Paul Baltes The Nebraska Medical Center

Helipad to temporarily replace parking lot

Multiple construction projects prompt temporary change.

May 28, 2015

Clinical enterprise advisory board holds first meeting

In weekly update, leaders ask staff for input going forward.

Feb 25, 2014

Transplant surgeon cuts a rug for charity

David Mercer, M.D., Ph.D., helped raise money for the Sunshine Kids Foundation at dance event.

Feb 5, 2014

President and CEO announce new clinical enterprise leadership

Momentum is increasing in creating new organization.

Jan 10, 2014

Summer vacation not easy for second-year medical student

Taylor Harms is grateful for The Nebraska Medical Center’s adult congenital heart disease program.

Aug 21, 2013

Shane Tsai, M.D., speaks with patient (and medical student) Taylor Harms prior to surgery.

Wellness Wednesday – Family’s crisis sparks fundraising run

Search for information on aneurysm led to race to raise awareness.

Jul 17, 2013

The Nebraska Medical Center earns ‘5 Rings Award’

New honor recognizes hospitals for creating a culture of vigilance and safety.

Jul 9, 2013

Bob Ruis, manager of purchasing (left) and Tom Strudl, director of resource control (right) accept the 5 Rings Award from Kevin Hayes, vice president of sales for IntelliCentrics, during a brief ceremony held June 25.

Surgeons repair complex aneurysm without major incision

“Fenestrated graft” procedure is the first ever done in Nebraska.

May 30, 2013

Jason MacTaggart, M.D., (left) and Matt Longo, M.D., perform a fenestrated graft.

Surgeons implant state’s first Total Artificial Heart

Weeping Water man now awaits second transplant.

Apr 2, 2013

(Left to right): Ioana Dumitru, M.D., John Um, M.D., and patient Greg Rathe spoke to local media at a news conference March 27. Rathe told reporters he’s looking forward to getting stronger to be there for his 4-year-old son.

New alternative to open heart surgery

The Nebraska Medical Center is the first in the region to offer the Lariat procedure.

Mar 20, 2013

The Lariat procedure is performed in a cardiac cath lab. Cardiologist John Scherschel, M.D., is the first physician in the region to offer this favorable option to open heart surgery to patients like Marc Leger.