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NICU expansion project draws community support as families share positive Bryan Health experiences
NICU expansion project draws community support as families share positive Bryan Health experiences.
KSNB Local4
UNMC chancellor candidate outlines vision for addressing healthcare shortage
KEARNEY, Neb. (KSNB) — The University of Nebraska Medical Center’s priority candidate for chancellor said addressing the state’s healthcare shortage will require better pay for educators and keeping students in Nebraska after graduation. Dr. Dele Davies, who has served as interim chancellor since 2024, spoke about his...
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New Iowa behavioral health hospital aims to address mental healthcare shortage
When people experiencing a mental health crisis arrive at emergency rooms in western Iowa, they can spend hours — sometimes days — waiting for psychiatric treatment because there simply are not enough beds available. A new facility opening soon in Council Bluffs hopes to change that. Methodist Jennie...
Iowa Capital Dispatch
State: Nursing home resident called 911 after being left ‘gasping for air’
An Iowa nursing home where a resident called 911 to receive medical attention while struggling to breathe could be facing fines of more than $27,000. According to state inspectors, the Good Samaritan care facility in Red Oak failed to provide quality nursing care when it neglected to intervene when one of the home’s 34 residents […]
Western Iowa Today
Eye Associates Celebrates Opening of New Clinic in Atlantic
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors held a ribbon cutting this morning for the new Eye Associates clinic. The new building is approximately 6,900 square feet and is used by Optometrist Dr. Jeff Goergen as well as by Dr. Jesse Himebaugh and Dr. David Ingvoldstad, visiting ophthalmologists from Midwest Eye Care.
midwestmedicaledition.com
Ellie Stull to Assume Role as Medical Specialty Clinic Director
Ellie Stull assumes the role of Director of Specialty Care Clinics effective May 4, 2026. With over two decades of clinical and operational expertise, Ellie has built a distinguished career at Nebraska Medicine, marked by a deep commitment to patient care, staff development, and organizational excellence. An Omaha native, Ellie...
Law & Crime
Hospital harvested Air Force veteran's organs, skin and eyes without authorization from him or his daughters and made 'no attempt' to get it: Lawsuit
An Iowa hospital harvested a 69-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran's "organs, skin tissue and eyes" without authorization from him or his next of kin, a lawsuit says. Staff at CHI Health-Missouri Valley, which also does business as Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital, made "no attempt to contact" Martin Gillespie's next of kin for permission to collect his "anatomical gifts of his body," according to the family's legal complaint, which was obtained by Law&Crime and filed last week in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
WRDW
Why 2 hantavirus cruise patients were brought to Ga. hospital
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Omaha doctor says hantavirus risk far lower than COVID-19
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - As new reports about hantavirus make headlines worldwide, a local infectious disease expert is putting the risk into perspective for Nebraskans. Dr. Kelly Cawcutt with Nebraska Medicine said the worry is spreading faster than the disease. “It is incredibly reminiscent I think for the general public...
The Oklahoma City Sentinel
ilumin Eye Care Center Offers Same-Day Bilateral Cataract Surgery in Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska - May 05, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - ilumin Eye Care Center, an ophthalmology practice located in Omaha, Nebraska, offers same-day bilateral cataract surgery, also known as immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery or ISBCS, to patients across the greater Omaha metro area. The practice's board-certified ophthalmologists perform bilateral cataract procedures in accordance with safety protocols from the International Society of Bilateral Cataract Surgeons. A recent educational article published by the practice, " Is Same-Day Cataract Surgery on Both Eyes Safe in Omaha? ", reviews the clinical research on ISBCS safety and refractive outcomes and describes the surgical protocols ilumin Eye Care Center follows when performing both procedures on the same day. Patients throughout Omaha, Council Bluffs, Bellevue, and Papillion seeking cataract surgery have access to same-day bilateral procedures at ilumin Eye Care Center. Dr. Peter Simone and Dr. Brandon Menke, both board-certified ophthalmologists at the practice, perform bilateral cataract surgery in a QUADA Class A accredited surgery suite in Omaha, treating each eye as a fully independent surgical procedure. The protocol requires separate sterile instrument sets, drapes, gloves, and gowns for each eye, with pharmaceutical agents including antibiotics, dilating drops, and anesthetics sourced from different manufacturer lot numbers to
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‘You can’t, as a human being, just turn those people away’: Medicaid patients can’t find open dentists.
When Alicia Dieckhoff’s 7-year-old son cracked his tooth in February and cried in pain, she wanted to take him to a dentist. When Dieckhoff had her own aching tooth infection, she wanted to go to the dentist. But none of the dentists Dieckhoff has contacted will see her. Or...
kmaland.com
The Red Oak Rehab and Care Center recognizing National Nursing Home Week
(Red Oak) - The Red Oak Rehab and Care Center will celebrate National Nursing Home Week from May 10–16 with a series of activities for residents and staff, culminating in a community open house and bingo event. Administrator Cheryl Runyan came on KMA's Talk of the Town and tell...