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Victoria is having a baby – and she’s beyond mincing words.“This is the worst pain ever,” she declared.“It’s not going to be long,” reassured Mary Seger Barker, MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, CIMI, a clinical nurse educator at Methodist Women’s Hospital. “I can see the top of the baby’s head.”Remarkable and re…

During orientation at Nebraska Methodist College (NMC), students are asked to share why they’re pursuing health care careers.For Savannah Peters, who graduated in December with a Bachelor of Science in nursing, NMC is where she discovered that her “why” matters.Peters initially pursued nursing simpl…

Steve WestSteve West’s path to receiving a life-changing robotic surgery started with an unusual cough.As West cared for his terminally ill wife in 2020, he developed his own health issues. Near the end of his wife’s hospice care that fall, he felt a tightness in his chest and began coughing up bloo…

Dr. Tomas HuertaTomas Huerta, MD, a dermatologist with Methodist Physicians Clinic, addresses common questions that people have about sun protection. Is a higher SPF better? Lotion vs. spray? What do I really need to know to keep my family safe?When it comes to sun safety, it’s important to do the b…

Coworkers like to tell Angie Spence that she’s “the party.”That fits, because when Spence, BSN, RN, isn’t caring for patients on the Progressive Care Unit at Methodist Hospital, she’s likely honing her DJ skills.“I love it,” she said. “It lights up my soul, and it’s a totally different take on what …

Down 35 pounds in October 2022, Jamey Bremer was looking forward to his annual wellness visit, which he was sure would come with a pat on the back from his Methodist primary care provider.Instead of the “attaboy” he was expecting, Bremer recalls what family medicine physician Paul Vana, MD, told him…

Cancer has an ugly way of leaving its mental or emotional mark on patients.And when it comes to treatment, radiation therapy – which uses intense beams of energy to destroy cancer cells – has often left physical marks on patients, temporarily or permanently.For years, either freckle-sized tattoos or…

Scott Doty, a neck and lung cancer survivor, has filled his schedule with checkups and treatments over the past three years. In that time, he’s become quite familiar with the drive from his Fremont home to the Methodist Hospital and Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center (MECC) campus.But thanks to Metho…

There are very few moments in a fertility journey that are as happy and hopeful as a positive pregnancy test. Whether those exciting two pink lines come after months or years of trying, they are often the start of a parenting journey. And while that test represents the highest of highs, losing a pre…

Methodist Health System (MHS) recently received the Nebraska’s Safest Companies with Distinction Award from the Nebraska Chapter of the National Safety Council. This marks the 12th year MHS earned the recognition.Organizations receiving awards with distinction have safety records that are 50% better…