Karen Burbach
Professorships commemorate orthopaedic surgeons
The late Drs. L. Thomas Hood and Herman Frank Johnson are names that run deep through Nebraska’s orthopaedic heritage. Marjorie Hood, wife of Dr. Hood and daughter of Dr. Johnson, wanted to ensure that they were remembered for their remarkable contributions to the field of orthopaedics, while also supporting the mission of the UNMC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, which they helped build. Click to find out who was awarded the first professorships.
Nov 9, 2005
Students organize food drive, compete with Creighton
In a friendly competition, Omaha’s two academic health science centers are racing to gain the most pounds in a pre-Thanksgiving food drive to benefit the Omaha Food Bank. Donations of food and household goods are being accepted on the UNMC campus through Thursday, Nov. 17.
Nov 8, 2005
NUFLEX 2006 enrollment is just around the corner
Your NUFlex 2006 re-enrollment packets will begin arriving in your departmental mail on Monday, Nov. 14. The enrollment period is from Nov. 14 through Dec. 2, only; changes will be effective on Jan. 1. Click for more details.
Nov 8, 2005
Allied Health celebrates professions week
The UNMC School of Allied Health Professions is celebrating Allied Health Professions Week, which runs through Saturday. A display table will be set up in the central atrium on Tuesday, Nov. 8, with allied health information.
Nov 7, 2005
UNMC participates in emergency response exercise
UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center were among those involved in Thursday’s statewide exercise to test Nebraska’s readiness to respond to a public health emergency.
Nov 7, 2005
Inside the Newborn Intensive Care Unit
Ava Saunders was supposed to become a big sister last month. Her brother had other plans. Griffin was born in July — 13 weeks early and weighing only 2 lbs. 2 oz. He spent 79 days in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU) at The Nebraska Medical Center before going home. On Nov. 16, the hospital’s tiniest patients will move into the new NICU in the Hixson-Lied Center for Clinical Excellence.
Nov 4, 2005
Inside the radiology department
It takes only five heartbeats to capture an image of a beating heart, one second to capture the image of an organ and only 10 seconds for a full body trauma. Such state-of-the-art imaging capabilities exist in the Hixson-Lied Center for Clinical Excellence’s new radiology unit.
Nov 3, 2005
Influenza vaccination information
Mark Rupp, M.D., medical director, Department of Healthcare Epidemiology, shares information to help health care workers decide whether or not to accept vaccination against influenza.
Nov 3, 2005
Families spend autumn day at Joslyn
More than 100 UNMC, UMA and The Nebraska Medical Center employees, students and their families recently visited the Joslyn Art Museum on a near-perfect autumn day.
Nov 2, 2005
Inside the operating rooms
The new surgical suites inside the Hixson-Lied Center for Clinical Excellence are designed for any kind of procedure from large, open transplant surgery to minimally invasive operations. The operating rooms will open in three stages, with the first 15 rooms coming on line in January.
Nov 2, 2005