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Steve Goeser, president and CEO of Methodist Health System, has announced that Bill Vobejda has been chosen as Methodist Fremont Health's president and CEO. The Methodist Fremont Health board of directors selected Vobejda, and the Methodist Health System board of directors ratified the decision.Vobe…

Jeffrey Hildenbrandt The call stopped Jeffrey Hildenbrandt in his tracks.Hildenbrandt was working in the Methodist Health System Customer Service Call Center last spring when his cellphone rang. It was his teenage son’s school, relaying news that he had been suspended after an incident.“I knew he’d…

Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital and Acadia Healthcare Company held a groundbreaking ceremony today for a state-of-the-art behavioral health hospital serving western Iowa and eastern Nebraska residents.The event occurred on the site of the future hospital at 3620 S. 24th St. in Council Bluffs, Io…

April is sexual assault awareness month, and the only program of its kind in the metro will be using 21st century technology to help combat the growing problem. The program, SANE provides a forensic team of nurses trained to help these victims, showing us the role it plays in changing the communit…

Environmentalists say they need better data on what's in the air Iowans are breathing.They said that's especially true for communities with high asthma rates, such as Council Bluffs.Martha Burchett makes the drive from Harlan to Council Bluffs to see a doctor for reactive airway disease."It is hard …

Elizabeth Kastrick, MD, says she can’t think of a more rewarding job than being an OB/GYN.“What I love about my job is that you’re there with the patient,” she said. “Whether it’s the good, the bad, the ugly, the sad – it doesn’t matter. You’re going to help that patient through it all. They’re goin…

Pam Jacobsen, MSN, RNC-NIC, CPSTClinical Nurse Educator - NICUPam Jacobsen, MSN, RNC-NIC, CPST, felt called to neonatal nursing following her son’s premature birth.“The nurses who cared for my son inspired me,” Jacobsen said. “I wanted the opportunity to give back to other families with premature or…

Adrian Lynn-Genevieve, MS, PLMHPAdrian Lynn-Genevieve, MS, PLMHP, became interested in mental health after taking an introductory psychology class in high school.“I have always been highly interested in how people ‘work’ and have felt called to help others for a very long time,” they said.As a couns…

Methodist Physicians Clinic will be offering this year’s flu vaccine at four area locations in an easy drive-thru format. Flu shots are available to anyone 6 months and older, including high-dose shots for those 65 and older. “We know that time and convenience remain significant barriers to vac…

Jacob Hedlund, PLMHP, PCMSWAs a counselor with the Methodist Hospital Community Counseling Program, Jacob Hedlund, PLMHP, PCMSW, enjoys making a positive impact in the lives of others.Hedlund worked for a suicide prevention hotline for five years, and he’s particularly interested in suicide preventi…