Polo Event Receives Rave Reviews
Omaha experienced a taste of polo at the June 28 “Polo for Patients” fundraising event held at Levi Carter Park and raised over $400,000 in the process.
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Former Cancer Patient Makes Commitment to Help Others in Need
Bill and Dagmar Jurgens want to ensure that not one patient’s stay at The Nebraska Medical Center is compromised due to a lack of family funds or other basic needs. A cancer survivor himself, Bill and his wife are committed to helping others in need during this frightening and uncertain time. Since his successful stem cell transplant approximately two years at The Nebraska Medical Center, Bill has been reaching out to others as a regular contributor to the Nebraska Medical Center’s Patient Assistance Fund.
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Neurology Patient Care Unit Dedicated in Memory of Dwight Burney
For more than 30 years, Dwight Burney, Jr., MD, dedicated his life to helping others. An orthopedic surgeon at the former Clarkson Hospital, Dr. Burney’s legacy will live on at The Nebraska Medical Center through a new state-of-the-art neurological patient care unit made possible by Kathryn Burney in memory of her late husband.
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Omaha Couple Funds New Patient Waiting Area
In gratitude for The Nebraska Medical Center’s exceptional care, Tim and Teddi Slattery recently donated a gift that will enable us to renovate the waiting room outside our recently updated state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization labs. Their gift will provide a more comfortable and attractive environment for all families anxiously waiting the prognosis or recovery of a loved one.
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Cancer Survivorship Program Addresses Patients’ Long-Term Needs
It had been a year since Holly Sobota had completed treatment for breast cancer and was given a clean bill of health. Even so, Sobota continued to deal with the emotional and physical challenges cancer leaves with its victims such as fear of recurrence, physical and medical long-term side effects and learning how to return to a normal life again.
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