Karen Burbach
Change coming in food and nutrition services retail pricing
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a notice from The Nebraska Medical Center’s Food and Nutrition Services.
Jun 19, 2007
The poison center talks ethanol in hand sanitizers
The Nebraska Regional Poison Center has received an increase in calls concerning hand sanitizers and the dangers associated with them. This month an e-mail has been circulating to mothers, teachers and health care providers about a child who ingested a lick of a hand sanitizer after it was applied to the hands and then became intoxicated from the ethanol in the product.
Jun 19, 2007
Faculty complete 2007 administrative colloquium
Thirteen UNMC faculty members last month completed the Administrative Colloquium, a yearlong development course for faculty assuming leadership roles within the medical center.
Jun 18, 2007
Durham seminar focuses on creating a museum ambiance
Durham Western Heritage Museum Director of Exhibit Design, Timothy Hantula, will give an inside look at how museum exhibits are developed during a presentation Tuesday at noon in the College of Nursing, Rooms 1011 and 1012.
Jun 18, 2007
42nd and Farnam streets to experience Saturday closings
From 7 a.m. to about 3 p.m. on Saturday, 42nd Street between Dodge and Emile streets will be closed while 42nd Street is resurfaced and concrete is poured for the walkway. Also during this time, Farnam Street between 40th and 44th streets will be closed.
Jun 15, 2007
Cyronek moves on after 30 years at UNMC
For 30 years, Danita Cyronek has looked out for patients of all ages. On Monday, she officially leaves the UNMC Department of Pediatric Neurology, where she’s served as a pediatric case manager since August 2003.
Jun 15, 2007
College of Medicine 1944 alumnus visits alma mater
Howard Baker, M.D., College of Medicine class of 1944, from Granada Hills, Calif., recently paid a visit to Omaha and his alma mater, UNMC.
Jun 14, 2007
Son of UNMC PT graduate killed in Iraq
UNMC physical therapy graduate Lance Herold is mourning the loss of his son, who is among the latest casualties of the Iraqi war.
Jun 14, 2007
UNMC PA grad receives high national honor
Army Capt. Patrick Williams is the recipient of the 2007 U.S. Army Surgeon General’s Annual Physician Assistant Recognition Award, which is given to a physician assistant who has made a significant contribution to military medicine.
Williams is a certified physician’s assistant with a degree from UNMC.
Jun 13, 2007
Medical center seeks input on quality reporting
(Editor’s note: The following is a note from The Nebraska Medical Center)The Nebraska Medical Center needs your input in reporting our quality performance information online.
Jun 13, 2007