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\u201cThank you for caring.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was the message Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD, dean and director of the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute, delivered at the grand opening of the Fremont Autism Care for Toddlers Clinic on July 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou are essential for this endeavor,\u201d he said. \u201cLocal leaders, community members, UNMC leadership, funders, friends, staff and families, you are all VIPs for us; thank you for everything that you do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also taking the podium to thank guests was Robbie Mau of Fremont, whose son, Alex, has received services from MMI, including the ACT Clinic in Omaha when Alex was a toddler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe’re one of the families that did drive from Fremont to Omaha every single day for 10 years,\u201d Mau said. \u201cBut one day, when I picked him up, Alex ran up to me, and he laughed, and he said, \u2018Dada.\u2019 And you guys know how significant that is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe owe so much to Munroe-Meyer, and all the amazing people that we’ve met along the way,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fremont clinic, which has been providing services since 2024, is the third ACT Clinic opened by UNMC and the Munroe-Meyer Institute, and the first outside of the Omaha metro area. During his remarks, Dr. Mirnics discussed his \u201c10 in 10\u201d vision \u2014 that UNMC and MMI will open 10 Autism Care for Toddler Clinics throughout Nebraska in the next 10 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

University of Nebraska President Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, called the new clinic great for the community and Nebraska\u2019s children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur children are our future \u2014 All of our children! \u2014  We have to invest,\u201d Dr. Gold said. \u201cWe have to be sure that we do it in a way that’s reliable, high quality and with the right professionals in the right places.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, spoke of how the clinic reflected UNMC\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have a mission to lead the world and transform<\/em> lives for all individuals — I want to stress all<\/em> individuals and communities,\u201d Dr. Davies said. \u201cIt’s a very clear word. We may have a headquarters in Omaha, but Nebraska is our campus.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He continued: \u201cOur vision is that Nebraska will be the best state to raise a child, regardless of their health care needs. MMI\u2019s focus on children \u2014 and adults \u2014 with intellectual and developmental disabilities is unmatched in the nation, especially with its early intervention programs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ciara Warden, director of the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska-East, was on hand for the opening, as BHECN is an important supporter of the ACT Clinic in Fremont.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe’re so happy to be supporters of this great initiative, and the clinic is fantastic,\u201d Warden said.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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