Story contributed by The Nebraska Medical Center

Firepot incidents spark calls for caution

A recent spate of injuries related to the use of ceramic firepots that use gel fuel have urged safety officials to issue pleas of caution for those who use the outdoor lamps.

Jun 22, 2011

Paulette Davidson named interim CEO of Bellevue Medical Center

Paulette Davidson has been named interim chief executive officer of Bellevue Medical Center by the hospital’s board of directors.

Jun 21, 2011

Hospital now tobacco free

The Nebraska Medical Center campus is now tobacco-free.

Mar 22, 2011

Today’s reception to recognize trailblazing transplant programs

Today UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center will host a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Upper Storz Pavilion in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the medical center’s kidney transplant program and the 25th anniversary of its liver transplant program.

Nov 11, 2010

Campus food drive to run Nov. 1-14, goal set at six tons

In any given week, approximately 22,000 people in the metropolitan area and beyond don’t get enough to eat and many of those are children.

Oct 28, 2010

Clinical Xpert rollout begins Oct. 18

Beginning Oct. 18, health-care providers at UNMC’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, will have patient information as close as their phone or other mobile device.

Oct 11, 2010

Rare, complex delivery and operation saves newborn

A multidisciplinary team of physicians recently performed the first “ex utero intrapartum treatment” or “EXIT” procedure at UNMC’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center.

Sep 1, 2010

Dr. Jason Foster talks about innovative chemo treatment

UNMC’s Jason Foster, M.D., is one of just a few physicians in the country who specialize in an emerging treatment for abdominal cancer called intraperitoneal hyperthermic chemotherapy (HIPEC), or “hot chemo.”

Aug 13, 2010

Hospital deems new electronic health record necessary

Possibly you’ve heard the acronyms EHR or EMR in conversations around the hospital lately.

Aug 10, 2010

New phone number for OUCH program

Heath-care workers with UNMC, The Nebraska Medical Center and UNMC Physicians are at risk of blood and body fluid exposures on a daily basis.

Jun 28, 2010