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Active Medical Staff
Dr. Gary R. Ensz, M.D.
Dr. Dana S. Farris, M.D.
Dr. John A. Gill, M.D.
Dr. Jeffrey G. Meade, M.D.
Dr. Michael L. Zaruba, M.D.
All five of our physicians are board certified in family practice.

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Board of Directors
Mr. Larry Jones...........Chairman
Mr. Tom Osborne........Vice-Chairman
Mr. Mike Casey...........Treasurer
Mr. Richard Moody....Secretary
Daryl Long, PhD.........Member at Large

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Administrative Leadership Council
Marty Fattig, Chief Executive Officer
(402) 274-6139
mfattig@nchnet.org

Kermit Moore, Chief Operating Officer
(402) 274-6125
kmoore@nchnet.org

Stacy Taylor, Chief Financial Officer
(402) 274-6146
staylor@nchnet.org

Susie Shupp, Director of Human Resources
(402) 274-6121
sshupp@nchnet.org

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History
Nemaha County Hospital was dedicated and opened for public health services on May 1, 1963, in the original 26-bed building. Construction was funded jointly by bonds issued by Nemaha County and by Hill-Burton funds.

The institution grew rapidly, and the need for expansion was fulfilled with an additional bond issue with completion in 1970. The added construction increased patient capacity to 44, including four intensive care beds, and provided new administrative offices.

In 1974, Nemaha County Hospital added physical therapy, a new store room, maintenance garage, ambulance garage, dining room and remodeled the kitchen, all financed from the hospital's operating funds.

In 1992, the licensed bed capacity was changed to 39 and 5 bassinets. Former patient rooms were needed for pharmacy remodeling and nursing offices.

Bed capacity was decreased to 37 in 1994 after remodeling for cardiac rehab. The bed capacity was decreased to 32 in 1996 due to decreased inpatient census.

In April 2000, the voters passed a $4.75 million bond issue. Ground breaking began in June of 2000 and the remodeling, which was completed in three phases, was completed in April of 2003. The project added a new wing for outpatient services, new OR and Procedure rooms, contemporary ER facilities, private patient rooms, and updates to many other departments. The bed capacity for Nemaha County Hospital is now 20.

It should be noted that a county tax levy for the operational fund was necessary only the first three years; since 1966, the hospital has be self-supporting, and there have been no county taxes for that purpose since. The bond fund, used for original construction and the addition, retired in 1979.

Nemaha County Hospital is a county owned facility and governed by state law, which specifies the hospital is controlled by a Board of Directors comprised of five members, for six-year terms. Our Directors meet at 6:00 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the Hospital. A Board member meets quarterly with the County Commissioners.
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News
Nemaha County Hospital Named 2011 Most Wired
July 11, 2011
Nemaha County Hospital has been recognized as one of the nation’s MOST WIRED, according to the results of the 2011 Most Wired Survey released today in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine. Nemaha County Hospital is the only hospital in Nebraska to make the 2011 Most Wired list.

The Most Wired Survey was redesigned this year to reflect two years of work with an advisory group to continually improve the Most Wired Survey. The Most Wired Survey represents a new structure and methodology with an increased use of analytics and reporting. The advisory group was comprised of leaders from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), chief information officers, Most Wired staff and vendors. Additionally, the new methodology was made available to the entire CHIME membership for review and comment

Kermit Moore, COO of Nemaha County Hospital states, “Our focus is on patient safety and quality. All of the technology we use has enabled us to provide better patient care. Our commitment to an electronic medical record provided us the opportunity to benchmark ourselves against every health care organization in the United States, regardless of size. This category includes hospitals of all sizes from a 20 bed facility such as Nemaha County Hospital, to a hospital system with over 4000 beds. This is truly an honor to be recognized among organizations both large and small. ”

“The thing I am most proud of is the consistency of our progress in using information technology to improve patient care at Nemaha County Hospital,” states Marty Fattig, CEO of Nemaha County Hospital. “We have been on the “Most Wired” list five of the last six years. We first made the list in 2006 in the “Most Improved Category. In 2008 and 2009 we were in the “Most Wired, Small and Rural” category and in 2010 and 2011 we have been in the top category, which is the “Most Wired” list. Even though they raise the mark every year to qualify for the “Most Wired” list we have managed to raise our level of technology use to continue to make the list. This is a tribute to the dedication of our staff to use technology to its full capacity to improve patient care.”

Hospitals understand the importance of health information technology (IT) and the benefits of its widespread adoption, yet as an industry they still face significant barriers to implementation according to a newly released survey of America's Most Wired hospitals and health systems.

A new analytic structure is being used to stratify hospitals based on progress in adoption, implementation and use of information technology in four areas. This structure will produce more meaningful benchmarks. Participating organizations will be identified as Foundational, Core, Advanced, Expert or Leader in each of four focus areas for use of IT:
• Infrastructure
• Business and Administrative Management
• Clinical Quality and Safety (Inpatient/Outpatient Hospital)
• Care Continuum (Ambulatory/Physician/Community)

The survey will continue to recognize hospitals and health systems for excellence in IT, but recognition will be based on the organization's achievements within the analytic structure. The number of organizations recognized (H&HN's Most Wired) will neither be pegged at nor limited to "100 Most Wired" per year. Organizations whose responses reflect "Core" development across all four focus areas are Most Wired.

Stacy Taylor, CFO of Nemaha County Hospital credits a team approach, “All of our staff have diligently worked towards achieving this award. We look forward to continually raising the bar on quality using information technology to better serve our patients and community enhancing our mission of ‘Quality Care - Every Time’.”
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Nemaha County Hospital has received a $513,524 grant for digital mammography
March 2011
Nemaha County Hospital of Auburn, NE received a $513,524 Grant for Mammography Services. The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has awarded the Nemaha County Hospital $513,524 to upgrade its mammography services. The grant will be used to purchase a state-of-the-art digital mammography unit and upgrade the mammography.

“This is an incredible gift for our hospital and the people we serve,” says Kermit Moore, COO of Nemaha County Hospital. “This means patients can get the best cancer detection possible without leaving the area.” The hospital will replace its analog mammography equipment with digital mammography equipment, which allows clearer images than analog technology. This means that abnormalities or cancer in the breast may be detected sooner.

“Breast cancer has become the most common non-skin cancer and is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the nation,” says Marty Fattig, CEO of Nemaha County Hospital. “The digital technology will ensure that our patients are receiving the highest level of diagnostic services available for early detection and treatment.”

The Rural Healthcare Program of The Leona B. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust began awarding grants in 2009. It funds program that provide rural healthcare to people in the upper Midwest. In the last two years, The Helmsley Trust has awarded more the $84 million in grants to nonprofit organizations in the region. The Leona B. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust established in 1999, supports a diverse range of organizations with a major focus on health and medical research, human services, education and conservation. To date, The Trust has announced more than $381 million in grants to charitable organizations.
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Nemaha County Hospital Renovation Groundbreaking
March 26, 2010
The Nemaha County Hospital Renovation Groundbreaking was a success. There was a nice turn out for the groundbreaking ceremony at Nemaha County Hospital March 26, 2010. Today will mark the official beginning of a bright future for this Hospital and community. Like Marty Fattig, CEO said, "It's not my Hospital. It's not the Boards' Hospital, but your Hospital." Thank-you for your continued support, and may we continue on this endeavor together. NCH is your destination for Quality Care, Every Time.
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2010 HealthCare's Most Wired
July 7, 2010
Nemaha County Hospital has been recognized as one of the nation’s MOST WIRED, according to the results of the 2010 Most Wired Survey released today in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine. Nemaha County Hospital is the only hospital in Nebraska to make the 2010 Most Wired list.
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Nemaha County Home Care Named as Top 100 Home Health Care Provider of HomeCare Elite
November 6, 2009
Nemaha County Home Care today announced that it has been named to the 2009 HomeCare Elite™, a compilation of the top performing home health agencies in the United States. This annual review identifies the Top 25 percent of agencies and further highlights the top 100 and top 500 agencies overall. There were 8,892 home health care agencies that were considered for the 2009 HomeCare Elite. Winners are ranked by an analysis of performance measures in quality outcomes, quality improvement, and financial performance.

"The 2009 HomeCare Elite winners demonstrate a commitment to providing their patients with the best possible care while performing at the highest level," said Nancy Buller, senior director of marketing communications at OCS HomeCare, "We congratulate Nemaha County Home Care on being one of the Top 100 home care agencies in the country."

Jere Gravatt, Nemaha County Home Care Director credits a team approach between the Nemaha County Home Care Department and the Nemaha County Hospital with the company's ability to rank as one of the HomeCare Elite. She said, "Getting this award is both exciting and humbling. It honors all those involved on many levels with home care. The criteria for this award are based on the Medicare required forms that are completed on admission and dismissal of our patients. What we strive to do is give our patients the best care that we can. Extra effort is taken to make each patient's care specific for them. We have focused on strong teamwork, communication and cooperation between the hospital staff, doctors, pharmacists, as well as out therapists and nurses. This makes the transition home as seamless as possible allowing the patient to recover under the best conditions possible thus following the mission statement of Nemaha County Hospital: Quality Care - Every Time."

Nemaha County Home Health operates under the auspices of Nemaha County Hospital of Auburn. "We have felt for quite some time that the quality of our home health agency was the very best," says Kermit Moore, Chief Nursing Officer as the hospital. "The citizens of our area can contact our Home Health staff with confidence that they will receive proper care from people who truly care about their well-being."

"DecisionHealth would like to congratulate the top HomeCare Elite agencies that achieved excellent clinical and financial outcomes by providing quality care to their patients," adds Marci Heydt, executive editor of DecisionHealth's Home Health Line.

The 2009 HomeCare Elite is the only performance recognition of its kind in the home health industry. The 2009 HomeCare Elite is brought to the industry by OCS, Inc., the leading provider of homecare information, and DecisionHealth, publisher of home care's most respected independent newsletter Home Health Line. The data used for this analysis was compiled from publicly available information. The entire list of the 2009 HomeCare Elite agencies can be viewed by visiting the OCS Web site at www.ocshomecare.com.
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Nemaha County Hospital becomes designated Basic Level Trauma Center
May 1, 2006
The Nemaha County Hospital is a 20-bed facility serviced by five family practitioners, a full nursing staff and visiting specialists and provides nursing, therapeutic, ancillary, imaging, surgical and outpatient services.

As stated in the hospital’s mission statement, Nemaha County Hospital strives to “...provide an integrated delivery system of medical care that includes maintaining medical facilities and providing coordinated services to promote the healing of the sick and injured: to promote wellness, education, preventative care and rehabilitation for the residents of Nemaha County and surrounding areas. Nemaha County Hospital will use current medical trends to provide quality health care to service the needs of, and promote health and healthy living for citizens of all ages.”

The hospital also offers clinics and visiting specialists for the areas of audiology, cardiology, ear/nose/throat, gastroenterology, general surgery, neurology, obstetrics/gynecology, oncology, orthopediology, ophthalmology, pulmonology, urology and vascular care.

Nemaha County Hospital has recently completed a remodeling and building project that better prepares it to serve the community for many years to come.
The renovation remodeled ten patient rooms and added new out-patient service areas. Technology was also added to provide more on-site testing.

Nemaha County Hospital became the first state-designated Basic Level Trauma Center in the 22-county region of southeast Nebraska on May 1, 2006.
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Need a ride?
Neighbor to Neighbor provides medical transportation to senior citizens & disabled citizens in Nemaha County. Because we are volunteer-based, we can't guarantee that we can meet all requests, but with 24-hour advance notice, we can meet most of them.
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Our leadership strives to
improve patient care and
satisfaction every day.
Pictured: Kermit Moore, COO;
Susie Shupp,  HR Director;
Stacy Taylor, CFO;
and Marty Fattig, CEO.

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