An EXCELLENT Experience at Bergan!
On January 3 my son came into Pediatric Express next to ER at Bergan Mercy in horrible pain. Upon arrival, we were very unsure what was wrong with him. After only a 5 minute wait, we were seen and...
View ArticleAngel in a White Coat
Dr. Hapke is my angel! I started going to her a good 10-11 years ago. I found her after I had gotten my hysterectomy from a male doctor that just didn’t get women. She made me feel very comfortable...
View ArticleBariatric Surgery Success
Warning: surgical video may be too graphic for some viewers There isn’t anything Jodi Johnson wouldn’t do for her boys. At 11 and 12, Kobe and Caden are pretty active. Mom is, too, but that wasn’t...
View ArticleThey Treat You Like Family
No one ever makes a point tell you about the good things that happen. More often it’s to talk about the bad things that happened: to complain. That is what I had to write in about the Alegent Health...
View ArticleGreat Personal Care
I had a spine procedure at Nebraska spine hospital recently. This is the my first surgery of any significance. From the phone consult prior to my arrival through procedure completion I was treated...
View ArticleExcellent care during a difficult pregnancy
Excellent care can be hard find, but the staff at Alegent Women’s Healthcare in Papillion provided great care for me during my recent pregnancy. I had a difficult/high-risk pregnancy and was at the...
View ArticleSeeing Myself for the First Time
From: Erin So, lately people have been making a big deal about how I look different and I tell them, I haven’t noticed anything recently. I got my hair chopped on Tuesday night and my sister wanted to...
View ArticleGiving Thanks that Katelynn is Home—and Texting!
13-year-old Katelynn Malone was sprawled on her side about six feet from the motorcycle. She’d been a passenger on the bike—and was not wearing a helmet—when the motorcycle and a car collided at North...
View Article“I Don’t Ask, ‘Why Me?’ It Was Me”
Life Net rushed Billy Moyle from the accident scene outside of Nebraska City to Creighton University Medical Center. The trauma team was activated and standing ready. Unlike many of the patients...
View ArticleSimply the Best!
From: Lori B. I’m a 55 yr old female and had nasal polyp removal surgery on Nov 19, 2012. I was so worried and stressed about it because I checked out youtube videos regarding the surgery and recovery...
View Article911 Director Surprised to Find Himself Calling 911
Larry Lavelle has helped deliver babies over the phone, instructed people on how to do CPR until the rescue squad arrives and put out “help an officer” calls that bring backup to police officers in...
View ArticleA Coach’s Heart Scare: From Google to Quadruple Bypass
For the third night in a row, Mike Dempsey felt awful. He was uncomfortable and experiencing chest pain. He remembered what his children always said to do when he had a question: “Just Google it, Dad.”...
View ArticleJermaine’s Brain Injury
“I thought I was on top of the world”, Jermaine Hickey said. And by all accounts he was on the fast-track. In 2010, Jermaine was barely out of college and already a homeowner, climbing the corporate...
View ArticleElizabeth Survived Two Strokes
It was a reality check for Elizabeth Pokorny. She spent the better part of her life taking care of everyone else. Elizabeth is a mom first, and a nurse a close second. So when she suffered a mild...
View ArticleEd Walks Again
You never know what life is going to throw at you. Sometimes it’s best you don’t know. It was the day after Christmas 2008; Ed Thompson was enjoying his life. It was my first day of vacation”, Ed said....
View ArticleTraci Praises Trauma Team
“God Put Me in Their Hands” As she lay in her crumpled Toyota Siena van, all Traci Wickham could think about was her kids. A semi-trailer truck had just run a red light and T-boned her van on the...
View ArticleHeart Attack at Age 32
“I really thought I was dying” Jenny Petz will tell you how lucky she is: “Seventy percent of people who have what I had are diagnosed in the morgue.” Eight days before she collapsed in her home, the...
View ArticleLaparoscopic Hysterectomy
Gina Hasse packs a lot into every day. Between family and work, she has a full schedule. Gina didn’t have time for a little stomach pain – but medical emergencies are never convenient. “I was having...
View ArticleReina’s Silent Heart Attack
Reina’s dressed for her Zumba class, ready to go. As each classmate walks in, she hugs them. “Thanks for celebrating my birthday with me!” She flashes her electrifying smile: “I’m two today.” Reymita...
View ArticleLife After Losing a Limb
Sharan Bryson never looks at what she doesn’t have – she always seems to find the gifts around every corner. “I am sitting here before you today a true miracle – a true miracle – because I was dead”,...
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