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UNMC gets OK to plan new $2 billion hospital on Omaha …

WebOct 5, 2023 Updated Apr 16, 2024. Loaded 0%. -. The University of Nebraska Medical Center received approval Thursday to start making plans for a new $2.19 billion …

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Douglas County update on respiratory illnesses

WebDec 21, 2023 Updated Jan 27, 2024. Loaded 0%. -. With respiratory illnesses on the rise, vaccination rates low and the holiday season about to hit full stride, health officials are …

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Free COVID shots, flu shots available around Omaha

WebDec 2, 2022 Updated Jan 7, 2024. The Douglas County Health Department is offering free COVID-19 vaccine shots and flu shots at various locations around the Omaha area. …

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Nebraska and Douglas County to get $22M to improve …

WebThe Nebraska and Douglas County Health Departments combined will receive nearly $22.6 million in federal funding over the next five years to build up their …

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What is medical 'quackery'

WebIt’s hard to bring up quackery, Dr. Lydia Kang says, without talking about the first snake oil salesman. “Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything”. Lydia Kang …

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Virtual nurses help improve patient care, workforce issues

WebRohe is one of about 20 virtual nurses working under CHI Health's new virtually integrated care model. The program teams experienced remote nurses with …

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Teen mental health is in crisis in the US, and schools are ill …

WebIES data shows around 59% of public high schools in America provided mental health assessment services, while 41% provided treatment during the 2021-22 school year.

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Nebraskans with Long COVID can call new help line

WebCHI Health and Creighton University School of Medicine have launched a phone line intended to help connect Nebraskans with care and gather more information …

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Methodist program follows patients to nursing facilities

WebNationally, about 25% of patients discharged from hospitals to skilled nursing facilities are readmitted to a hospital within 30 days. The Methodist program’s …

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After Methodist merger, the Omaha area's last …

WebThe agreement creates a new organization called Methodist Fremont Health, which will be a Methodist subsidiary. The new organization will lease the Fremont Health …

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Majority of Nebraska hospitals now operating in the red

WebThe hospital finished its last fiscal year with a 0.6% operating margin, Van Cleave said. Even with cost containment, the hospital, now eight months into the current fiscal year, is …

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Red Cross set up at Elkhorn elementary school to provide aid

WebHere is where the Red Cross has opened shelters to provide aid: Brookside Church has power, water and food for those that need it. The address is 11607 M Cir, …

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Blue Cross' backing of Think Whole Person Healthcare has been …

WebThe CEO of Think Whole Person Healthcare, Fergus Hoban, describes Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska’s support as “unstinting.”

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Esports arena is part of $100 million-plus health campus proposed …

WebA health and recreational campus, known as The Intersections, is proposed for a 25-acre site near South 28th and Martha Streets. The project would include …

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$6M cardiovascular suite to open at Council Bluffs hospital

WebOfficials with Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs say a new $6 million cardiovascular suite that opens Monday will allow those providers to deliver more …

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Damaging storms set to hit eastern Nebraska this afternoon

WebBrace yourselves for the possibility of very strong thunderstorms this afternoon. Omaha is expected to get hit hard by storms this afternoon.

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Tornado touches down near Eppley airport; homes destroyed, …

WebBelow are live updates of storm damage after several tornadoes ravaged the Omaha metro area. 5:37 p.m.: Eppley Airfield has been closed after the tornado touched …

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Friend hospital first in Nebraska with rural emergency model

WebJim Polzin: Only way to make sense of Chucky Hepburn's transfer decision is consider dollars, cents. On Feb. 8, Warren Memorial officially became the first hospital in …

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Nebraska hospitals could get Medicaid boost under bill

WebLINCOLN — Nebraska could get more than $500 million of federal money to help struggling hospitals under a bill introduced Tuesday in the Legislature. Legislative …

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Nebraska lawmakers approve Steve Corsi to head state agency

WebLINCOLN — After less than two hours of debate, Nebraska lawmakers on Monday approved a controversial pick to lead the state’s Department of Health and …

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Nebraska HHS leader questioned on social media posts

WebThe head of Nebraska's Department of Health and Human Services faced questions Wednesday about controversial Twitter posts and his failure to disclose a …

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Tornado watch issued for Omaha metro area

WebA tornado is seen on the ground near north of Waverly, Neb. on Friday, April 26, 2024. 3:37 p.m. National Weather Service reports: "A tornado remains on the ground …

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As severe storms move into Omaha metro, large hail and even …

WebStorms are projected to begin Friday afternoon in eastern Nebraska with another round coming through on Saturday afternoon. Large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes …

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US health officials warn of counterfeit Botox injections

WebA patient receives a Botox injection June 5, 2009, at a clinic in Arlington, Va. Counterfeit Botox injections have sickened 22 people in 11 states, U.S. health officials …

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Omaha man sentenced to prison for shooting death of woman

WebA 22-year-old Omaha man was sentenced Tuesday to about 40 years in prison for the shooting death of a woman in 2022. Brown Davon Brown was credited with 619 …

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Creighton men's basketball lands Arizona State transfer

WebNeal — a 6-foot-6 swingman from Toledo, Ohio — spent his first three years with the Sun Devils. After limited minutes in his first two seasons, Neal averaged 11 …

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Photos: Fans fill CHI Health Center for NCAA March Madness first …

WebDuquesne's Dae Dae Grant (3), right, speaks during a news conference before the first round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament at the CHI Health …

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