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Nebraska Medicine Announces Name of Future Midtown Health Center
A Nebraska Medicine health center building under construction at the southeast corner of 42nd & Farnam Street now has a name: Shikhar & Kristin Saxena Family Health Center. The 4-story health center is named for Shikhar Saxena, MD, and Kristin Saxena, MD, of Omaha, who provided a leadership gift through the University of Nebraska Foundation to support the project. The building is partially funded by the donor community.
omahajewishpress.com
The Rose Blumkin Jewish Home: A legacy we proudly carry forward Part 4
As we prepare to open the new addition to the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home, we are running a series of articles reflecting on our community’s history of senior care. To help us fully understand the significance of where we are today, this series will look back at the journey that brought us here and the previous generations who made this moment possible. Special thanks to the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society archives and Jewish Press archives for providing source materials for this article. Parts 1-3 can be found in the previous editions of The Jewish Press.
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Nebraska Medicine Announces New Health Center Name
Nebraska Medicine announces a new health center under construction at the southeast corner of 42nd and Farnam Streets in Omaha will be called the "Shikhar & Kristin Saxena Family Health Center." The four-story health center is named for Shikhar Saxena, M.D., and Kristin Saxena, M.D., of Omaha, who provided a...
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Shenandoah Medical Center Receives CON Approval For Expansion In Iowa
Shenandoah Medical Center has received certificate of need (CON) approval to begin construction on a nearly $20 million expansion and renovation project in Shenandoah, Iowa, according to Radio Iowa. The first phase of the project will create new ambulance service space, with three additional ambulance bays and a training center...
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The Rose Blumkin Jewish Home: A Legacy We Proudly Carry Forward, Part 3
As we prepare to open the new addition to the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home, we are running a series of articles reflecting on our community’s history of senior care. To help us fully understand the significance of where we are today, this series will look back at the journey that brought us here and the previous generations who made this moment possible. Special thanks to the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society archives and Jewish Press archives for providing source materials for this article. Find Part 1 and part 2 can be found in the previous print editions of The Jewish Press or by clicking the link.
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SMC among centers for Iowa's Combat Cancer Health Hub Program
(Shenandoah) -- Shenandoah Medical Center is among the hospitals serving as a hub for a statewide program aimed at expanding cancer care. Earlier this summer, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced five awardees of the Combat Cancer Health Hub Program, including the Shenandoah hospital. The program is part of Health Hometowns, which is the state's submission to the Rural Health Transformation Program--a five-year federal funding initiative managed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. SMC CEO Matt Sells tells KMA News that the completion and opening of the Robert S. Holmes Family Cancer Center on the Shenandoah campus will help them serve as one of the centers of the state's "hub and spoke" program.
Radio Iowa
Expansion, renovation planned for southwest Iowa hospital
A southern Iowa hospital will break ground next July on a nearly 20 MILLION dollar project that includes adding a labor and delivery suite and a permanent MRI system at the hospital. “We’ve had some significant projects in the last 10 years,” said Shenandoah Medical Center CEO Matt Sells, “and...
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State green lights next phase of expansion, renovations at SMC
(Shenandoah) -- Shenandoah Medical Center officials have been given the green light to move forward with another phase of the hospital's expansion and renovation efforts. Earlier this spring, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services approved SMC's request for a "certificate of need" to acquire and install a fixed MRI system at the hospital. The roughly $3.9 million project is part of a larger nearly $20 million project outlined by SMC CEO Matt Sells late last year. Speaking on KMA's "Morning Line" program Monday morning, Sells says hospitals are required to seek the state certificate of need when the proposed spending is above a certain threshold.
WOWT
Disabled Omaha man loses Medicaid-funded lawn service after federal program cut
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A disabled Omaha man is shocked to learn that a federally funded program he relied on at home has been cut — and he found out because his lawn stopped being mowed. Tony Cato was hit by an uninsured drunk driver 20 years ago and...
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Bryan Health unveils 1987 time capsule during centennial celebration
LINCOLN, Neb. — Bryan Health celebrated its 100th anniversary by unveiling a time capsule sealed nearly 40 years ago. The capsule, originally sealed on June 5, 1987, at Bryan East Campus, commemorated 60 years of service to the community. It contained historical items such as photographs spanning six decades, a volunteer smock, a brick from the 1926 energy plant, restraining straps from a psychiatric unit, and "fun run" shirts from that year's celebration.
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Nebraska Medical Center Ranked State's No. 1 Hospital for 15th Year
It’s an elite distinction that only 16% of evaluated hospitals receive: a U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals designation. This year, the publication evaluated more than 4,500 hospitals nationwide to develop their annual list of Best Hospitals. They look at things like risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications, patient experience, and level of nursing care in developing these rankings. Once again, Nebraska Medical Center is the No. 1-rated hospital in the state of Nebraska and the Omaha metro area. In addition, our cancer and gastroenterology and GI surgery programs both achieved national rankings, placing them in the top 50 nationally. Two other specialties were listed as high performing:
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Bryan Health unveils 1987 time capsule during centennial celebration
LINCOLN, Neb. — Bryan Health celebrated its 100th anniversary by unveiling a time capsule sealed nearly 40 years ago. The capsule, originally sealed on June 5, 1987, at Bryan East Campus, commemorated 60 years of service to the community. It contained historical items such as photographs spanning six decades, a volunteer smock, a brick from the 1926 energy plant, restraining straps from a psychiatric unit, and "fun run" shirts from that year's celebration.
WOWT
North Omaha clinic offering extended hours
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A free and low-cost clinic in North Omaha has brought back evening hours on Mondays to give patients more flexibility in accessing care. The clinic had previously offered an extra hour of service on Tuesdays and Thursdays but decided not to continue it a few years ago.
omahajewishpress.com
The Rose Blumkin Jewish Home: A legacy we proudly carry forward, Part 2
As we prepare to open the new addition to the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home, we will be running a series of articles reflecting on our community’s history of senior care. To help us fully understand the significance of where we are today, this series will look back at the journey that brought us here and the previous generations who made this moment possible. Special thanks to the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society archives and Jewish Press archives for providing source materials for this article.
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New mental health clinic opens in east Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A new mental health clinic opened in east Lincoln on Friday. YOUniq Health held a ribbon cutting ceremony alongside members of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce at 701 N. 45th St. Staff said the facility builds the promise they can make to their patients. “It means...
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Niehaus returns home as a physician
Kendall Niehaus, DO, traces her interest in medicine back to the middle and high school science classes that sparked her fascination with how the human body works. During medical school, the Fremont native gravitated toward family medicine because of its relationship‑driven nature. “I enjoy building connections with people and...
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New Findings in Managed Care Described from Creighton University School of Medicine (Barriers beyond Medicaid: A Midwest study on pancreatic surgery access in the post-Affordable Care Act era): Managed Care
-- Current study results on Managed Care have been published. According to news reporting originating in. , by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “The Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion (ME) has improved access to cancer surgery in urban states. However, its impact in the Midwest, home to a large rural population, remains understudied.”