It’s been a long time coming. Beginning Wednesday, Oct. 9, patients seeking a better night’s sleep will be welcomed at Oakview Health Center, level one.
The Nebraska Medicine Sleep Disorders Center, currently located at Lauritzen Outpatient Center, and the Sleep Clinic, located in the Durham Outpatient Center, will be reunited for the first time since 1999.
“We are all very excited for this move,” said Tracy Dunn, manager of the Sleep Disorders Center.
The Sleep Disorders Center is where patients come for overnight sleep testing. The new location will offer six sleep rooms and an expert staff with a combined 150 years of experience:
- Four physicians board certified in sleep medicine.
- Three advanced practice providers and two fellows who specialize in sleep medicine.
- Nursing care coordinators, schedulers, coordinators, technologists, medical assistants and a medical receptionist.
“We’ve moved a lot over the years, but we’ve made it work,” Dunn said. “I think the staff and our patients will love the new space. The sleep rooms are cool, dark and quiet. The clinic exam rooms are much more spacious and feature natural lighting. We are looking forward to being together again, learning from each other and building new and stronger relationships.”
The sleep center has been performing sleep studies since 1985. It is an accredited sleep center by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the gold standard by which all sleep disorders centers are evaluated and rated. All of the sleep technologists hold the Registered Polysomnographic Technologist credential, which is internationally recognized, representing the highest certification in the field.