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Stroke Service
Since 2011, Mary Lanning Healthcare has been accredited by The Joint Commission as a Primary Stroke Center (PSC). The MLH Stroke Program received recertification by the Joint Commission in 2024. We are one of 11 certified Primary Stroke Centers in the state, serving patients in south central Nebraska and north central Kansas. The program utilizes the most current, evidence-based guidelines in stroke diagnosis, treatment, acute care and rehabilitation.
Mary Lanning Healthcare continues to receive national recognition for the stroke care we provide through the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines program. Find out more here.
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Research Driven Care
Research from the American Stroke Association shows that patients treated at a Primary Stroke Center receive a higher level of care with fewer complications, spending less time in the hospital and rehabilitation. Maintaining Primary Stroke Center certification and following the most-current guidelines and recommendations demonstrates a continued commitment to our tradition of service, education, and community involvement.
Stroke Awareness
KHAS Radio - Ask the Expert
May 2022
RN Andrew McCarty, The MLH Stroke Program Coordinator, tells us about strokes, the signs to watch for and what Mary Lanning Healthcare does in being a Certified Stroke Center.
Our Qualified Medical Professionals
Greg Sinner of Hastings
For Hastings resident Greg Sinner, life changed on February 1, 2023, when he was told he had cancer.
“One minute, life is routine and running fast; then the doctor sits you down and tells you that you have cancer, and everything changes.”
Right away, Sinner was put in touch with the Morrison Cancer Center and Dr. M. Sitki Copur, where he had an appointment a few days later. Dr. Copur created an aggressive plan of radiation and chemotherapy to shrink Sinner’s tumor. The goal was…
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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 at an independent facility. But he was encouraged when he found out the treatment was available…
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…
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