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On the floor of the Nebraska State Capitol Rotunda, Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts recognized five Nebraska organizations with Governor’s Wellness Awards for their evidence-based worksite wellness programs. Nebraska Methodist College (NMC) was the recipient of the Grower Award for its efforts in demon…

Occupational therapy students from Nebraska Methodist College (NMC) recently walked Plattsmouth Elementary School students through stations aimed at improving their connection with nature. The goal was to "engage with nature, improve student confidence and comfort in nature, and increase mindfulnes…

Women Connect is our way of educating and empowering women to do something they don't always do: prioritize their health. Draw strength and reassurance from other women. Ask uncomfortable questions. Overcome obstacles to better health. Uncomfortable Questions Encouraged Bring your mothers, daughte…

Prostate cancer survivor Steve Jensen with his wife, Catherine. "My wife has been with me every step of the way on my cancer journey," Steve said.   Steve Jensen was in a familiar place when he parked outside Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center (MECC) one Thursday evening last January. For nearly a…

Blake Volkmer, MD, views his relationship with each patient as a partnership. He wants them to buy in to the process of making health care decisions – and understand that he’ll “always have their back.” “I don’t ever want to be in a relationship where I tell a patient what to do,” said Dr. Volkmer,…

Methodist Fremont Health and Skin Envy will provide free skin cancer screenings from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at Methodist Fremont Health Medical Center’s Health Park Plaza, 450 E. 23rd St. in Fremont. Screenings will be performed by Brittany Burbach, APRN, and are offered by appointme…

Clare and Catherine are nurses from Ireland. They’re learning from Forensic Nurse Examiner Team Leader, Jen Tran, about how they care for patients in need.All three work closely with those who’ve experienced abuse.A big focus of this trip is the Cortexflo camera: a forensic camera used at Methodist …

Ending hunger is such an enormous idea that it might be considered fantasy. And yet the White House has a plan, starting with $8 billion in commitments from private companies, charitable foundations and industry groups. Methodist Health System was among the organizations across the nation providing…

Maysen Lake didn’t expect to deliver her first child at 34 weeks. But she found herself at Methodist Women’s Hospital in February after being diagnosed with preeclampsia and learning that her liver enzymes were at dangerously high levels. When Maysen, 27, gave birth to her son, Mac, on Feb. 23, he …

When it comes to seniors and their health, age really is just a number.Some people in their 80s or 90s are very active and have few medical problems, while some younger people have a variety of issues. There is no road map for what happens at a certain age. No two patients are alike.But there is som…