are HIV positive. Shane Lindstrom is one of those pe…

Dr. Shane Schutt is an orthopedic surgeon at MD West ONE. Methodist is proud to partner with MD West ONE and its team of orthopedic, neurosurgery and spine specialists.…

Let’s say your shoulder is messed up and you need an X-ray to get it fixed.Among three Omaha health care providers, your out-of-pocket cost for a complete shoulder X-ray would range from $38.63 to $404.37. In Des Moines, the range for three providers is $46.85 to $552.48.Why pay 10 to 12 times as mu…

The Methodist Jennie Edmundson Cancer Center’s capital campaign to upgrade its radiation therapy equipment needs a boost from area Santas. The Jennie Edmundson Hospital Foundation needs to raise almost $400,000 by Dec. 31 to qualify for a $250,000 challenge grant from the Suzanne and Walter Scott …

Since suffering a brain aneurysm on Nov. 1, Cheryl Summers has had to relearn almost everything, from following simple directions to learning to walk and stand on her own.The Omaha woman has spent the past week in a rehabilitation program at Methodist Hospital. Summers did a different kind of rehab …

Patients at Methodist Hospital are enhancing their artistic skills. Express Yourself Through the Arts is a workshop hosted by the hospital that brings in an artist to help patients with a project a few times a year. While they are painting, they are also working on some rehabilitation.  K…

Families are often the first to see signs that an older relative is struggling with driving.Mom or dad pulls out in front of another vehicle, changes lanes without signaling or — and this is a big red flag — is honked at by other drivers. Some older drivers notice decreasing vision or depth percepti…

As a board-certified physician in infectious diseases, Dr. Sasan Gholami works with patients to get to the root of their health care concerns. You can visit Dr. Gholami with questions about infectious disease and travel health at Methodist Physicians Clinic Infectious Disease Clinic.…