Search Methodist

Quitting tobacco products is one of the most important things you can do for your health. While the intense addiction to nicotine makes kicking the habit difficult, it’s not impossible. Methodist Fremont Health’s Tobacco Cessation Program will give you the tools and support needed to be a successfu…

OMAHA – An estimated 10,000 Americans turn 65 each day. Nationally, patients 65 and older account for about 15 percent of emergency room visits. At Methodist Hospital’s Emergency Department in 2019, that number was higher at nearly 40 percent, averaging about 31 people a day. Continuing a commitmen…

Avoiding temper tantrumsThe best that I can, I try to avoid taking my children with me holiday shopping. It never fails, that my children’s wants do not match up with my to-do list. I try to avoid tantrums to the best of my ability, especially with the stresses of the holidays.  Now that m…

Shaun Custard, MHA, MBA, FACHE, has been named vice president, ancillary and professional services for Methodist Fremont Health. He will oversee services including laboratory, radiology, pharmacy, cardio-pulmonary, sleep, rehabilitation, radiation oncology and cancer care. Custard brings a wealth o…

Dr. Misty Janssen, a family medicine physician who has joined the staff at Methodist Fremont Health Family Care, wants her patients to be their healthiest selves. And, she said, “I practice what I preach!” She’s serious about making nutrition and physical fitness priorities in her own life, and she…

Methodist Fremont Health is partnering with the state of Nebraska to become a testing location for the statewide TestNebraska initiative.Beginning Monday, July 6, free COVID-19 testing will be available in Fremont to those who are eligible. Residents of Nebraska must complete the online assessment t…

Brittni Foster, a Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital pharmacy intern, was awarded a $3,500 scholarship from the Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation (IHERF), which is supported by the Iowa Hospital Association (IHA). She was among 62 outstanding students from across Iowa selected to rece…

Methodist Fremont Health will offer reduced-cost wellness blood profiles to anyone in the community on Tuesday, Aug. 4, from 7  to 9 a.m. on the third floor of Methodist Fremont Health’s Health Park Plaza. In order to follow COVID-19 precautions, these blood draws are by appointment only. Wel…

Nebraska’s count of new COVID-19 cases has taken a definite turn higher, with totals not seen since late May.While two hospital systems say they are not experiencing a surge in patients, health experts warn that hospitalizations will rise even more in the coming weeks as the new cases progress.Dr. B…

For all colleges, public and private, the next few years will be hard, considering that the number of college-aged Americans will stagnate or decline. Some refer to the next few years, 2026 specifically, as the “enrollment cliff.”The coronavirus became one more impediment to higher education, a…