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Life has gone on for many despite the looming reminder of the COVID-19 pandemic.  For some, the threat remains all too large. The residents of Dunklau Gardens in Fremont have been forced to live under the isolated conditions many others have had the luxury to set aside. That’s why it’s become even…

Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital is taking big steps to expand and upgrade its women’s services program. “We certainly believe Council Bluffs and southwest Iowa deserves the center of excellence we’re going to be able to provide with our women’s services program,” said Steve Baumert, president a…

FREMONT - The International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners® (IBLCE®) and International Lactation Consultant Association® (ILCA®) have recognized Methodist Fremont Health for excellence in lactation care. Methodist Fremont Health has received the IBCLC Care Award, which recognizes facilitie…

Hospitals have new protocols set in place amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. These precautions are to ensure everyone’s safety, including newborns. KMTV reporter Alyssa Curtis has more on what you need to know if you or someone you know is having a baby in this interview with Methodist OB/GYN D…

Joining more than 680 screening centers across the country that are following best practices as outlined by the GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer, Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital has been named a Screening Center of Excellence. Jennie Edmundson was recognized for its ongoing commitment to responsi…

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is pleased to announce that Methodist Health System has earned 2020 CHIME HealthCare’s Most Wired recognition as a Certified Level 7 in ambulatory, acute and long-term care areas. The Most Wired program conducts an annual survey to…

Chris Legband works in home health care and has regularly visited an elderly family outside Fremont throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The elderly couple was recently moved from assisted living by their family in an effort to prevent getting COVID-19. Chris said only one other group of people entere…

A new record of COVID-19 cases in Douglas County in one day has infectious disease specialists on high alert. And experts say we are going to see the number go even higher in the coming weeks. “You have an event. That’s the stone being thrown into the lake and it just spreads. It’s just this cascad…

The constant presence of politics on your TV and in your mail may have caused some emotional wear. Some call it "election stress disorder." In the third segment of KETV Newswatch 7's Chronicle this week, Rob McCartney talks with Robyn Burnett, MS, LMHP, with the Best Care Employee Assistance Progra…

Area hospitals continue to care for an influx of COVID-19 patients while making contingency plans should the recent surge get worse. “The number of COVID-19 patients we are seeing in the community is at its highest point since the pandemic began,” officials with CHI Health Mercy Hospital and Method…