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Patient Care

Doctor at Bellevue Medical Center receives presumptive COVID-19 positive test

All patients/staff have been contacted and appropriate precautions taken

Mar 17, 2020

First Omahan with coronavirus transferred to Nebraska Biocontainment Unit

Person traveled to area with active cases of coronavirus

Mar 6, 2020

Biocompatible foam could aid wound treatment

Researchers Jingwei Xie, Ph.D., and Mark Carlson, M.D., are funded by a Department of Defense grant.

Mar 6, 2020

From left, Jingwei Xie, Ph.D., and Mark Carlson, M.D.

Four depart National Quarantine Unit

Two previously tested positive, two others were negative throughout

Mar 2, 2020

Jeri Seratti-Goldman and Joanne Kirkland were the third and fourth to leave quarantine. Their journey started on the Diamond Princess cruise in Japan.

Additional person with positive coronavirus test coming to med center

Will likely be transferred to National Quarantine Unit

Feb 24, 2020

Coronavirus test results verified by CDC

11 of 13 people at UNMC/Nebraska Medicine test positive

Feb 21, 2020

Rescued Americans depart Camp Ashland

57 people complete 14-day quarantine

Feb 20, 2020

13 additional Americans transported to Omaha for coronavirus monitoring

The recently opened National Quarantine Unit on the UNMC/Nebraska Medicine campus was designed to safely monitor Americans after exposure to an infectious disease.

Feb 18, 2020

Chris Kratochvil, M.D., executive director of clinical research at the Global Center for Health Security, Michael Wadman, M.D., co-medical director of the National Quarantine Unit, and Shelly Schwedhelm, executive director of emergency management and biopreparedness at Nebraska Medicine, speak to the media Monday afternoon.

Quarantine Unit to be used to monitor America from docked cruise ship

Some have tested positive for COVID-19; only those with mild symptoms coming here

Feb 17, 2020