Press Release
Foundation Funding to Improve Pandemic Response in Rural Nursing Facilities
The Nebraska Health Care Foundation has been awarded $250,000 from the Donald E. Nielsen Foundation.
May 21, 2020
Two clinical trial patients recount their brush with COVID19
May 20 is Clinical Trials Day.
May 20, 2020
COVID-19 screening app for individuals, groups now available to Android users
Launched for iOS phones, app now available Android phones on Google Play
May 18, 2020
UNMC, Nebraska Medicine continue to support state’s COVID efforts
Latest effort collect, organizes resources to train frontline providers, first responders, others
May 14, 2020
Vaccine Development is topic of May 19 Science Cafe
To continue social distancing this Science Cafe will be offered via Facebook Live.
May 14, 2020
UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute offers free statewide behavioral health telehealth
Individuals do not need to be current patients of MMI to get the free service
May 13, 2020
UNMC, Nebraska Extension announce changes to summer tractor safety course
Online training, then in-person driving training in 5 Nebraska cities
May 13, 2020
UNMC SIM-NE hosts three more virtual COVID-19 training sessions
Training held on patient surge prep, leadership, rapidly changing rural health care environment
May 12, 2020
Helmsley Charitable Trust gift will impact cardiac care across state
Grant of $1.5 million will provide emergency cardiac care equipment, emergency medical training
May 11, 2020
UNMC ag center offers respiratory protection recommendations
Cloth face coverings are not an acceptable replacement for a respirator at preventing exposure to respiratory hazards in the agricultural workplace. They should only be used as a means of infection control.
May 11, 2020