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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…

The pregnancy was the first surprise for an Omaha couple with no plans to expand their family.Hearing three heartbeats during an early ultrasound was an even greater shock for Amber Morgan and Dwaine Wright.Then a week later, the doctor confirmed something that even he couldn’t believe at first: The…

CHICAGO — Becker's Hospital Review has published the 2015 edition of its list of "130 Women Hospital and Health System Leaders to Know" and Linda Burt, Methodist Health System CFO, made the list. Burt was joined on the list by two other Nebraska executives. In May, Burt was the only Nebraskan name…

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…

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…

OMAHA  –  Peer-review evaluations, facility equipment reviews and rigorous assessments by those in the radiology industry have resulted in recent accreditations for the Methodist Imaging Department at Methodist Hospital, Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital and Methodist Physicians Clinic.T…

Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital and Foundation have teamed up with the Council Bluffs Police, Fire, City and Public Works employees to present "The Bald & The Brave Challenge" and related community events. Funds raised from the events, and from the annual Spirit of Courage Celebrity Weekend…

Since launching EPCS last fall, Nebraska Methodist Health System reports overall e-prescribing rate jumps from 42 percent to 81 percent When three-hospital Nebraska Methodist Health System in Omaha set out to enable electronic prescription of controlled substances (EPCS), its clinical informatics …

Karla Perez was 22 weeks pregnant in early February and was not feeling well at home. She collapsed and was brought by ambulance to Methodist Women’s Hospital. An assessment by staff and a CT scan revealed a brain bleed and she was transferred to Methodist Hospital for further evaluation and ICU adm…

OMAHA –  Karla Perez was a young, vibrant 22-year-old. This mother of one, pregnant with her second child, loved to dance and was a good friend to anyone she met. What happened on February 8 changed her life and the lives of those who cared for Karla at Methodist Hospital a…