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  Nurses play an incredible role at Methodist. In our hospitals and clinics, Methodist nurses are on the front lines of all kinds of emergencies. They're among the first faces our patients see. This week, in honor of National Nurses Week, we say a big thank you to our nurses across the health sy…

Dr. Adam WellsDeDra Robb hadn’t met Adam Wells, MD, before Saturday, April 30. But Dr. Wells, the medical director of Methodist Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU), quickly deduced two things: how dire DeDra’s situation was and how much she wanted to see her 17-year-old son graduate from high schoo…

Brady Jorgensen with Council Bluffs Mayor Matt Walsh and actor Richard Horvitz at the 2017 Spirit of Courage event   What began as a small celebration to honor, recognize and celebrate cancer survivors has evolved into a 20-year effort that has raised over $2 million for the Jennie Edmundson Found…

About three years ago, KC Humphrey, OTL/R, an occupational therapist at Methodist Hospital, wanted to find a way to help motivate her patients and recognize them for completing therapy tasks. While looking for something to help them remember their accomplishments, she found a certificate template o…

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  Had JR and Eleanor Ramsey been home in Neola, Iowa, on April 26, they would’ve quietly celebrated a big milestone. But a heart issue, a stroke and other health setbacks landed JR, 86, at Methodist Hospital on the Acute Rehabilitation floor. That morning, JR mentioned to nurse practitioner Anal…

Jamie Gustafson, MD, is passionate about women’s health care and advocates for believing women when they describe pain or illness. “I’m going to believe every woman who comes into my office,” she said. “Pelvic pain is a specific area where sometimes women get brushed off. But taking the time to act…

Some bleeding after childbirth is normal, but when that bleeding becomes too heavy, it can result in a severe drop in blood pressure and lead to shock or death. That heavy bleeding after birth is a rare but serious condition called postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), and it’s the leading cause of maternal …

Long before Taylor Harding, DNP, RN, received her nursing degree from Nebraska Methodist College, she knew she wanted to care for geriatric patients. So landing her first nursing job in Methodist Hospital’s Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Unit in 2015 was a dream. “They have so much wisdom, so many sto…

Eight years ago, Hannah Badeer and her husband, Preston, arrived at an Omaha hospital to welcome their first child into the world. An epidural helped make for a fairly painless delivery until things quickly took a drastic turn. Baby Emerson suffered a meconium aspiration – the inhalation of amniotic…