Kelly Grinnell The Nebraska Medical Center
Hixson-Lied Center for Clinical Excellence is unveiled
Today’s grand opening of the Hixson-Lied Center for Clinical Excellence unlocks the future home for the largest emergency department in the Midwest, more than 25 state-of-the-art operating rooms, radiology equipment that can scan the body in 10 seconds and a Newborn Intensive Care Unit designed around the tiniest patients.
Oct 28, 2005
Papillion man receives heart transplant
A 34-year-old Papillion, Neb., man is doing well after receiving a life-saving heart transplant at The Nebraska Medical Center. The surgery, which took place late Thursday night, Sept. 29, 2005, is the first heart transplant at The Nebraska Medical Center since 1999. For Mark Maeder and his family, the transplant is a gift of life.
Oct 12, 2005
Med center has state’s only JCAHO certified stroke center
The Nebraska Medical Center’s stroke program has received the “Gold Seal of Approval” from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) making it the first and only nationally certified stroke center in Nebraska.
May 13, 2005
Mechanical device energizes heart patient
Using a small electronic pumping device, called the HeartMate, physicians at The Nebraska Medical Center have given a Nebraska woman reason to hope. Kathryn Stull of Gothenburg, Neb., is a self-confessed chatterbox. So when she stopped talking, her family knew something was wrong.
Oct 6, 2004
Star of courage award shines on Kimball Lauritzen
Kimball Bowles Lauritzen has been living with gynecological cancer for five years. Her unwavering spirit and ability to inspire others makes her The Nebraska Medical Center’s 2004 Star of Courage Award winner. The Omaha community leader and philanthropist will be honored Saturday.
Aug 27, 2004
Patients can get their medical records to go
When Jerry Cohn travels, his medical records from The Nebraska Medical Center go with him safely tucked away in a shirt pocket, wallet or passport. He wouldn’t have it any other way and neither would his doctor. At a time when President Bush is calling for better electronic medical record keeping, Cohn is seeing it at The Nebraska Medical Center.
Aug 6, 2004
UNMC’s clinical partner climbs list of best hospitals
The Nebraska Medical Center moved up the list of America’s Best Hospitals ranking 36th for cancer care by the national magazine, U.S. News & World Report.
Jul 6, 2004
New technology helps patients with inoperable tumors
The diagnosis of an inoperable brain tumor doesn’t have to mean certain death. A spinal tumor does not have to mean paralysis and a tumor that pushes on the auditory nerve doesn’t have to mean a life of silence. Instead, patients like 41-year-old Doug Reedy are finding options in technology, and hope at The Nebraska Medical Center. Click to learn more about the Novalis radiation therapy system, which became available to patients in May.
Jun 24, 2004
Heart transplant program approved
The United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) has approved a new heart transplant program for The Nebraska Medical Center.
Feb 20, 2004