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Mary Lanning Healthcare offers comprehensive orthopedic services, caring for patients seeking joint replacement surgery and for those requiring inpatient fracture care.
We offer highly-skilled, caring and encouraging nurses and physical therapists, who work with orthopedic specialists practicing in Hastings and Grand Island. Our rooms are private and have been recently remodeled.
The following orthopedic offices and specialists have privileges at Mary Lanning Healthcare:
Hastings Orthopaedics
715 N. Kansas Avenue, Suite 106
Hastings, NE 68901
402-462-2139
- Brent Hood, DO, Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Eric Heidemann, DO, Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Steven Wahlmeier, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Kristin Anderson, PA-C, Certified Physician Assistant
- Jennifer Fehringer, PA-C, Certified Physician Assistant with Special Interest in Orthopaedic Surgery
- Tysen McDowell, PA-C, Certified Physician Assistant
- Samuel Rayburn, PA-C, Certified Physician Assistant
Central Nebraska Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
West Faidley Medical Center
620 N Diers Ave, Suite 200
Grand Island, NE 68803
308-384-5400
cnorthopedics.com
- Scott L. Franssen, D.O., Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon
- Philip M. Cahoy, M.D., Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon
- Julie Shaw, PA-C, Certified Physician Assistant
- Kim Gangwish, PA-C, Certified Physician Assistant
- Jon C. Monk, PA-C, Certified Physician Assistant
Learn More at our “Joint Journey”
Joint Journey education will be scheduled by the Orthopaedic Nurse Navigator after your surgery is scheduled.
Contact the Orhopaedic Nurse Navigator at 402-462-2139
For more information about the Orthopedic services offered at Mary Lanning Healthcare, contact:
Barb Ninabuck, RN
Director, Total Joint Unit/Outpatient Infusion Center | Interim Director of Social Services/Case Management
402-461-5365
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On October 22, 2025, Teresa and Jay Canada’s son, William, was born at Mary Lanning Healthcare without a heartbeat. Here is their story:
“In the middle of one of the most terrifying experiences of our lives, we were surrounded by people who never stopped fighting for our son: The doctors. The nurses. The specialists. Literally, the entire Second Floor hospital staff. Twenty-eight minutes of CPR later and much, much praying with the Good Lord, we were assured William was going to live.…
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Shay Burk had not given much thought to stroke before the day her husband, Tim, suffered one in their Hastings backyard. But she did know the symptoms. That knowledge, teamed with Shay’s confidence in Mary Lanning Healthcare, reinforced that she was doing the right thing by calling an ambulance.
After arriving at MLH, one of 11 Certified Primary Stroke Centers in Nebraska, Tim was rushed in for a CT scan. Dr. Maxwell Nyce, neurologist, was on hand to order administration of a clot-busting…
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Enya Young of Deshler
Like most first-time parents, Enya Young of Deshler was a little nervous about delivering her baby. One of her concerns was whether having a baby at Mary Lanning Healthcare, rather than a smaller hospital, would mean an impersonal experience.
What the Superior native learned was that the MLH Family Care Center strives to make their patients feel special.
“Everyone there really gave it a small-town feel,” Enya said. “It was that small-town energy that I loved.”
