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Nebraska Health Network awarded its first Innovator Award to Edward Taylor, MD, during its Spring Physician and Provider Meeting on June 11.Dr. Taylor is a board-certified internal medicine physician at Methodist Physicians Clinic Indian Hills and has been instrumental in using data to drive meaning…

Many of my patients take an 81 mg baby aspirin daily. When I ask why, I get a variety of answers and often puzzled looks.Some patients reason that it’s over-the-counter and safe. Others say they’re hoping to prevent heart attacks, strokes and cancer. Some don’t know why, just that somebody recommend…

They’re the words Glenda Brooks, a cleaning technician at Methodist Hospital, always says as she leaves a patient’s room: “Ya’ll have a good day, and I hope you feel better.”But those weren’t her last words to Nancy Eisenbarth, who spent nearly two weeks on the seventh floor of the hospital’s north …

The infant formula shortage that’s worsened over the past several months due to recalls and supply chain disruptions is enough to daunt most parents. But perhaps no one feels this terrifying reality more than those who are quickly running out of options for their baby and those who already have.If y…

With the introduction of COVID-19 vaccines, a powerful new tool arrived to help end this pandemic. In addition to guarding against COVID-19 infection, the vaccines have brought hope. There’s optimism that we’re finally on the path toward protecting our families, friends and neighbors and returning t…

It had been a snowy winter, and Tom Smith was out clearing his Bennington driveway again. After another 7-plus inches fell on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, Tom was alternating between using his snow blower and a shovel when he began feeling ill. At first, it was a headache, but the 61-year-old chalked it…

An aerial view of flooding near Fremont.Phone calls began pouring in as floodwaters surrounded Fremont on Friday, March 15. That was the day the city became a virtual island – and the day many within the community began to see Methodist Fremont Health as more than just a hospital. People, organizati…