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Nebraska Methodist Health System ( Nmhs )

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Nebraska Methodist Health System (NMHS) is the first health system to encompass hospitals, clinics, a nursing and allied health college, medical supply distributorship and central laundry. Methodist Hospital is one of the three affiliated hospitals under the NMHS umbrella and is where the large regional network began. Nebraska Methodist Hospital’s first location was founded in 1891 by members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The Nebraska Methodist Hospital moved to its present location, off of Dodge Street, in 1968 leading to the current vision of being the regions preferred integrated health system. Today, the 124 year-old hospital has grown to a prominent, not-for-profit medical facility with a direct mission statement, “Methodist …show more content…

The leadership team Mr. Fraser is a part of believes that setting the bar ever higher on quality care, customer service and requiring continuous performance improvement should be deeply ingrained to the culture of the Methodist Health System. All employees are held to the values of the health systems core values, which includes: cultural competence, being patient centered, respect, excellence, teamwork and community service. The leadership team expects that all employees will hold themselves and each other mutually accountable to uphold these standards.
In 1945, The Methodist Pathology Center (MPC) began the journey to provide clinical and anatomic pathology excellence for the hospital. Dr. John Schenken, the head of laboratory for Methodist hospital from 1945 – 1979, carved the path that has lead the Methodist Pathology Center to being a nationally recognized center of pathology. In 1979, the prominent leader left the laboratory in the hands of his equally qualified son, Dr. Jerry Schenken. In February 2011, Nebraska Methodist Hospital opened The Schenken Pavilion, a $22 million, 42,000-square-foot laboratory to further enhance the foundation of pathology excellence the Schenken family had created (“Methodist Pathology Center”). The facility provides services for Methodist hospital patients, as well as serving individuals, physicians, clinics and hospitals in a three-state area. ("Methodist News Hub"). The Methodist Pathology Center is

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