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One could never tell by his exceedingly upbeat attitude, but Kyle Frans – a young, active husband, father of two, substitute teacher and Crete City Council member – has been battling health challenges since high school.“Constant pain, diarrhea, bowel issues, getting weak – which is weird when you’re…

With COVID-19 cases on the rise, Methodist Fremont Health President and CEO Brett Richmond said the hospital is stretched thin. “At any point in the last two years, we’re busier now than we’ve ever been, even more so than we were last November and December,” he said. The hospital system is experie…

Katie Pafford, LIMHPAlthough she started her college career with a focus on teaching, Katie Pafford, LIMHP, shifted her attention to counseling after developing an interest in working with families and their day-to-day concerns. Today, she continues to enjoy working with youths and their families th…

Although she started her college career with a focus on teaching, Katie Pafford, LIMHP, shifted her attention to counseling after developing an interest in working with families and their day-to-day concerns. Pafford joined the Methodist Hospital Community Counseling Program and continues to enjoy …

Dr. Jessica JonesIn a Thursday update from health officials around the state, Nebraska health officials and doctors said their greatest concern right now is hospital capacity. Methodist infectious disease specialist Jessica Jones, MD, said this surge in hospitalizations looks familiar. "I mean, la…

Methodist Hospital Community Counseling Program manager Ellen McElderry, LIMHP, LADC, joined Julie Cornell on KETV's Chronicle and shared some tips about how to focus on your mental health around the holidays. She shared about the importance of finding ways to remember loved ones who may not be arou…

Bill MillsBill Mills was no stranger to heart conditions, often receiving care at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center over the years. But when he experienced his eighth heart attack in October – and MercyOne had no beds available – the retired teacher from Manning, Iowa, was taken to Methodist Jenn…

Some individuals are lucky to have 20/20 vision, while others need corrective lenses. A patient at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital needed glasses, but the pair she had included only one arm hanging on by a piece of tape. A nurse at Jennie Edmundson took it upon herself to initiate a plan to he…

It was a moment that Methodist Women’s Hospital emergency core nurse Amy Shostak, BSN, RN, will never forget. “I was having just an off week,” she said. “I had family stuff going on, I was putting in a lot of overtime, the emergency department was full, and difficult cases kept coming in. Just a re…

The Meaning of Care Magazine is published by Nebraska Methodist Health System. Featuring interviews with care providers and first-person stories of patients touched by our services, it is produced entirely by Methodist Marketing Department staff.…