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

Howard Liu, M.D.

100 hearts

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

Peter F. Coccia, M.D.

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

Peter F. Coccia, M.D.

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

A perfect storm

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

Allied in health

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