The following are some of the milestones achieved at UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center in the 10 years since the two entities merged.
2007
- Plans for The Nebraska Medical Center’s Clinical Cancer Center in west Omaha are announced.
- Ground breaks on the Weigel Williamson Center for Visual Rehabilitation.
- The Nebraska Medical Center receives Medicare certification for heart transplantation.
- Ground breaks on Bellevue Medical Center.
2006
- UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center have a $1.5 billion economic impact on Nebraska, supporting 17,100 jobs.
- UNMC opens new facility for Autism Spectrum Disorders.
- UNMC breaks ground on second research tower and opens the College of Public Health.
2005
- The Hixson-Lied Center opens.
- UNMC Eppley Cancer Center initiates statewide lung cancer screenings.
- The Nebraska Medical Center’s heart transplant program is revived and the hospital becomes the first in Nebraska to perform more than 12 transplants in one year.
2004
- Liver transplant No. 2,000 is performed at The Nebraska Medical Center.
- Dr. Leland and Dorothy Olson donate $5 million to the NU Foundation to create a comprehensive outpatient center focused exclusively on women’s health.
- Virginia-Nebraska Alliance created with UNMC, Virginia Commonwealth University, five Historically Black Colleges and Universities and community colleges.
- The Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital opens.
2003
- UNMC’s Durham Research Center opens.
- UNMC, Creighton University Medical Center, The Nebraska Medical Center and State of Nebraska partner to create the Nebraska Regional Poison Center.
- The Nebraska Health System becomes The Nebraska Medical Center.
2002
- The Nebraska Epilepsy Program opens at UNMC/The Nebraska Medical Center.
- U.S. Department of Defense awards UNMC $1 million to conduct research targeted toward lessening the harmful effects of chemical warfare agents.
- Nine adult transplants and one pediatric transplant in a 36-hour period at The Nebraska Medical Center.
2001
- Glenn Fosdick becomes president and CEO of The Nebraska Medical Center.
- Tom Rosenquist, Ph.D., named first UNMC vice chancellor of research and John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D., named dean of the College of Medicine.
2000
- UNMC Eppley Cancer Center earns Clinical Cancer Center designation.
- UNMC College of Nursing launches online bachelor of science in nursing and master’s degree programs.
- The hospital becomes the first in Nebraska to offer intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) to treat cancer.
1999
- The Lied Transplant Center opens.
- Tree of Life campaign launched in 20 cities to raise awareness for organ donation.
- Connector hallway between University and Clarkson Towers opens.
1998
- Harold M. Maurer, M.D., is named the seventh UNMC chancellor.
- Outpatient Care Center named Durham Outpatient Center in honor of Chuck and Margre Durham.
- Nebraska’s first set of quintuplets delivered at The Nebraska Medical Center.