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Morris Sandoval, still weak and bearing the tracheostomy tube placed to help him breathe, was wheeled out of Jennie Edmundson Hospital on Friday through a double row of clapping health care providers. In a small garden outside the Council Bluffs hospital’s front entrance, Sandoval, 44, was greeted …

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The tragic death of a young man named Tyler Kahle has transformed care at Methodist Hospital. After coming to us for treatment, Tyler died from an undetected rupture inside his chest, a tearing of the aorta called thoracic aortic dissection. He was just 19.Methodist Health System is working to raise…

Tyler Kahle’s Legacy Extends to Protocol Changes, TAD Coalition, Ritter Rules and Beyond In 2002, after the death of 19-year-old Tyler Kahle to undiagnosed aortic dissection, the leadership of Methodist Health System made a promise to Tyler’s family to make changes that would prevent similar traged…

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Dr. James Ramig is a family medicine physician at Methodist Physicians Clinic. He is passionate about science, medicine and building relationships with patients – especially parents and their children. He believes honest discussions and engaging children at an adult level can lead to better outcome…

Why Methodist? At Methodist, we know that early detection is key to survival. Our team of experts performs more than 2,000 low-dose CT scans annually and has identified dozens of early-stage lung cancers. Our designated lung cancer screening coordinator and nurse navigators ensure a comfortable, pe…

An unintended consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic for millions of Americans has been the “COVID 15” – noticeable weight gain over the past year. I’ve seen the trend among my own patients, and you don’t have to be a health expert to know why it’s happening. While I believe everyone should be kind to…

Up to this point in the fight against COVID-19, treatments have focused on the sickest patients. Treatments have evolved drastically over the past year, but now medical experts say they’re seeing a change. “The shift now is what can we do for the COVID-infected people at home to try and address the…

Throughout the pandemic, health officials have stressed the importance of wearing face masks to help curb the spread of COVID-19. Doctors say that while they are effective, it's not enough just to put one on. Dr. Rudolf Kotula, an infectious disease specialist with Methodist Health System, is among…