Community Needs Assessments

Doug Kristensen of Kearney

Doug Kristensen, University of Nebraska at Kearney Chancellor, recently shared about his experience as a patient at the MLH Wound Center:
When Doug Kristensen was told hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy could help him, he was worried.
The Minden resident did not relish the thought of driving to Lincoln or Omaha every day to get the treatment for his bladder, which was damaged from radiation therapy. But he was encouraged when he found out the treatment was available just 45 minutes from…

Cheryl Moeller of Grand Island

When Grand Island resident Cheryl Moeller discovered she had lung cancer a year ago, she had her family and friends on her side. In addition, she said, she knew exactly where she wanted to go for help: Dr. M. Sitki Copur and the Morrison Cancer Center.

Cheryl said all employees at the Morrison Cancer Center in Grand Island and on the Mary Lanning Healthcare Oncology Unit were “fabulous.”

“They were right there with me the whole time,” she said. “The whole staff saw me at the good…

Jim Sanderson of Hastings

"I am eternally grateful for the excellent care I received at Mary Lanning Healthcare after contracting Covid-19 in 2022. The virus quickly developed into serious pneumonia in both of my lungs and by the time I checked in to the Emergency Room I was in pretty bad shape. My nurse in the Emergency Room, Amanda, was unbelievably compassionate and patient as well as totally professional.

"I believe the decisions she, as well as the entire medical staff in the ICU, made literally helped save…