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Honor and EncourageWith blue ink in their pens and pink in their hearts, thousands stopped by the Methodist booth at the 2017 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure to sign remembrances on two giant banners. The notes they wrote were to honor and encourage survivors of breast cancer.“We’re encouraging peo…

Bernadette Hughes, MD, strives to have an authentic relationship with each of her patients."I initially try to develop trust so I can communicate truthfully,” said Dr. Hughes, a neurologist with Methodist Physicians Clinic. “Sometimes the information I have to deliver is difficult to hear. One needs…

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 mother…

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 nea…

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 …

Driving is the No. 1 risk to teenage safety.Nationally, about 2,400 teen drivers ages 16-19 lose their lives in car crashes, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).In Nebraska, teen drivers represent about 7% of all the state’s drivers, yet they account for 21% o…

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…