BryanLGH News
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Crete Hospital Completes its own Health Reform
The nation is talking about healthcare reform, and amid all the discussion Crete Area Medical Center hospital and physicians have put a model in place that has improved its patients' and community's health. Read the Lincoln Journal Star articles.
Crete hospital completes its own health care reform
Hats off to Crete healthcare providers
What does Healthcare Reform Mean to You, a community education program with John Woodrich, president and COO, BryanLGH Medical Center, on Tuesday, September 27, 7-8:30 p.m. To register, click here.
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Ask a Question, Save a Life
Suicide is a preventable public health challenge that impacts all ages. Simply talking about suicide with someone you think is at risk can help save a life. Bringing this sensitive subject to light is the mission of a new program, co-produced by BryanLGH Mental Health Services and NET Television.
"Ask A Question, Save A Life," will air on NET2 Television. For upcoming program dates or to view the program, click below.
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BryanLGH Offers Tips for Men's Health Month
June is Men's Health Month. It is an opportunity to encourage men to take better care of themselves by seeing a doctor for regular checkups, and by doing so, ward off preventable illness. However, that is easier said than done. "A lot of men don't see a doctor unless their significant other tells them to," says Michael Sayers, MD, a family practice doctor with Family Medicine of Lincoln of the BryanLGH Physician Network.
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| Michael Sayers, MD |
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Gene Stohs, MD, elected chair BryanLGH Medical Center Board of Trustees
June 3, 2011 -- Gene Stohs, MD, has been elected Chair of the BryanLGH Medical Center Board of Trustees. Dr. Stohs has served as Vice-Chair of the Board since 2009 and is the first physician to be elected Board Chair.
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| Gene Stohs, MD |
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New Cryoablation at the forefront of A-Fib treatment
May, 2011 -- Dr. Merliss is the only cardiologist in Nebraska to perform balloon cryoablation, and BryanLGH Medical Center is the only hospital in the state with the equipment. This procedure was just approved by the FDA in December, and Dr. Merliss performed his first balloon cryoablation at BryanLGH on March 4.
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| Andrew Merliss, MD, FACC |
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To the Rescue: Dr. Krueger answers alarm to reduce firefighters' risk for heart attacks
May, 2011 -- When he learned that firefighters have a 300 percent greater risk of heart attack than the average person, Steven Krueger, MD, put his heart and soul into preventing this statistic in Lincoln.
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| Steven Krueger, MD, FACC |
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Hypothermia Stops Potential Brain Damage Cold
May, 2011 -- In the midst of last summer's heatwave, 48-year-old Michael Cates found hypothermia to be his best option for surviving the effects of a life-threatening cardiac arrest.
On July 16, Michael was getting ready to leave for Pershing Elementary School to begin his shift as custodial supervisor. Michael's wife, Christina, and daughter Mariah were inside, beginning their own routines.
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| Cardiac patient Michael Cates |
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EBUS Helps Fight Lung Cancer
May, 2011 -- EBUS (endobronchial ultrasound) is a less invasive way for physicians to see and evaluate the surface of a patient's airways, blood vessels, lungs and lymph nodes (the small, bean-shaped glands that filter out bacteria, cancer cells and other foreign material), and the ultrasound component allows doctors to do so with high accuracy.
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On a Mission: Independence Center Alumnus Spreads the Word about Recovery
When 30-year-old Greg Brown checked into the BryanLGH Independence Center for alcohol abuse treatment in September 2009, he was afraid.
"I was willing to go, but I was scared," Brown said. "I didn't know how to live without alcohol in my life, and I didn't know if I'd have a life when I got through treatment."
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| Staff Sgt. Greg Brown |
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Meeting Needs in Crisis: Mental Health ED Helps Thousands
Every year thousands come to the BryanLGH Mental Health ED, seeking a safe haven from personal chaos.
This program - housed in the emergency department at BryanLGH West and coordinated by mental health services - provides emergency care for all ages, as well as crisis assessment for deciding if hospitalization is needed.
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| David Miers, PhD |
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Palliative Care Relieves Suffering
It's cutting-edge, old-fashioned medicine in a hightech world. That's how Lisa Mansur, MD, FCCP, refers to palliative care - the medical specialty focused on improving quality of life of people facing serious illness.
"It's a return to what we can do for the patient and not merely to the patient," she said. Dr. Mansur, medical director of palliative care, and her team have been doing just that since they started providing their services at BryanLGH in May 2009.
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Lisa Mansur, MD, FCCP
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