Patient Care
Stemming the mental health crisis in rural America
With rural psychiatrists in short supply, new program is geared to primary care providers It’s estimated that more than half of all U.S. mental health care takes place at the primary care level and that percentage jumps considerably in rural areas where there often are no mental health practitioners for hundreds of miles. New online […]
Mar 28, 2012
Read about the 100th transplant performed by The Nebraska Medical Center’s heart team.
Mar 27, 2012
New adolescent/young adult cancer guidelines released
UNMC’s Peter Coccia, M.D., leads panel that develops new guidelines.
Mar 23, 2012
New cancer guidelines developed for adolescent and young adult (AYA) age group
UNMC oncologist heads panel trying to improve outcomes in difficult-to-treat group A University of Nebraska Medical Center pediatric oncologist, Peter F. Coccia, M.D., served as chairman of a national panel that developed new guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment, and after therapy for adolescents and young adults with cancer. The adolescent and young adult (AYA) group […]
Mar 19, 2012
Davidson selected as permanent CEO of Bellevue Medical Center
Interim Bellevue Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Paulette Davidson will take on the position permanently, the Bellevue Medical Center Board of Managers announced this week.
Feb 17, 2012
When Jeff Shelton, CEO at Harlan County Health System in Alma, Neb., looks at the health-care situation in central Nebraska, he sees dark clouds gather.
Feb 14, 2012
A team of Allied Health professionals guide and nurture Shawn Smith through her cancer treatment.
Feb 13, 2012
More One Chart credentialed trainers sought
More employees are sought to serve as credentialed trainers for the continued roll out of One Chart — the electronic health record system that will be used at The Nebraska Medical Center and in UNMC Physicians Clinics.
Feb 8, 2012
A note for physicians regarding One Chart training
Physicians, view a Q&A about training for One Chart, the new electronic health record that will soon go live at The Nebraska Medical Center and other UNMC Physicians clinics.
Feb 6, 2012