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Tim Hoarty, BSN, RN, CCRN, Methodist Hospital’s critical care service leader, may not have always known he wanted to lead a team through the many challenges of a pandemic, but growing up, he knew he had a knack for working with and leading others. He was often captain of whatever sports team he play…

Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital will hold its annual free PVD screening on Thursday, April 21, 5-7 p.m. The screening will take place in the in the Outpatient Surgery area, located near the east entrance of the hospital on the first floor.  PVD stands for peripheral vascular disease, a dis…

Applications are being accepted now for the new online Doctorate program offered by Nebraska Methodist College, an affiliate of Methodist Health System. The Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist program begins Fall 2016. Nebraska Methodist College's online programs provide the flexibility to …

Help us celebrate National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week and draw attention to the role of cardiac rehabilitation in reducing the potentially devastating effects of heart disease. A heart attack strikes someone about every 43 seconds. This occurs when blood flow that supplies oxygen to the heart is s…

February is Heart Month, and the public is invited to learn more about heart health at the next Science Café, "The Heart of the Matter," on Wednesay, February 10, 6 – 7 p.m., at Barley’s Bar and Grill, 114 W. Broadway in Council Bluffs. Free pizza is available. This Science Café will feature profes…

Do you know that heart disease is still the #1 killer of women, taking the lives of one in three women each year? This means our mothers, sisters, and friends are dying at the rate of one per minute because they don't know what you know: heart disease kills. On National Wear Red Day — Friday, Febr…

  MHS is participating in the Take Care of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) Conference & Health Fair on Saturday, October 17, at the CenturyLink Center. The event is designed to educate and inspire those living with diabetes, with individualized tracks for those impacted by type 1 diabetes or type 2…

During Omaha’s cold November days last year, Gene Evans was having trouble breathing. He thought it was pneumonia. But a series of tests in January showed that it was emphysema, a serious, progressive lung disease. He found the diagnosis frightening. “I was apprehensive about what was going to hap…

Diabetes Education "Ask the Experts" Program at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital: Tuesday, March 24  American Diabetes Association Alert Day is a one-day "wake-up call" asking the American public to take the Diabetes Risk Test to find out if they are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes…

The Good Catch Award is designed to recognize staff members committed to patient safety. This recognition is presented monthly and goes to the department in which the good catch occurred. Nominations for the award are taken from reported variances where a near miss is caught. Those varian…