|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Press Releases |
|
|
The latest health news is important to you and your family. Click on the links below to read up-to-date health information.
|
|
|
Focus on the Heart
"Focus on the Heart"
During the month of February Creighton University Medical Center wants to raise awareness so everyone takes the steps necessary to keep their hearts strong and vital.
We’ve developed a special campaign – “Focus on the ...
January 16, 2008
Blood Conservation Program at Creighton University Medical Center Receives Accreditation
Omaha, Neb.— Creighton University Medical Center’s “Center for Blood Conservation” is now one of 12 accredited blood conservation programs in the United States.
The Association for Blood Conservation accredited CUMC in December 2007 after surveyo...
January 15, 2008
CUMC Awarded Designations
OMAHA, Neb – Creighton University Medical Center announced that it has received three United Premium® Specialty Center designations for 2007 to 2009. These designations mean that the hospital has met rigorous quality criteria based on nationally...
August 13, 2007
Nosacka Hired as Chief Financial Officer
Linda Ollis, Chief Executive Officer of Creighton University Medical Center, today announced the appointment of David Nosacka, MHA, as Chief Financial Officer. Nosacka has more than ten years of financial experience in the health care industry, inclu...
August 28, 2007
Tenet Awards Scholarships to Children of Employees
Tenet Healthcare Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC), and Tenet California announced today that they have awarded $55,500 in one-year college scholarships to 30 children of hospital and regional employ...
July 9, 2007
Creighton University Medical Center is Named Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence
Creighton University Medical Center (CUMC) has been named a Bariatric Center of Excellence by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS). The ASBS Center of Excellence designation recognizes surgical programs with a demonstrated track record o...
May 24, 2007
Creighton University Medical Center Presents the Omaha Farmer’s Market
Creighton University Medical Center, together with Creighton Medical Associates, are proud to be presenting sponsors of the Omaha Farmers Market. The Omaha Farmers Market, now in its fourteenth season is now open from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in t...
May 20, 2007
Creighton Top Health Care Team at Heart Walk
The bright yellow shirts weren’t the only reason the Creighton University Medical Center (CUMC) team stood out during the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk, held Saturday on the downtown campus of ConAgra Foods. In addition to CUMC CEO Linda Ol...
April 20, 2007
Doug Coffey Hired as Chief Nursing Officer
Doug Coffey, MSN, RN has accepted the position of Chief Nursing Officer at Creighton University Medical Center. As Chief Nursing Officer, Coffey will be responsible for developing processes, systems and people to ensure high-quality nursing care and ...
December 20, 2006
Creighton University Medical Center Donates to Local Homeless Shelter
During its annual “Feed the Need” food drive, the employees and physicians of Creighton University Medical Center (CUMC) rallied to gather 28,716 pounds of food. The drive benefited the Siena/Francis House Homeless Shelter, the region’s largest sh...
November 8, 2006
Creighton University Medical Center Part of Elite Melanoma Center of Excellence Group
Creighton University Medical Center’s Melanoma and Skin Cancer Program has been recognized as one of the first ten Melanoma Centers of Excellence, as announced by the Melanoma Hope Network (MHN). As a Melanoma Center of Excellence, CUMC is being ...
September 27, 2006
Johnson Hired as Chief Operationg Officer
Linda Ollis, CEO of Creighton University Medical Center (CUMC), today announced the appointment of Michael T. Johnson, FACHE, as Chief Operating Officer at CUMC.
With nearly 20 years in health care management, Johnson brings with him experience ...
July 16, 2003
OWH Article Dr. Loggie
Perceived gluttony. Likely death. Unlimited hope.They've all passed through Mark McMahon's life in just three months, as what he once considered a "beer belly" turned into a bout with cancer.But the disease has left his life just as quickly as it ent...
Published Friday August 16, 2002
Ukrainian's long road to health leads to Omaha
The Creighton University Medical Center has provided charitable care to many children, but few have traveled from as far or caused as much of a stir among the staff as Ruslan Panasiy. The scrawny, blue-eyed boy was sent to Omaha from an orphanage i...
| |
|
| | News Flash | | Summer Safety Tips
Ahhh. Those lazy, hazy days of summer. The kids are running around outside, and the smell of food sizzling on the grill drifts through the air. Summer has officially arrived. But wait – before you cool off in the water or get ready for a delicious pi...
New Treatment Improves Quality of Life for Spine Patients
Spine fractures can be painful, indeed. Just ask any one of the 700,000 sufferers of this condition. Side effects can include chronic pain, eating and sleeping disorders, difficulty walking and carrying on daily activities and an increased risk of s...
The Cardiac Center: Helping Patients Stay Heart Healthy Through Advanced Services
A labor of love. That's how Frank A. Kudlacz, 50, of Lavista describes the time-intensive hobby of restoring his '79 "red-on-red" Corvette. In fact, he put his whole heart into the project – which isn't an easy task when one considers Frank...
Surviving Heart Attacks: Today's Cardiac Patients are More Involved Than Ever
Howard DeLong was 51 in 1978, when he experienced the first of his four heart attacks. Residing with his wife, Geri, in Topeka, Kansas at the time, he underwent a quadruple-bypass surgery and started making changes for a healthy lifestyle. Howard...
| | |
|