Journeys | Spring 2021

JOURNEYS “Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice.” — William Jennings Bryan

Hometown heroes serving their communities

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We share vaccine information in many languages

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1 FROM OUR PRESIDENT 2 INFANT RESUSCITATION Virtual and hands-on sessions present life-saving information 6 PATIENT EXPERIENCE He’s back in action: Implantable surgical brace drives officer’s recovery

Early detection helps LaVern avoid life-threatening condition 14

BRYAN HEART Welcome, Dr. Goettsch Hometown heroes reunite: Coach, former student switch roles Dozen Bryan Heart doctors have Nebraska roots

20 MEDICAL STAFF SPOTLIGHT

Ask the doctor: What’s a pulmonary embolism?

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New faces at Bryan • Remembering our colleagues

o you have questions about COVID-19 vaccinations, but you’re not fluent in English? Bryan can help!

We offer English and translated vaccine information and videos at bryanhealth.org/vaccine. Do you speak Vietnamese, Spanish, Arabic, Kurdish Kurmanji, Kurdish Sorani, Bosnian or Nuer? See answers to frequently asked questions presented in your native language. Videos are closed captioned in Vietnamese, Spanish, Arabic and Kurdish to describe vaccine development, pregnancy, safety and efficacy.

Vaccine FAQs specific to fertilty, pregnancy and breastfeeding are at bryanhealth.org/vaccine-pregnant. Hear the perspectives of others who’ve received the vaccine at bryanhealth.org/vaccine-experience.

Special Facebook Live presentations about vaccines aired recently.

One of the series’ popular episodes was entirely in Spanish. View episodes at bryanhealth.org/facebookliveseries.

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BRYAN FOUNDATION Gifts to Cancer Center honor memories of loved ones Radiologists support project with thoughtful gift Kimminau Corner Mart benefits rehab patients Sorority’s funding helps fight COVID-19

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Wayfinders lead return to volunteering at Bryan 32

BRYAN COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES College and LPS partner to offer new Medical Science Focus Program We remember Bovee Here’s the blueprint for BCHS future in Hastings

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Medical Center Board member Pablo Cervantes and Dayana Patera, MD, of Nebraska Internal Medicine presented a Facebook Live talk about vaccinations entirely in Spanish. Episode videos are available online.

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ALL ABOUT JOURNEYS

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Statesman William Jennings Bryan, one of the original benefactors of Bryan Health, said:

We welcome your comments. For more information about Journeys, contact the Advancement team by calling 402-481-8674.

To learn more about Bryan programs and services, visit us online at bryanhealth.org.

“Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.”

Journeys tells our story of how Bryan chooses to achieve. This free publication is mailed three times a year to the communities we serve.

ON THE COVER Dr. Chad Travers is a cardiologist who grew up in Columbus. Like others, he regularly returns to his hometown to treat long-time friends. See Page 15.

OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT Your contributions help us care for those who come to Bryan at every stage of life. To find out how you can participate, call 402-481-8605, or write to us at: Bryan Foundation

1600 S. 48th St., Lincoln, NE 68506 You can learn how to help and make a gift online at bryanhealth.org/bryan-foundation.

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FROM OUR PRESIDENT

“It takes a long time to grow an old friend.”

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eff Nixon, a foreman with Sampson Construction, had no intention of spending New Year’s Day in the Bryan East Campus heart catheterization lab he helped build. But, there he was, a patient in the care of his cath lab friends. Friends who had become like family after many years of working together. As you see below, Jeff is back at work and doing great.

As a Nebraska governed, nonprofit health care system, we are blessed to attract providers and staff who value ties within their communities. Across the region these professionals care for more than 170,000 Bryan Health patients a year. Yet, you’d be amazed how many times we’re reminded just how small our world is — such as being a heart doctor like Chad Travers, MD, now caring

Jeff Nixon of Sampson Construction helped supervise the remodeling of special procedure rooms and much more over the years, so he developed friendships with many

– John Leonard

for the coach who mentored him in high school — what an honor.

I’d be remiss to close without mentioning the most important connection we share today — to encourage colleagues and neighbors to receive a COVID-19 vaccine when their turn comes. By doing so, we will emerge from this pandemic, and our communities across the region will see a beautiful day return.

Bryan Health. Forward. Together.

Russ Gronewold President and Chief Executive Officer, Bryan Health

Bryan co-workers who were on the design team. But on New Year’s he returned to Bryan East Campus as a heart patient and was cared for by many of these same Bryan

employees, such as cardiovascular technologists Austin Byleen and Kirsten Chubbuck, in a catheterization lab he helped build.

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Virtual and hands-on sessions present life-saving information

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ore than 3,500 babies enter the world at Bryan Medical Center each year, so training obstetrics and neonatal teams is one of our top priorities. Our goal is to extend

life-saving information to families and caregivers throughout Nebraska.

We do this in a variety of ways.

Coordinators emphasize the importance of continuous education and point out creative ways to present this information. Learning opportunities include hands-on, in-person infant

cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instruction for families in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), as well as remote education to provide virtual instruction for caregivers in rural areas.

TEACHING FAMILIES NICU nurse manager Laurie Ketterl,

Jennifer Styskal learns infant CPR from NICU nurse manager Laurie Ketterl during a hands-on session.

An American Red Cross how-to video (above left) is available to families on Bryan’s patient education channel.

Baby Mason Styskal seems nonplussed by an infant CPR teaching session going on in his NICU room. A gift to the Bryan Foundation provided four resuscitation dolls for parents to use while practicing CPR. This story is brought to you by Sampson Construction.

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I N FA N T R E S U S C I TAT I O N RN, and her staff prepare parents for the time when they will become their child’s primary caregivers. An important part of this training is learning to administer infant CPR. Laurie focuses on preparing NICU parents; however, she encourages all parents of newborns to take the training. (The Bryan education department will resume hands-on infant CPR training for all families of newborns when COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.)

Laurie says, “Parents should be trained in CPR because you never know what might happen. You need the tools before an emergency. Even if you never have to use this, it is a gift. It may not be your baby who ever needs CPR, but it could be your best friend’s or your grandchild. You can be an important piece between a good and a not-so-good outcome.”

A donation to the Bryan Foundation provided funds for four resuscitation dolls for parents to practice on, a dedicated TV and a video player with an American Red Cross training video. This infant CPR video also is available for families to watch on the closed circuit TV educational channel at Bryan.

During an online session, the Neonatal Resuscitation Program team shared a presentaton by Craig Sitzman, MD, with caregivers at Crete Area Medical Center (CAMC).

Participants at Bryan included assistant nurse manager Beckie Trevino; Simulation Center Director Barb Sittner, PhD; Albert Owusu-Ansah, MD; Benjamin Byers, DO; neonatal nurse practitioner Amy TerMaat; and nurse educator Marisa Schaffer. Quality officer Jayne Van Asperen and CAMC participants are visible on the large video monitor.

INFO FOR DELIVERY TEAMS Neonatal nurse practitioner Amy TerMaat, APRN, coordinates the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) at Bryan, which is designed specifically for nurses, respiratory therapists and physicians who take care of babies at birth.

Albert Owusu-Ansah, MD, and Craig Sitzman, MD, of Heartland Neonatology Associates and assistant nurse manager Beckie Trevino, MSN, RN, IBCLC, teach the course with a blend of online testing, case-based simulations and hands-on simulation and debriefing.

Marisa Schaffer and Barb Sittner watch the action as a simulation at Crete Area Medical Center is shared online.

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Remote participants receive the same vitals and visuals online so they can respond appropriately to the simulation.

The course emphasizes critical leadership, communication and teamwork skills. Monthly classes are held at Bryan’s Simulation Center using a newborn-sized high fidelity simulator and the same equipment that would be available in labor and delivery rooms to stabilize a baby after birth.

Thanks to another gift, this one from the Git-R-Done Foundation, the NRP team purchased a baby-sized simulation mannequin, a computer and special software which allows trainers to provide face-to-face instruction and online animation for participants who are off-site. While most of the participants work at Bryan, staff from other facilities also may attend these classes. Plans to provide the training to critical access hospitals outside of Lincoln are being implemented.

(HHA), Bryan Medical Center, Bryan College of Health Sciences, Benjamin Byers, DO, of the Center for Maternal and Fetal Care, Dr. Sitzman and Dr. Ansah resulted in this virtual program. A pilot session on Maternal Hypertension and Neonatal Stabilization took place at Crete Area Medical Center Feb. 16.

The simulation was provided online, and a rural hospital staff member acted as the patient for the training scenario. Pilot participants liked the virtual training, with one person commenting, “Even though the instructors were not in the room, it was easy to ask questions and go through the scenarios.”

Additional OB virtual simulations will be presented between April and July, with a total of 10 sites participating.

The importance of providing virtual training to rural hospital staff members cannot be overstated.

Jayne points out, the goal is to stabilize patients and get them to the next level of care. Knowing what to do in high-risk situations saves lives. By providing the training virtually, rural hospital staffs receive the same training as co-workers in Lincoln without having to travel long distances. n To learn how you can support the work of Bryan Health, please contact the Bryan Foundation at 402-481-8605.

A video and instructions, explaining how to perform infant CPR, can be viewed on the American Red Cross website.

OUTREACH TO RURAL CAREGIVERS The NRP team recently worked with quality officer Jayne Van Asperen, BSN, RN, of Bryan’s Rural Division to develop virtual simulation training.

A collaboration between Bryan Health Rural Division, Heartland Health Alliance

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During a recent simulation training, neonatal nurse practitioner Sarah Skinner of Heartland Neonatology Associates and Bryan neonatal nurse practitioner Amy TerMaat talk online with caregivers at rural hospitals.

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After infant’s episode, Dad urges CPR training

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ill and Kym “Kym and I went into Picture by Emily Hardy Photography Schammert tunnel vision. Our only couldn’t have focus in the world — been happier.

Lisa’s guiding voice as On Dec. 23, 2020, they she helped us perform welcomed their second CPR on our baby. After child, a healthy baby three minutes, Cameron boy. Thirteen days later, started whimpering. A their joy turned to fear few seconds later, an and panic when their ambulance showed up newborn began gasping and took Cameron to for air.

Bryan Health.

Thanks to the “Viral tests came instructions they back negative, but a received from a 911 chest X-ray showed operator, they were inflammation in his able to administer lifelungs. The Bryan Health saving cardiopulmonary staff phoned Children’s resuscitation (CPR) until Hospital. A neonatal emergency help arrived. transport arrived, and Since then, we spent the next 24 Bill and Kym Schammert (with sons Theo and Cameron) encourage Schammert, the KOLNhours in Omaha. everyone to learn infant CPR following newborn Cameron’s health scare.

TV evening news anchor “By 2 a.m., after in Lincoln, has become spending about 12 hours an advocate for infant CPR, urging parents and caregivers on oxygen, our Cameron started to return to normal. to take advantage of training available to them through Around 6 p.m., 30 hours after he stopped breathing, a various agencies, including Bryan Health. confident staff at Children’s sent us back home with a Here’s his family’s story, in Bill’s words: healthy baby boy. The cause? Likely a mucus plug in his airway that he couldn’t expel.

“Our son, Cameron Lawrence, was born Dec. 23, 2020.

“Kym and I are eternally grateful for the people who At 13 days old, he developed a sinus infection, so we helped that day, from the hero dispatcher, to paramedics, made an appointment to see his pediatrician. to the staffs at both Bryan Health and Children’s.

“As I loaded him into our vehicle, I noticed he wasn’t “As a news anchor at 10/11, I chose to tell viewers breathing. His skin had turned completely purple. His tiny about our story, hoping to share our gratitude and inspire mouth — gasping for air. Kym grabbed his car seat and I people to take CPR courses. The response — from coast immediately called 911. to coast — has been overwhelming.

“A dispatcher named Lisa answered in the calmest “Please, understand the importance of knowing voice imaginable. She checked if Cameron was choking, CPR. Cameron is living proof it saves lives.” dispatched first responders, and asked if we knew CPR. “We didn’t.

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He’s back in action Implantable surgical brace drives officer’s recovery Lincoln’s surgeons offer the latest innovations and top-level care right here, so patients can remain near their homes and families when getting treatment.

For John Hudec, 39, a longtime member of Lincoln’s police force, this meant full recovery after a severe ankle injury with the help of podiatrist Eric So, DPM, of Capital Foot & Ankle, which is part of the Bryan Physician Network.

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of surgeries, including repair of damaged ankle ligaments and total ankle replacements. ”Because John’s ankle was severely damaged, with torn ligaments on both sides, routine treatments like rest, bracing, anti-inflammatory medications and physical therapy weren’t enough to help him heal completely. John did an excellent job of at-home care and strengthening his ankle through physical therapy, but he still repeatedly reinjured it because his ligaments just weren’t strong enough to hold the ankle steady.”

Dr. So explains, “Torn ligaments heal by creating scar tissue, which unfortunately doesn’t stretch like healthy ligament tissue. So, once damaged, ligaments don’t work as well as they originally did because they lose elasticity, much like an overstretched rubber band.

“In fact, John’s ankle ligaments were so damaged and overstretched that I could easily move his ankle bone out of its socket during his examination.”

John ultimately required surgery to repair his damaged ankle ligaments, with the goal of increasing strength and flexibility in his ankle.

incoln Police Department officer John Hudec, who lives in Lincoln with his wife, Michelle, daughter, Jadyn, and sons, Jacob and Austin, severely injured his left ankle two years ago while he and his partner captured a suspect who was fleeing arrest.

“I knew things were bad right away because I had instant, extreme pain in my ankle,” John remembers. “By the next morning I couldn’t walk, and my ankle was completely bruised and swollen.”

Dr. Eric So notes, “Podiatrists, or ‘DPMs,’ are doctors of podiatric medicine, and as such we care for patients with problems of the feet and ankles. That includes simpler problems like heel pain and bunions, and more complex issues like severe ankle injuries – John Hudec, and ankle arthritis. In treating Lincoln Police officer these complicated problems, podiatrists perform many types

“It’s great to have a working, stable ankle and to feel more normal again.”

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Minimally invasive procedure “Because he is athletic and also quite active in his work as a police officer, John needed a strong, very flexible ankle repair,” Dr. So says.

“For this reason, I strengthened the repaired area with a device called the Arthrex Internal Brace, which is anchored over the repaired ligaments during surgery and left in place permanently to

PAT I E N T E X P E R I E N C E support the area.”

The physician says, “John was a good candidate for the Arthrex Internal Brace because typical treatments such as rest, anti-inflammatory medications and physical therapy didn’t resolve his pain or his ankle instability. Also, MRI scans of his ankle confirmed that ligament surgery was necessary for him to recover fully.”

Dr. So repaired John’s ankle in a same-day surgery using a minimally invasive technique that needs only a small surgical incision.

“First, I repaired damaged ligaments on the inner side of John’s ankle and anchored the internal brace over the repair to keep that side secure,” he explains. “Second, I did the exact same thing to support ligaments on the outside

LPD Officer John Hudec is back on the job after Dr. Eric So surgically placed an Arthrex Internal Brace to support damaged ankle ligaments.

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Dr. Eric So inspects John Hudec’s ankle during a follow-up visit to assess progress after his internal brace procedure.

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Ankle repair returns officer to active lifestyle of his ankle.”

Dr. So notes that similar procedures can help patients with painful flat feet or other ligament problems in the foot and ankle.

After surgery, John had two Arthrex Internal Braces permanently in place to keep him from rolling his left ankle again. He was able to safely return to rehabilitation exercises and physical therapy just two weeks later.

gym with Michelle several times a week and doing what he enjoys at home, as well as his regular duty at the police force.

Quality of life improves “My quality of life is better both at home and at work,” John says, “because I’m not worrying about rolling my ankle, which definitely gives me more freedom. I still have some pain and swelling, but I can do nearly everything I could before the injury.

“It’s great to have a working, stable ankle now and to feel more normal again.” n

Faster return to active lifestyle “The more quickly patients start physical therapy after ligament surgery, the better, because this allows a faster return to activity and work,” Tendons in John’s left ankle needed support. says Dr. So. Dr. So and his partners at “In this way, the internal Capital Foot & Ankle recently brace offers a big improvement over traditional methods moved into new offices in the 5055 Building on Bryan of ankle repair that require a six-week wait before physical East Campus. therapy.”

“We’re pleased with these changes because our John points out, “I would recommend patients have easier access to our offices,” he says. “We that anyone considering the procedure also can communicate quickly with Bryan’s operating Dr. So performed for me not wait longer rooms and surgical staff now that we are on campus and than necessary when routine treatments part of Bryan Physician Network.” are not successful.

“It definitely makes sense to use those To find out how you can support the work simpler approaches first, but I did them of Bryan Health, please contact the Bryan for 13 months and would have liked to Foundation staff at 402-481-8605.

VIDEO Eric So, DPM, of have gotten the surgery a few months Learn more about Capital Foot & Ankle at Capital Foot & sooner.” bryanhealth.org/cfa.

Ankle Now he’s back to working out at the

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Early detection helps LaVern

Thanks to a timely screening Bryan brought to their hometown, LaVern and Barb Neemann are still striding into the future together.

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avoid life-threatening condition

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etirees LaVern Neemann and his wife, Barb, have lived a tranquil life in Fairbury after working many years for the public school system.

Still an active man, last fall LaVern didn’t suspect he was living with a dangerous vascular condition called an abdominal aortic aneurysm, often likened to a ticking time bomb, which put him at risk for sudden rupture and internal bleeding.

“The aneurysm was a surprise to me,” the 73-year-old says now. “Over the years, I had been treated for a heart valve condition and other issues, and I have a pacemaker, but I was following my doctor’s instructions and feeling fine.”

Because LaVern’s family had an extensive history of heart problems, Barb urged him to go to Bryan’s mobile cardiovascular early detection and screening clinic when the outreach service was scheduled to come to Jefferson Community Health and Life in Fairbury. The affordability of the tests

and his medical concerns convinced the Neemanns this was a sound course of action.

What the exam revealed Barb says LaVern received all four screening tests offered on site last October.

Results of the first three exams, which included tests for atrial fibrillation, peripheral arterial disease and carotid artery disease, were normal, but the aortic ultrasound test (that creates an image of the largest artery carrying blood away from the heart) showed something alarming.

Careful ultrasound imaging by registered cardiovascular sonographers Jaime Martinez, RDCS, RVT, and Jennifer Cantwell, RVT, revealed possible abnormalities in LaVern’s lower aorta.

These suggested he had a large aneurysm — a ballooning of the wall of the lower part of his aorta.

Following Bryan’s protocols, the sonographers immediately called one of

the Bryan Heart vascular surgeons, Sara Hargreaves, MD, at Bryan Medical Center with a preliminary report. They sent her the ultrasound findings electronically, so the physician was able to view images taken during LaVern’s screening tests within minutes.

Dr. Hargreaves confirmed the ultrasound showed a large abdominal aortic aneurysm. Whereas a small aneurysm can be medically treated and carefully monitored over time, she points out, “LaVern’s aneurysm was large and unstable due to its size — over three inches wide — so there was a high likelihood of it bursting.”

If an aortic aneurysm ruptures unknowingly and unexpectedly, it can lead to death 75 percent of the time.

“Due to that worrisome statistic,” says Dr. Hargreaves, “we take a preventive approach by working to detect aortic aneurysms before they become a problem.”

This helped stave off more serious complications for LaVern.

The Bryan Health mobile cardiovascular screening truck is a familiar sight throughout the state.

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PAT I E N T E X P E R I E N C E Teamwork throughout process Patient care and proactive medical services are the screening service’s top priorities. In addition to aortic aneurysms, exams also can discover severe carotid artery stenosis, atrial fibrillation, decreased leg arterial circulation and problems with bicuspid aortic valves.

Dr. Hargreaves and her colleagues at Bryan Heart are available remotely to read abnormal findings discovered at mobile cardiovascular screenings.

They also keep patients’ primary care physicians — such as LaVern’s family physician, Richard Blatny Jr., MD, of Fairbury — in the loop as they’re important members of the care team.

His journey continues LaVern soon met with Dr. Hargreaves at Bryan Heart for a physical examination and to discuss options that took into consideration his other medical issues. Three days later, he returned to Lincoln for a procedure in the cardiac catheterization lab at Bryan Medical Center.

After LaVern was sedated, Dr. Hargreaves made a small needle puncture and small incision near the groin to gain access to the femoral artery. By guidance of X-ray imaging, Dr. Hargreaves threaded a tiny catheter from LaVern’s hip area up into his aortic artery.

Once the catheter arrived at the physical site of the aneurysm, she passed a special tool through the catheter to repair the weakened, ballooning area of LaVern’s aorta. This special tool is a synthetic graft (polyester fabric material supported by nitinol) that is tubed-shaped and expands to reinforce and strengthen the vessel.

“His recovery went very smoothly,” Barb recalls. “His pain was managed well, and the few complications he had with his kidneys and blood pressure were

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The mobile diagnostic screening team that tested LaVern in Fairbury included driver Dave Kaser, Early Detection Center coordinator Judy Arnold and registered cardiovascular technologists Jennifer Cantwell and Jaime Martinez. resolved under the care of Dr. Hargreaves and her team.”

LaVern adds, “During my follow-up visit with Dr. Hargreaves a few weeks later, she said I was doing fine and looked great. That was a relief!”

Big benefits in smaller towns Early Detection Center coordinator Judy Arnold, RN, notes mobile cardiovascular screening benefits those who have a personal or family history of cardiovascular problems, such as

PAT I E N T E X P E R I E N C E hypertension, diabetes, tobacco use, kidney failure or abdominal aortic aneurysm, but may not live near a major health center.

“We travel through much of Nebraska to offer screenings to patients ages 55 and older,” she says. “This means patients in smaller communities have opportunities to be proactive about their cardiovascular health.”

Judy explains, “Four of us travel to perform the screenings. I go as coordinator of the event and perform

atrial fibrillation screenings. Our driver, Dave Kaser, registers patients, and two registered cardiovascular sonographers accompany us to perform the ultrasound tests. The Bryan mobile early detection screening clinic travels to 19 different communities and also makes a stop in Missouri. Each community receives a visit approximately once a year.”

What do participants, such as the Neemanns, think about these opportunities?

“We’d recommend Bryan’s mobile cardiovascular early detection services to

anybody who has a family history of heart problems or otherwise is at increased risk,” says Barb. “We will always go with Bryan because we know they provide high quality care." n For more information, please call 402-481-8018 or go to bryanhealth.org/ heart-screenings.

To find out how you can support the work of Bryan Health, contact the Bryan Foundation staff at 402-481-8605.

Dr. Sara Hargreaves talks with LaVern and Barb Neemann during a follow up to his treatment for a large abdominal aortic aneurysm.

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Welcome, Dr. Goettsch

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move. He says, “The support ascular surgeon Matthew of the administration has been A. Goettsch, MD, joined tremendous. They really enable Bryan Heart Vascular me to take care of patients.”

Surgery in a partnership Taking good care of his with Sara Hargreaves, MD, Sarah patients is Dr. Goettsch’s No. Ongstad, MD, and Robert J. Pitsch, 1 priority. He says. “I try to MD. treat every patient as if they’re This native of Omaha attributes family. If your patient doesn’t his interest in medicine to his understand what you’re telling mother, a nurse. Dr. Goettsch says, them, it makes everything “I knew from the time I was five more difficult. A big part of years old that I wanted to be a my job is to explain what is doctor. I was just starting school happening and provide the when Mom decided to become a best treatment option for the nurse. She would study at night, patient.” and I was curious about what she Those treatments may was doing.” include surgical procedures That curiosity eventually led such as bypass surgery, but him to Creighton University School wherever possible, he tries of Medicine where he received his to use minimally invasive medical degree and completed techniques. He says, “With less a residency in general surgery. invasive things, we’re able to During his residency, he became get the patient up and out of interested in vascular surgery. bed and out of the hospital He says, “We did a number quite a bit sooner.” of rotations and at some point it Dr. Goettsch has been dawned on me that the vascular married to Mary for 23 years, surgery doctors were not only kind and they have twin 12-yearhuman beings, but they were also Dr. Matthew Goettsch of Bryan Heart Vascular Surgery poses old girls. He says, “The girls great doctors. Those were the sort with his wife, Mary Goettsch, and their twin daughters. aren’t identical, but you can tell of people I wanted to be partners they’re sisters. They’re bright with down the road, and that’s and very athletic. I take them golfing every chance I get. I’m not when I really started to pay attention to what they did.” very good, but they’re fantastic and a lot of fun.”

His interest in vascular surgery led him to Washington, D.C., A loving husband, a proud father and a dedicated doctor, where he completed a fellowship at Georgetown University Dr. Goettsch is a welcome addition to Bryan Heart Vascular Hospital and the Washington Hospital Center. He is certified by Surgery. n the American Board of Surgery in Vascular Surgery.

Since returning to Nebraska in 2010, he has served patients To learn how you can support the work of Bryan in Lincoln and surrounding communities. During that time, Heart, call 402-481-8605. he maintained privileges at Bryan Health and other medical Meet Dr. Goettsch and view his introductory video facilities throughout the city.

VIDEO at bryanheart.org/DrGoettsch.

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Hometown heroes reunite

Coach, former student switch roles

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t was a Husker game day, 2018.

Retired Columbus High School football and track coach Richard “Dick” Luebbe parked his car, joined the throng of fans crossing the viaduct just west of Memorial Stadium, and climbed the steps to his seat.

“I’m kind of a bigger guy,” he says, “and I was in the stadium when I saw Dr. Chad Travers. He was with his family, and I was

huffing and puffing and trying to catch my breath as he introduced me. Being a cardiologist, Dr. Travers expressed a bit of concern.”

Dr. Travers, a 1998 Columbus High alum and now a cardiologist at Bryan Heart, remembers the moment well. He had good reason to be concerned.

His former coach and math teacher — who had bypass surgery at Bryan about nine

years earlier — was suffering from coronary artery disease (CAD). Tests would reveal one of his arteries was 99 percent blocked.

Soon after that encounter at the stadium, Dick visited his primary care physician back in Columbus.

“I told him I was having the same issues when I was playing golf,” Dick says. “They did a stress test and immediately asked if I could be in Lincoln the next day for a heart

Dr. Chad Travers is proud to help care for Dick Luebbe, his former high school coach and mentor, at the Bryan Heart office in Columbus.

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Clinics reunite physicians with hometowns catheterization procedure.”

Interventional cardiologist Matthew Johnson, MD, placed stents to keep Dick’s arteries open. Following his recovery at Bryan Medical Center, Dick returned home and received follow-up care at Bryan Heart’s satellite office in Columbus.

And that’s when Dr. Travers assumed the ongoing cardiac care for his former math teacher and football coach. The doctor says, “With both Omaha and Lincoln just an hour and 15 minutes away, people have options for their care. I’m grateful Coach Luebbe selected me to be his cardiologist, and I feel a great responsibility to him.”

Proud of student successes Coach Luebbe knows he is in good hands.

He remembers Chad Travers as a hardworking teen, a member of Dick’s summer corn detasseling crew, an exceptional student and a starter on the varsity football squad.

Dick says, “I tried to impress on my students that high school is a stepping stone for their future. They need to do well at this level so they can meet the needs of society as adults. Chad was committed to doing his best.

“It’s a great feeling for an educator when your students are successful. I know what I had to go through academically to become a teacher, and Chad becoming a doctor required even more commitment. To get to that level is outstanding.”

He continues, “I told my students ‘enjoy yourself and have fun.’ Now when I’m sitting in the doctor’s office, I see Dr. Travers greeting his patients, and he looks like he enjoys what he’s doing. He always has a smile on his face — real personable.”

Coach Luebbe says Dr. Travers relates well to people. “He has insight about his patients and an understanding about their 16 Spring 2021

lives. He knows their backgrounds and is well-liked,” he points out.

Doctors become road warriors Like many of his Bryan Heart colleagues, Dr. Travers regularly drives long distances to see patients in rural communities. Some weeks he travels as much as 500 miles.

Besides Columbus, which he visits every week, he also serves several towns in the southeast corner of Nebraska, including Auburn, Nebraska City and Syracuse, as well as Fairfax, Missouri.

Dr. Travers usually travels alone, although before COVID-19 and its social distancing restrictions, a nurse sometimes accompanied him on the drive to help at those outreach clinics.

In Columbus, Bryan Heart has its own space and staff, so patients can expect to receive the same diagnostic services they would get in Lincoln. In smaller towns, Bryan Heart may bring a mobile truck with diagnostic equipment and set up a clinic in the local hospital.

Traveling to these outlying communities might seem like a hardship, but Dr. Travers calls it “the perfect job.”

He says, “I feel like I have the best of both worlds — the technology that Bryan offers in those clinics is just like in a major metro area and I get to care for people in my hometown.”

Like so many of his colleagues who were raised in the Midwest, Dr. Travers deeply appreciates what living in a closeknit community is like. He says, “I grew up liking math and science, but I think it is life experiences and mentors like Coach Luebbe who influenced me the most. I have to say, I couldn’t have asked for a better upbringing.”

He notes, “My best friend’s dad was a physician, Dr. Ronald Klutman, who cared for our whole family. I looked up to him

and admired him. In my senior year of high school, we had the opportunity to shadow people in different professions, and I did a rotation in the hospital. I remember it being a great experience.

“My parents pushed me to do my best, and when I decided to pursue medicine, they encouraged and supported me.”

Dr. Travers went to medical school thinking he would enter family practice but changed his mind during a residency at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. He recalls, “I fell in love with cardiology — the subject matter, the people I worked with — everything. Cardiology is challenging and rewarding, and I like being able to step in and help.”

While at Rush, he met and married Carolyn, who’s a dentist and the mother of their four children. They decided to move to Nebraska to provide their children with the kind of hometown experience that Dr. Travers enjoyed.

Coach Luebbe is among those hometown patients who are thankful that Dr. Travers decided to return home, and he is deeply grateful for the help he’s received. Married for more than 50 years to his wife, Patti, this father of three and grandfather of 10 says, “Dr. Travers is helping me maintain my health.

Thanks to Bryan Heart, I am enjoying my life — traveling to University of Nebraska games with Patti, watching my grandkids’ sporting events and going on summer vacations with my whole family.”

The coach and physician would agree — life doesn’t get much better than that. n To learn how you can support the work of Bryan Health, please call 402-481-8605.

To meet Dr. Travers, see the introductory video about him at bryanheart.org/DrTravers.

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Chad Travers, MD, and retired teacher Dick Luebbe return to the stadium where Dr. Travers played for Luebbe’s Columbus Discoverers football team.

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BRYAN HEART

Dozen Bryan Heart doctors have Valentine

Twelve of Bryan Heart’s surgeons and cardiologists are natives of the Cornhusker state. Many regularly return to their hometown areas to provide care.

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Mathue Baker, MD, cardiologist, North Platte Christopher Balwanz, MD, cardiologist, Omaha Matthew Goettsch, MD, vascular surgeon, Omaha Matthew Johnson, MD, cardiologist, Stamford Joseph Kummer, MD, cardiologist, Omaha Clyde Meckel, MD, cardiologist, Burwell Keith Miller, MD, cardiologist, Omaha Robert Pitsch, MD, vascular surgeon, Seward Ryan Shelstad, MD, cardiothoracic surgeon, Omaha John Steuter, MD, cardiologist, Ainsworth Todd Tessendorf, MD, cardiologist, Columbus Chad Travers, MD, cardiologist, Columbus

Broken Bow

Mathue Baker, MD

North Platte Lexington

Bryan Heart Office Locations in Lincoln, Hastings and Columbus

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Bryan Heart Outreach Clinic Sites in Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and Missouri

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Other hometowns

Holdrege Cambridge

McCook

Stamford

Matthew Johnson, MD

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Nebraska roots John Steuter, MD Christopher Balwanz, MD

Matthew Goettsch, MD

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Joseph Kummer, MD

Clyde Meckel, MD Burwell Albion Ord

Chad Travers, MD

Todd Tessendorf, MD

Columbus St. Paul

David City

Robert Pitsch, MD

Osceola York

Henderson Hastings

Alma

Nebraska City

Auburn

Geneva

Falls City Pawnee City

Superior Fairbury

Belleville

Fairfax

Tecumseh

Hebron

Mankato

Clarinda

Syracuse

Crete

Beatrice Red Cloud

Ryan Shelstad, MD

Seward

Lincoln

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Wahoo

Central City

Aurora

Keith Miller, MD

Marysville

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MEDICAL STAFF SPOTLIGHT

Ask the doctor: What’s a pulmonary embolism?

Interventional cardiologist Natraj Katta, MD, of Bryan Heart discusses pulmonary embolisms and introduces a new minimally invasive medical procedure for removing life-threatening blood clots.

Q: What is venous thromboembolism (VTE)?

How dangerous is this?

VTE is a condition where blood clots form in the deep veins of the body, usually in a leg, groin or arm (also known as deep vein thrombosis or DVT). When these clots break free and travel to the pulmonary arteries (the arteries that bring blood from your heart to your lungs) they are considered pulmonary embolisms (PE). The biggest danger surrounding pulmonary embolisms is blood traveling to the lungs can no longer move at the normal rate, causing potential damage to your lungs and low oxygen levels in your blood.

Every year about 1 million Americans are affected by VTE, and up to 180,000 die from acute pulmonary embolisms. It’s the third leading cause of cardiovascular death, after heart attacks and strokes.

Q: What are some of the symptoms of DVT? What can cause this condition?

People with a deep vein clot may have swelling, pain, tenderness or redness in one or both legs. You can develop a blood clot while sitting still for hours, such as on a long car trip or plane ride. DVT also can form following surgery and a long hospital stay. People who smoke and women who take hormones, such as the estrogen in birth control pills or after menopause, are more likely to get a clot.

Q: What treatments are available?

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MEDICAL STAFF SPOTLIGHT shots of heparin, a blood thinner that through veins and leg muscles. Be Bryan Heart physicians use makes it harder for your blood to clot, sure to stretch during trips, walk ClotTriever to remove clots and/or you may need to take blood around when possible and drink from veins in legs. thinner pills. These medications won’t extra fluids to stay hydrated. break up the clot — your body must Q: Any new treatments available? do that over time — but they will Collection bag As mentioned, DVT treatment is keep it from getting bigger. aimed at preventing clots from You may be given thrombolytic Figure 1 getting any bigger or breaking drugs to quickly break down a big clot Coring element loose and causing a PE. Surgeons that’s threatening to cut off blood can remove these clots, and other flow. Thrombolytics require close specialists can infuse clot-busting monitoring by skilled critical care The FlowTriever drugs during a non-surgical venous Nitinol staff in an intensive care unit (ICU). removes clots thrombolysis procedure. mesh New treatment options from the Now there’s a new procedure disks from Bryan Heart interventional pulmonary that is proving to be beneficial. I was cardiologists and vascular surgeons artery to restore first in this region to treat pulmonary include procedures that provide blood flow. embolisms with the FlowTriever immediate relief of symptoms in a System from Inari Medical. single session, while eliminating the Figure 2 FlowTriever is the first FDA-approved need for thrombolytics and a stay in mechanical thrombectomy device the ICU. specific for treating PE. The system Bryan Heart vascular surgeons has mesh disks to disrupt large clots or break them free from the have been using the ClotTriever System from Inari Medical to treat pulmonary vein wall, then the FlowTriever rapidly removes the clot DVT. This system is designed to core and collect thrombus (clot) through a suction-action catheter. Once the clot is removed, blood from the vein wall. The ClotTriever System utilizes a self-expanding flow is restored. (See Figure 2.) mesh funnel and a catheter with a coring element to collect, then remove the clot from the blood vessel. (See Figure 1.)

Q: Please tell us about the advantages of this new system.

Q: What about PE? What signs and symptoms do we look for?

Blood goes from your heart to your lungs through your pulmonary artery. Blood is supplied with oxygen in the lungs, then goes back to the heart to be pumped to the rest of your body. But when a clot gets caught in one of the arteries going from your heart to the lungs — that’s a pulmonary embolism — it blocks the normal flow of blood. That can damage your lungs, and lack of oxygen can harm other organs. If the artery is clogged, a PE can be deadly.

Symptoms can come on suddenly. Call 911 if you have shortness of breath, chest pain, unusual swelling, lightheadedness, sudden pain in your back, blue lips or nails, or you cough up blood.

Your doctor will look closely at your legs, to see if they’re swollen, tender, discolored or warm — signs you may have a clot.

You may have an ultrasound or radiology test known as computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) to detect clots.

Q: How can I prevent a PE? If you’re at risk, you may be prescribed anticoagulants to keep clots from forming. Your doctor also might recommend you wear compression stockings; they squeeze your legs to help blood move Meet Dr. Katta at bryanheart.org/DrKatta.

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Blood thinners are the primary treatment for patients who have blood clots in their lungs. Infusing clot-buster drugs is necessary if there is a large amount of blood clots that may be causing severe shortness of breath or shock; however, those medications can increase the chance of bleeding. The FlowTriever and ClotTriever Systems allow us to remove clots without using potentially harmful medications, virtually eliminating the possibility of bleeding.

The procedure typically takes about an hour and is completed under conscious sedation.

It’s exciting to be able to remove large clots from vessels and relieve right heart strain without thrombolytic drugs or a stay in the ICU. Besides myself, other interventional cardiologists and vascular surgeons at Bryan Heart will be offering this technology.

Q: Where can I learn more?

Ask your physician if you might be a candidate for these mechanical systems to treat venous thromboembolism (VTE), or contact Bryan Heart at 402-483-3333 for information about available treatments. 

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MEDICAL STAFF UPDATE

New faces at

Bryan

Welcome these colleagues to the Bryan medical community

Mary Haschke, MD, ophthalmology, has joined Lincoln Eye and Laser Institute, 402-483-4448.

Dr. Haschke, received an undergraduate degree from the University of NebraskaLincoln and in 2016 earned her medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine.

She completed an ophthalmology residency at Saint Louis University in Missouri in June of 2020.

Krista Lerner, DDS, oral and maxillofacial surgery, has joined Nebraska Oral and Facial Surgery, 402-327-9400.

Dr. Lerner completed dental school at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, in 2009, followed by a year of general dentistry at Fairview Children’s Hospital, also in Minneapolis.

She then completed a one-year oral and maxillofacial surgery internship at Louisiana State University, Shreveport, then completed a four-year hospital-based oral and maxillofacial surgery residency at the University of Minnesota and the University of Missouri, Kansas City.

She is certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

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Alan Linderman, MD, FACP, internal medicine, is associated with Nebraska Internal Medicine, which is now part of the Bryan Physician Network, 402-441-3400.

Dr. Linderman graduated in 1996 from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha, where he also completed a residency in internal medicine and was chief resident in 2000.

This Fellow of the American College of Physicians is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

H. Larry Mitchell, MD, FACP, internal medicine, is associated with Nebraska Internal Medicine, which is now part of the Bryan Physician Network, 402-441-3400.

Dr. Mitchell graduated in 1996 from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha, where he also completed his residency.

This Fellow of the American College of Physicians is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Jennifer Newell, MD, internal medicine, is associated with Nebraska Internal Medicine, which now is part of the Bryan Physician Network, 402-441-3400.

Dr. Newell graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha, in 1996. She completed an internal medicine residency at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Chicago.

She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

MEDICAL STAFF UPDATE Suzan Pae, MD, allergy and immunology, has joined Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Associates, 402-464-5969.

Dr. Pae graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine in 1999. She completed an Internal Medicine residency at the University of California-Irvine and a fellowship in allergy and asthma at the University of California-San Diego. She is certified by the American Board of Allergy & Immunology.

Dayana Patera, MD, internal medicine, is associated with Nebraska Internal Medicine, which now is part of the Bryan Physician Network, 402-441-3400.

Dr. Patera graduated from the Jose Maria Vargas School of Medicine, University of Central Venezuala, Caracas, in 2005.

She completed a residency at Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, in 2012.

She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Beth Sanley, MD, family medicine, has joined Lincoln Medical Education Partnership, 402-483-4571.

Dr. Sanley graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha, in 2017.

She completed the Lincoln Family Medicine Residency Program in 2020.

Andrea Settje, MD, internal medicine, is associated with Nebraska Internal Medicine, which is now part of the Bryan Physician Network, 402-441-3400.

Dr. Settje graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha, in 2003. She completed her internal medicine residency through the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, in 2006.

She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Brandon Staub, MD, pain medicine, has joined Nebraska Pain Institute, 402-488-7246.

Dr. Staub is an anesthesiologist and pain specialist. He graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine in 2015 and completed a residency in anesthesiology and a fellowship in pain medicine at the University of Pittsburgh.

He also earned a bachelor’s in Biology from Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, and a Master of Science in Conservation Ecology and Sustainable Development at the University of Georgia, Athens.

Eric Tee, MD, psychiatry, has joined Bryan Heartland Psychiatry, which is part of the Bryan Physician Network, 402-483-8555.

Dr. Tee graduated in 2009 from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago, where he also completed a residency in psychiatry.

He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Welcome these advanced practice providers Jill Gamble, PA-C, Prairie Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery.

Kailin McClung, PA-C, Prairie Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery Michele Moore, APRN-NP, Heartland Neonatology Associates, part of the Bryan Physician Network Riley Quinn, PA-C, General Surgery Associates

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MEDICAL STAFF UPDATE

Remembering our colleagues

Bryan medical community notes physicians’ passing John D. Deck, MD Dr. John D. Deck, 65, died Jan. 25, 2021, after a 16-month battle against pancreatic cancer.

He was born in Sioux City, Iowa, and attended the University of NebraskaLincoln, studying psychology. After graduating in 1978, John and his wife, Ann, moved to Omaha, where John attended the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine.

Upon graduating, Dr. Deck completed the Lincoln Family Medicine Residency Program, followed by a short stint in Spencer, Iowa. In the summer of 1986, he returned to Lincoln, where he practiced at the Lincoln Clinic until he started his own private practice in 1991. For more than 30 years, he practiced family medicine.

Dr. Deck embraced fatherhood and his promotion to grandfather wholeheartedly and cherished his five children and seven grandchildren. He is survived by his wife of 42 years and their five children, as well as seven grandchildren and four brothers.

Craig L. Urbauer, MD Dr. Craig L. Urbauer, 78, of Lincoln, passed away Dec. 31, 2020. He was born in Deshler and raised in Davenport. He and Arlene Joyce Schoonover married in Milford in 1967.

Dr. Urbauer earned a Bachelor of Arts at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln and graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha, in 1968. He completed an internship at the former Bryan Memorial Hospital, a residency at the University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, and other postgraduate studies

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at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore. He was board certified in Urology and Aerospace Medicine and served as chair of the Urology Department at Bryan.

He completed a master’s in public health and graduated from the U.S. Army War College with a master’s in Strategic Planning. His military career included service during the Vietnam War, for which he was awarded the Bronze Star and four Air Medals.

Dr. Urbauer practiced in Lincoln from 1975-1987 and was a member of the Nebraska Army National Guard. He was in active service in the U.S. Army from 19872007 and survived the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the Pentagon. He worked with and mentored six junior officers who subsequently became General Officers, including a Surgeon General of the U.S. Army and a Surgeon General of the U.S. Coast Guard.

He and Joyce retired in Lincoln in 2011. He is survived by his wife, two children and four grandchildren.

Harold Cahoy, MD Dr. Harold Cahoy passed peacefully in his Arizona home Feb. 7, 2021, at age 89. He was born in Tripp County, South Dakota, in 1930.

During the Korean War, he served with the U.S. Army command in Alaska. He graduated from the Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, in 1958 and married Joan Sheehan in LeMars, Iowa, the same year.

In 1971, Dr. Cahoy joined the Department of Surgery of the Bryan Medical Staff. He was board certified in general surgery and was a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

The Dr. Harold and Joan Cahoy Endowed Scholarship assists Creighton University School of Medicine students.

Dr. Cahoy was preceded in death by his wife and grandson, Ryan. He is survived by his four children, Ann, Susan, Pat and Mary, and their spouses. He had been a resident of Sun Lakes, Arizona, since 1996.

TRANSFORMING SURGERY

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Phase 2 complete at Bryan East Campus On Jan. 18, we announced Phase 2 of the Bryan East Campus renovation had been completed, marking the $47 million project’s halfway point. Improvements include a new surgery prep/recovery area (in photo 2 below), and 28 of 40 new surgery

suites are now open.

Toddler Ainsley Rothrock was among the first to use this new area. She’s pictured with her parents, Erik and Stacie, and Carla Haith, RN, in Photo 1 above.

There’s a new waiting area for surgery,

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To learn more about this construction and renovation project on Bryan East Campus, go to bryanhealth.org/transforming-surgery.

cardiovascular services and radiology on second floor (see photo 3), with a variety of seating and privacy options.

Private consult rooms for families allow confidential conversations with doctors.

The project is on pace to finish in 2022.

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BRYAN FOUNDATION

Gifts to Cancer Center honor memories of loved ones Hinnah honors wife

In January of 2020, Nancy started experiencing pain in her stomach and chest. After more than a month of tests and waiting, ancy Hinnah was always she was told she had stage 4 thinking of others. ovarian cancer.

She loved to cook, “It was quite an experience,” and whenever her grandchildren Dan says. “It really drains you, and came to visit, she planned their it’s emotionally and physically favorite meals. She often drove stressful. During one month, we to schools, with an owl or falcon were in at least one medical in tow, to share her knowledge facility every weekday.” of raptor birds. After she and her He doesn’t blame anyone husband, Dan, struggled through for that situation, but he realizes a month of appointments to that many families have a similar finally reach a cancer diagnosis, experience. He thinks the Bryan she considered how she could Cancer Center can fill a gap for help other families. cancer patients.

“She thought their experiences “I do know it would have would be better if we could make Nancy and Dan Hinnah loved to travel as a couple, visiting been much less stressful if we a contribution that would help six continents. Dan made a gift honoring his late wife. had not spent nearly all of our others not have to go through time for several weeks making what we did,” says Dan. appointments, filling out paperwork and waiting for the next scan, After Nancy passed away last May, Dan donated to the Bryan test or consultation. Some of that is unavoidable, but I hope this Cancer Center project, and a family infusion bay will be named in cancer center will significantly reduce stress for cancer patients and her honor. their families,” Dan says.

Dan and Nancy met at Norden Laboratories, where they He also points out that by getting all of the tests done once at both worked, and they married in 1978. Dan eventually left the one facility, they would have had results within days, rather than corporate world and turned to farming. During the slow season, he weeks, and Nancy’s treatment would have started sooner. became a pilot for Silverhawk Aviation. Nancy studied horticulture Dan says that while he isn’t certain his wife’s outcome would and enjoyed rehabilitating birds through her involvement with have been different, he sees possibilities for other families.

Raptor Recovery.

“Nancy did not survive her cancer, but I hope this facility and Over the years, they welcomed visits from their daughters and the people who work there will save lives in the future,” he says. their families. The couple loved to travel and visited six continents, “That would be a fitting legacy for Nancy.” n including a trip to Antarctica just before Nancy’s diagnosis.

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Family names infusion bay for board member Hove

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ndrew “Skip” Hove was known for his service — both to his local community and his country.

At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, he met his future wife, Ellan, while he was helping with an event as student council president. During his 30-year career as a banker in Minden,

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he served as city treasurer and mayor, and he was on several state banking committees. In 1990, President George H.W. Bush appointed him vice chairman of the FDIC, so Skip and Ellan packed a U-Haul and headed to Washington, D.C. “He was thrilled to get the chance,” says Ellan.

BRYAN FOUNDATION Skip was instrumental in guiding infusion bay will be named in his honor. the FDIC through a recession and Skip and Ellan’s children — Cathy banking crisis. He was reappointed by Breen, Chris Hove and Nancy Graul — President Bill Clinton, and the couple’s say their family all came to appreciate stay in Washington lasted for 11 years.

Bryan, especially after witnessing the They attended Christmas parties care their father received for his cancer. at the White House, and Ellan has “Over the years, Bryan has become fond memories of meeting Skip for so near and dear to our family,” says lunchtime walks during peak cherry Nancy. blossom season. One of the biggest Cathy, who still lives in Virginia, highlights for the couple was living says it was difficult being away while near their daughter Cathy in Virginia, her father was in the hospital, but he when Cathy and her husband had their was in good hands. “Every time I talked second set of twins. to my parents, I was always really Skip and Ellan moved to Lincoln in grateful that they had this confidence 2001. He became involved with Bryan in their medical care,” she says. and served on the Board of Trustees Chris remembers compassionate from 2011-2017. nurses who cared for his dad during Ellan and Skip Hove appreciated the care he “My dad was honored when he was his last days. “The care and the received at Bryan Medical Center. asked to be on the board, and he really understanding that they have — that’s enjoyed being supportive of the mission at Bryan,” says his son, so important,” says Chris.

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Ellan says her husband would be glad to know the family is When Skip passed away from cancer in August of 2019, his continuing to support a mission that was special to him. “This would please him — he really was proud of Bryan,” she says. n family made a donation to the Bryan Cancer Center project, and an

Radiologists support project with thoughtful gift For 50 years, physicians of Lincoln Radiology Group have helped thousands of patients through the process of cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Recently, the doctors took their support a step further by donating to the Bryan Cancer Center project. Their contribution will fund the multidisciplinary conference room in the cancer center.

Currently, cancer patients go to multiple appointments to see various specialists, often having appointments on consecutive days and in different parts of town. This process can be exhausting for patients and their families. The conference room will provide a space where specialists

can meet, coming to the patient, for one appointment in one location.

Eric Williams, MD, of Lincoln Radiology Group, says, “From the patient’s standpoint, this will streamline things so that they can come to one facility and have all of their needs met.”

Radiologists play an essential role on these teams of specialists. They interpret images provided from CT scans, PET imaging, X-rays and nuclear medicine.

Their insights help medical teams determine a best course of action.

Senior development officer Kaye Jesske of the Bryan Foundation says Bryan is extremely grateful for the group’s

support. “Their gift will be so impactful,” she says. “This conference room will give the team space to brainstorm and tailor care to individual patients.”

Dr. Williams says he and his fellow physicians are excited to see the project move forward. Because many cancer patients come to Lincoln from other communities, he believes the center’s impact will extend across the state.

“We’re just a small part of a large project, but this will be so beneficial for Lincoln and surrounding communities,” he says. “We’re excited that this is going to happen, and we’re happy to be a part of it.” n

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BRYAN FOUNDATION

Kimminau Corner Mart benefits rehab patients

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hen Linda Kimminau and her family went to the third floor at Bryan West Camps on Aug. 11, 2020, they didn’t know what to expect.

The year before, Linda and her daughters had donated memorial funds to Bryan’s rehabilitation department in honor of Linda’s husband, Darrel.

The staff had asked them to come, to see how their donation was used.

“I thought they would

print some brochures, or buy something little,” Linda remembers.

When they arrived, they saw the Kimminau Corner Mart, a replica grocery store to help patients practice everyday tasks.

“It was a such a surprise, and it meant a lot to us” says Linda, who is a nurse manager for Bryan’s youth mental health services.

In 2018, Darrel had nearly died after a stroke, and he spent almost three months in inpatient rehabilitation. During that

A photo of Darrel Kimminau greets patients using the new feature.

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The simulated store helps rehabilitation patients practice tasks in a safe setting at Bryan West Campus.

time, the family grew close to the staff.

“His therapists would joke with him because he liked to give them a hard time,” Linda recalls. She says they would chat about baseball or teasingly threaten him with Farkle, his least-favorite board game. Darrel loved to cook and had made several dishes in the rehab kitchen.

“He had come so far — so far — from when he had the stroke to the time he went home,” she says. Sadly, in September of 2019, Darrel died after complications from surgery.

Tracy Loveless, therapy manager for acute inpatient rehab, says they wanted to use the family’s donation in a way that would honor Darrel and incorporate his love of cooking. Patients previously went on field trips to grocery stores, but the simulated store gives patients more time to practice tasks in a safer setting, especially with COVID-19 restrictions.

Rehab worked with Bryan’s facilities team, who custom-built produce stands, shelves and a mock dairy cooler. Samantha Penas,

BRYAN FOUNDATION assistant therapy manager, approached Darrel’s cousin, DeEtta Mayrose of the Bryan Foundation, to see if they could get donations for the store. Russ’s Market generously provided a shopping cart and basket, food items, foam meat trays and even a nonfunctional credit card reader.

Perishable foods were challenging. Tracy says they used modeling clay for meats and made milk out of paint and water. They filled an ice cream pail with flour,

taking care to simulate the correct weight for each item.

“We wanted patients to be able to work on their

coordination and strength by practicing reaching up on a shelf for a bag of cheese or a tray of raw chicken,” adds Samantha.

At the ribbon cutting, Linda shared a small surprise; when she was a girl, her family had owned an IGA grocery store in Lawrence.

She says she’s grateful for everything the rehab team did for Darrel.

“They really honored my husband, and it was humbling to know that we could help other people overcome injuries after a tragic illness or accident,” she says. “Darrel would be proud.” n

Darrrel’s extended family dedicated the Kimminau Corner Mart. They included Andrew O’Connor, Sara O’Connor, Linda Kimminau, Nicole Bring, John Bring, Marlene Pullmann and Arnold Kimminau.

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Sorority’s funding helps fight COVID-19

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elping heart patients and helping fight a pandemic — these are impressive feats for a group of college students.

For more than a decade, the women of Alpha Phi have partnered with Bryan to raise funds for women’s cardiac care.

Recently, their support played a crucial role in the fight against COVID-19.

In the last two years, using Alpha Phi funds, a group Members of Alpha Phi sorority — shown during a 2018 visit to Bryan’s special hybrid room for of respiratory therapists surgical and endovascular procedures — are committed to raising funds for women’s cardiac care. and intensive care nurses received training to operate were transferred to the University of Nebraska Medical Center in machines that provide patients with extracorporeal membrane Omaha. Now Bryan can handle multiple patients on ECMO. oxygenation, or ECMO. With the arrival of COVID-19, this became a vital resource, ECMO machines can be used for patients facing heart says perioperative and anesthesia services director Julie Smith. or lung failure. If regular treatments aren’t working, such as “There was a period where we had several patients on ECMO ventilators, medications or CPR, the ECMO machine becomes an at a time — these were the sickest of the sick with COVID — and option. Blood is cycled out of the patient’s body and through the it lasted more than 100 days. Without the extra specialists, we machine, which introduces oxygen and removes carbon dioxide would have lost patients,” Julie says. through a gas-permeable membrane. The blood is warmed and Karlie Van Meter, an Alpha Phi alumna, says their chapter sent back into the patient’s body, giving the patient’s heart or is grateful that its work has had such an impact. “Being from lungs a chance to recover.

Lincoln, this is so rewarding to know how our efforts in Alpha Phi Previously, Bryan’s five perfusionists operated these have positively impacted our local community,” she says. machines, which require 24/7 bedside care. The perfusionists’ The training for ECMO machines is extremely expensive, and main responsibility is running a heart-lung bypass machine Julie says that without Alpha Phi’s donation, none of this would during cardiac surgeries. If they were called away for a have happened. patient needing ECMO, the cardiac surgery would have to be “They are 100 percent responsible,” she says. “There are no rescheduled. words for me to express my gratitude to Alpha Phi, and what “You never want to delay someone who has been anxious all their donations have allowed Bryan to do. Everything they have day for one of their surgeries, and it’s always unfortunate if we done has had lasting, immensely large impacts.” n have to do that,” says anesthesia and clinical perfusion manager To learn how you can support the work of Bryan Health, Rachael Saniuk. Rachael says they previously could only manage please contact the Bryan Foundation staff at 402-481-8605. one patient on ECMO at a time, and any additional patients

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BRYAN VOLUNTEERS & CUSTOMER CARE

Wayfinders lead return to volunteering at Bryan

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nspired by the impact of volunteers Two more phases of Wayfinding on her own family’s health care volunteers were rolled out in December experience, Lana Daws has been 2020 and March 2021. For Lana, this was serving as a Bryan Health volunteer her opportunity to jump back into service! for over six years.

“Bryan has always kept us in the loop, “I remember when my father was sending out different emails and pieces of in the hospital. The volunteers were an communication so we know what’s going important and helpful resource for my on with the program,” she says. “Upon family,” she explains. “Hospitals are big coming back, we went through different places, and they can be intimidating trainings, learning about proper sanitizing, to patients and guests. I knew upon mask wearing and how to do our job in retirement, I wanted to give back as a this new environment.” volunteer.”

Lana was thrilled to be back in the With a 36-year career in education, hospital, helping others. You can find her serving as a teacher and then a principal, on Thursday afternoons, showing patients it’s evident that Lana enjoys helping around or providing assistance to family people. Unfortunately, Lana’s volunteer members or guests. experience came to a halt on March 22, “For people who are sent to the 2020, when COVID forced the shutdown hospital directly from their doctor’s office, of 125 service areas throughout five it can be especially scary,” she says. “It’s Lana Daws enjoys her new role Bryan campuses and put 650 volunteers comforting to be able to help them and as a Wayfinder at Bryan. on the sidelines. ease their anxiety.”

“All of us recognized the severity of Lana also has been serving on the the situation,” Lana says. “We were hopeful for the day that we Volunteers and Customer Advisory Council, providing input could begin volunteering again, but we didn’t know when that for the program and leadership for her peers. She’s also found would be.” many friends in the program.

Knowing needs would change, the department of Volunteers “I’ve developed great friendships through volunteering and and Customer Care utilized the time from March to September getting to know the folks in the admissions office,” she says. to look into the previous volunteer program and determine “We’ve really had some great times to sit and visit between where they needed to go for the future. patients and get to know more about each other’s lives.”

“We were able to prioritize patient and family needs and While Lana’s contagious enthusiasm may compel new ultimately decided to start with a volunteer position that would volunteers to come forward, they’ll have to wait a bit longer.

With each phase, Ellen notes, Bryan has prioritized current help people navigate and find their destination throughout the and future needs and developed new volunteer positions to meet hospital,” says Ellen Beans, director of Volunteers and Customer these. Phase four was implemented in March and April, with Care. plans to welcome new individuals to the program in May. n This position was developed as the “Wayfinder” — providing a warm welcome and assisting guests with way finding, Please watch bryanhealth.org/volunteer for the opening escorting and transporting patients, guests and family members, announcement and information about how to apply to become a and delivering items to areas throughout the campus. In Bryan volunteer!

September, Wayfinders became the first volunteers allowed back on campus.

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BRYAN COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

College and LPS partner to offer new Medical Science Focus Program

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Bryan and Lincoln Public Schools officials announced a new Focus Program that will prepare high school students for college and pursuing careers in medical science.

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incoln Public Schools (LPS) and Bryan College of Health Sciences (BCHS) will launch a Medical Science Focus Program at a new high school that’s opening at Northwest 48th and West Holdrege in the fall of 2022.

“LPS continues to look for opportunities to collaborate with community partners that will engage students and enhance their experiences while we prepare them to be career ready,” says LPS Superintendent Steve Joel. “We look forward to working with Bryan College of Health Sciences to provide students with this exciting choice for exploring careers in the medical sciences.”

Bryan College of Health Sciences President Rich Lloyd hopes getting students to explore medical sciences will increase interest in an industry with growing demand. ”The need for qualified health care workers in Lincoln and surrounding areas is not going away. Building interest in the medical sciences early on is imperative to building our work force well into the future,” he adds. “We look forward to partnering with LPS to build a meaningful pathway into the medical sciences for high school students.”

Through hands-on, immersive experiences and dual-credit classes, the program will prepare students for careers in the medical field. Students will begin course work their freshman and sophomore years as the health science curriculum will be integrated into math, science and health classes. Juniors and seniors will be able to enroll in the dual-credit courses to earn early college credit.

Several classes will be offered online and face to face through BCHS. Face-to-face courses include Certified Nurse Aid, Phlebotomy, and Anatomy and Physiology. Labs and classrooms for the program will be located inside the new high school.

Focus Program students also will be matched with BCHS students as part of a mentoring program, and there will be shadowing opportunities available. n

BRYAN COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

We remember Bovee Former Bryan Vice President Phyllis Bovee died in Cozad Feb. 5, just weeks before her 93rd birthday.

Phyllis was born in Cozad in 1928 and graduated from Bryan School of Nursing in 1950.

She began her nursing career at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha and the former Bryan Memorial Hospital in Lincoln, then found her passion for teaching the next generation of nurses. During her 10 years as an instructor at Bryan's nursing school, she was known for her fairness and thirst for knowledge.

She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nebraska Wesleyan University and became Bryan's nursing school associate director in 1962. In 1971, she was promoted to director and later earned a master's from the University of Nebraska-Omaha.

During the final eight years of her career at Bryan, she was vice president of nursing services.

Phyllis held offices in numerous organizations, such as the American Nurses Association, Nebraska Nurses Association and Nebraska League for Nursing. After retiring in 1990, she served on state and national AARP boards.

Her family says Phyllis was most proud of her reputation for being a mentor and advocate for students and making an impact on their daily lives, especially those who needed someone in their corner.

Her interests included traveling, reading, games of all kinds, music and shopping. The love and compassion she showed students and colleagues at Bryan were only surpassed by her love for being an aunt and great aunt. She was a mother and grandmother figure, a loyal friend and the loudest cheerleader in every way.

A memorial has been established to continue the Phyllis Bovee Scholarship Fund at Bryan College of Health Sciences. To learn more, please contact the Bryan Foundation at 402-481-8605. n

Here’s the blueprint for BCHS future in Hastings Bryan College of Health Sciences (BCHS) and Hastings College are focused on meeting needs of students who will become Nebraska’s future workforce.

A second location for Bryan’s BSN program will open in Hastings at Mary Lanning Healthcare. Pending approval from educational accreditors, students will begin general education courses in the fall of 2021 through our partnership with Hastings College, and the BSN curriculum will begin in the fall of 2022. This artist’s diagram illustrates the top floor classrooms dedicated to Bryan College of Health Sciences in a new medical office building adjacent to Mary Lanning Healthcare.

New alumni Nicole Badura (MSN), Reagan Schultis (Bachelor’s in Diagnostic Medical Sonography) and Bradley Bassen, Joana Darato and Kamaya Long (Bachelor’s in Nursing) shared photos from home for the virtual graduation ceremony.

Grads share virtual celebration Sixty-nine Bryan College of Health Sciences graduates celebrated commencement Dec. 18 via a streamed program. They heard messages from college leaders and shared photos remotely.

The next commencement will be May 7.

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ACHIEVEMENTS

Nazim Khan

Dr. Theresa Delahoyde

Russ Gronewold

Nursing award to Dr. Delahoyde

Khan becomes Gronewold begins AHA post Master Chef

Theresa Delahoyde, EdD, RN, received the March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Award in the Academic Educator category.

Dr. Delahoyde is Dean of Undergraduate Nursing at Bryan College of Health Sciences.

She also was selected as the Baccalaureate Nurse Educator member of the Nebraska State Board of Nursing. Her five-year term began Dec. 1.

March of Dimes for Nebraska and Western Iowa presented its annual awards in December.

Other Bryan finalists for Nurse of the Year recognition included Associate Professor Ashley Kennedy, Bryan Physician Network operations director Sara Morris, assistant nurse manager Kate Kathe and quality and patient safety director Angela Herbert. n

Bryan Health President and CEO Russ Gronewold has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the American Hospital Association (AHA).

The board is the AHA’s highest policy-making body. Gronewold also serves as chair of Regional Policy Board 6 of the AHA. He is the immediate past chair of the Nebraska Hospital Association and is an active member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) and the American College of Healthcare Executives.

During his career, Gronewold has served in leadership roles at various organizations at the state level, including as a governorappointed board member of the Nebraska Educational Health and Finance Authority. n

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Chef Nazim Khan, Nutrition & Dining Services, has achieved the prestigious Worldchefs Master Chef status.

Worldchefs Culinary Certification recognizes knowledge and achievements by professional chefs and educators. Worldchefs is a global network, with members from more than 100 countries.

Chef Khan is known for his expertise in multiple cuisines, his work in developing tasty variations of plant-based protein dishes and his ability to create excitement about the role of food as medicine. He spreads his joy for food with the community through farmer’s markets. Chef Khan has prepared meals for firefighters and was featured in Food Service Director magazine.

He also is a certified executive chef through the American Culinary Federation. n

Dr. Steven Shannon

Dr. Shannon’s articles published The Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma published two research articles by orthopedic surgeon Steven Shannon, MD, of Bryan Trauma, which is part of the Bryan Physician Network.

He was the lead author of “Provisional Minifragment Plate Fixation of Acetabular Fractures — A Technical Trick,” which the medical journal published in its December 2020 edition.

Dr. Shannon also was the lead author of a January 2021 Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma article, based on studies conducted while he was at the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore.

That article is “Do Fully Threaded Transiliac-Transsacral Screws Improve Mechanical Stability of Vertically Unstable Pelvic Fractures? — A Cadaveric Biomechanical Analysis.” n

ACHIEVEMENTS

Green Cape Awards recognize efforts to enlist tissue and organ donors Three Bryan co-workers and a physician earned Green Cape Awards from Live On Nebraska, an organization promoting organ and tissue donation.

According to Live On

Nebraska, critical care nurses Lillian Snajdr, RN, and Jeanine Worley, RN, were recognized for transcending the scope of normal duties during a donor case and being champions for the ultimate

Lillian Snajdr, RN

Jeanine Worley, RN

Jessica Burnside

Dr. Brian Gallagher

Dr. Claudia Moore

Dr. Moore begins new Fellowship Claudia Moore, MD, is the first addiction medicine fellow to begin a rotation at Bryan Independence Center. Bryan has a relationship with the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s yearlong training program.

Dr. Moore has worked in emergency medicine at Nebraska Medicine for 20 years and was director of its Emergency Medicine Residency Program.

“I’ve had a lot of experience seeing people with substance use disorders,” she says. “This seemed a natural pivot for my career, using everything I’ve learned to care for patients in a new way.”

She will be at Bryan Independence Center in April and May, under the supervision of Zakaria Siddiqui, MD, of Bryan Heartland Psychiatry, which is part of the Bryan Physician Network. n

act of generosity.

“Amid the many challenges created by COVID-19, Jeanine and Lillian went above and beyond.

They did an amazing job advocating for the patient and her family.

Because of their dedication and persistence, two recipients were given a second chance at life,” their nomination states.

Patient scheduling and service assistant Jessica Burnside, labor and delivery, also was recognized.

Her nominator points out, “Jessica has started calling moms every week to see if they would agree to donate birth tissue. Since she has started doing this, donations have almost tripled in referrals.”

Jessica notes, “I was thinking about placenta donors and how amazing it is to save or heal a life with a new life. My brother-in-law was in an explosion that required years of surgeries and healing. If using placentas had been an option then, his healing experience may have looked different.

This drives my desire to show new moms how important and meaningful donating their placenta is.”

Hospitalist Brian Gallagher, MD, of Inpatient Physician Associates “took time out of his busy day to re-explain the donation process to a deeply grieving family,” according to his nomination.

“He showed so much compassion, and he did not mind repeating himself or re-explaining to the family however many times necessary.” n

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Discrimination is against the law

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ryan Medical Center complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Bryan Medical Center does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

If you have questions about the law, please contact our Corporate Compliance Officer. You can either call 402-481-8432, write to Bryan Medical Center, Attn: Patient Experience Department, 1600 South 48th Street, Lincoln, NE 68506 or email patientexperience@bryanhealth.org.

Bryan Medical Center Provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as: • Qualified sign language interpreters • Written information in large print, audio, accessible electronic formats

or other formats Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as: • Qualified interpreters • Information written in other languages If you need these interpreter services, contact our Administrative Managers 24/7: 800-742-7844. You may also email a request for interpreter services: communicationassist@bryanhealth.org If you believe Bryan Medical Center has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, you can file a grievance with: Patient Experience Specialist 2300 S. 16th Street, Lincoln, NE 68502 Phone 402-481-5761 – TTY 800-833-7352 – Fax 402-481-5711 patientexperience@bryanhealth.org

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There’s no ifs, ands or butts about it...

Hello Spring!

A colonoscopy can prevent colon cancer, so you can create more memories with loved ones.

Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers — and one of the most preventable, if precancerous polyps are found early.

A colonoscopy can detect and remove polyps before they become cancer.

For early detection, get a colonoscopy at age 45 or sooner if you have a family history or symptoms.

Colon cancer can be deadly if it isn’t detected until later stages.

Talk to your doctor or schedule a colonoscopy with a gastroenterologist today.

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Bryan LifePointe Fitness & Spa Event

Let’s celebrate the spring season!

Join us for fun, food, fitness and rejuvenation at Bryan LifePointe.

All ages and fitness levels are welcome!

Get the facts.

See a screening.

SAVE YOUR LIFE. Get the Facts: 10-minute podcast with David Newton, MD, gastroenterologist

See a Colonoscopy: Bryan patient Ruth Van Gerpen and her doctor, Mark Griffin, MD, share details about the prep and show you an actual screening

SAVE YOUR LIFE: Everyone should be screened for colon cancer beginning at age 45 (earlier if family history or having symptoms)

Visit bryanhealth.org/doctors

Hear Podcast & Watch Video at: BryanHealth.org/colonoscopy

PREVENTABLE. TREATABLE. BEATABLE. Questions about the COVID-19 Vaccine?

Friday, May 7, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Saturday, May 8, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Bryan LifePointe Campus Parking Lot, 7501 S. 27th St.

Fitness – Take a class, play a game and see a demo • Fitness and strength classes - Cycling, Boot Camp, BodyPump, Zumba, Tai Chi and more!

• Cooking demonstrations • Pain, injury and balance screenings • Cryotherapy demonstrations • Pickleball games

Spa & MedSpa – See a demo, treat yourself and enjoy special offers • • • • • • • •

Dermaplane Chair massage Facials Cupping Henna brow Lash lift Body treatments Visit with skin care representatives and learn about new products • Take a tour of the newly remodeled Spa & MedSpa

For Kids • Shades the Clown • Craft station • Bike Rodeo presented by Safe Kids – bring your bike and develop your skills!

And More!

• Food trucks • Win great prizes For more information, special offers and a schedule of events, go to: bryanlifepointe.com/spring

Get Reliable Answers & Information: bryanhealth.org/vaccine

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