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Help us celebrate National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week and draw attention to the role of cardiac rehabilitation in reducing the potentially devastating effects of heart disease. A heart attack strikes someone about every 43 seconds. This occurs when blood flow that supplies oxygen to the heart is s…

February is Heart Month, and the public is invited to learn more about heart health at the next Science Café, "The Heart of the Matter," on Wednesay, February 10, 6 – 7 p.m., at Barley’s Bar and Grill, 114 W. Broadway in Council Bluffs. Free pizza is available. This Science Café will feature profes…

Do you know that heart disease is still the #1 killer of women, taking the lives of one in three women each year? This means our mothers, sisters, and friends are dying at the rate of one per minute because they don't know what you know: heart disease kills. On National Wear Red Day — Friday, Febr…

  MHS is participating in the Take Care of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) Conference & Health Fair on Saturday, October 17, at the CenturyLink Center. The event is designed to educate and inspire those living with diabetes, with individualized tracks for those impacted by type 1 diabetes or type 2 diab…

During Omaha’s cold November days last year, Gene Evans was having trouble breathing. He thought it was pneumonia. But a series of tests in January showed that it was emphysema, a serious, progressive lung disease. He found the diagnosis frightening. “I was apprehensive about what was going to hap…

Diabetes Education "Ask the Experts" Program at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital: Tuesday, March 24  American Diabetes Association Alert Day is a one-day "wake-up call" asking the American public to take the Diabetes Risk Test to find out if they are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Hel…

REMINDER: The Nebraska Methodist College Center for Professional and Continuing Education (CfPCE) offers several types of classes for health care workers, as well as non-healthcare workers, including CPR, BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP, Family & Friends CPR, and Heartsaver CPR AED: BLS - Basic Life Suppo…

Doris Lien, 80, spends her days in and out of the hospital. Because Lien suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, better known as COPD, she needs help getting through everyday tasks, such as walking and breathing. That's where Joy Mahoney comes in. Mahoney is a volunteer with HELP, the …

Congratulations to the 2021 Caring Campaign contest winners. Each winner received a $500 Visa gift card. This year’s effort was the first joint Caring Campaign and included Fremont Health Foundation, Jennie Edmundson Foundation and Methodist Hospital Foundation. Across the health system, 74 perc…

As our employee campaign begins to wind down, we are grateful to our Jennie Edmundson teammates for your tremendous support so far! To date we are at 69% participation. Thank you! Your support sends a strong message to our community donors and local foundations. Please help us by encouraging your f…