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Nemaha County Home Care was recently named
as one of the top 100 home health agencies in the nation
Nemaha County Hospital
became the first state-designated Basic Level Trauma Center in the 22-county
region of southeast Nebraska on May 1, 2006.On June 12th, Nemaha
County’s rescue squads, the hospital’s trauma care providers and Trauma
Committee hosted a celebration of this accomplishment. The morning coffee
and open house included tours of trauma care areas and a close up look at
the Star Care V helicopter from Bryan LGH Hospital.
The road to attaining
the designation was lengthy, but its importance cannot be underestimated.
“This has brought about the greatest direct impact to the care of our
patients than anything else I have ever seen in the healthcare industry,”
said Kermit Moore, NCH’s Chief Nursing Officer and Trauma Coordinator. The
designation process has brought together the pre-hospital care providers
(rescue squads) and various departments within the hospital to work together
to improve patient care in trauma cases. The rural trauma link is critical
to positive patient outcomes.
NCH’s willingness to
forge the way in obtaining trauma designation in this portion of the state
is just one way that Nemaha County Hospital is showing area citizens that
their needs as patients truly does come first!
Open House pictures
