Thanks to generous donors like you, we're supporting our Methodist patients, implementing new programs and strengthening the delivery of health care to everyone who needs it. It's our privilege to share how our donors are making an impact in our communities.
Did you know Nebraska is facing a shortage of 5,435 registered nurses by 2025?
Make a difference in the life of a Nebraska Methodist College student by providing a valuable learning tool – a nursing skills training kit.
These kits contain the basic equipment students need to practice skills at home, allowing them to feel more confident and prepared.
Women Connect is our way of educating and empowering women to do something they don't always do: prioritize their health.
Methodist Hospital Foundation is excited to build this community – and encourage impactful giving for Methodist programs – through this dynamic offering.
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We’ve launched a Methodist retired employees’ group. We want you to be part of it.
We’ll keep you updated on retiree gatherings, free continuing education, volunteer opportunities, Health System news, and ways to make a difference with Methodist Hospital Foundation.
Every woman deserves individualized, compassionate health care throughout her lifetime.
To increase access at every stage – from adolescence through pregnancy, mid-life and beyond – we have to grow too.
The third and final phase of the Methodist Hospital Emergency Department expansion and renovation is now complete. It includes a new waiting room and registration area, and two triage bays.
The first two phases brought on 12 new exam rooms, including two behavioral health safe rooms; a state-of-the-art trauma room; and a more accessible ambulance bay.
None of this would be happening without you and your dedicated support. We are grateful. Our ED team is grateful. During an incredibly challenging three years, it makes all the difference knowing our communities support this life-saving work.
The Methodist Newsroom highlights the culture of caring we live every single day. Explore stories about our providers, technology, services and patients. We also invite you to get to know — and be inspired by — some of our generous donors. You may find you have a lot in common. Their stories make our story possible.
Thank you to everyone who brought their mothers, daughters, friends – and questions – to our fall Women Connect event.
Not only did we receive expert insights into the different stages of a woman's life – puberty through menopause – we packed 150 kits to help fight period poverty in our communities.
A special thanks to KMTV for helping raise awareness about our two-part mission: healthy living and impactful giving.
Thanks to everyone who joined Methodist Volunteers in Partnership (VIP) for the 16th Annual Methodist Golf Classic at Tiburon Golf Club.
Despite the heat, it was a great day of golf dedicated to friends, fun and relaxation in support of Methodist Women's Hospital.
A work of art we're especially proud of is getting the star treatment it deserves. A crew from Nebraska Public Media recently rolled their cameras on the vibrant, new mural that leads to Methodist Hospital's Adam M. Koslosky Reflection Garden.
The three-part mural, created by young artists with the Kent Bellows Mentoring Program, is set to be part of an hour-long documentary on murals from across the state. It's expected to air in the spring of 2024. We'll keep you posted.
Since the beginning of her cancer journey, Pat Hastings has had a team of people supporting her, including our Methodist Hospital Foundation donors. Through your support of Harper’s Hope Cancer Survivorship Program and Inner Beauty Salon, you've touched Pat's life and the lives of so many others on a path toward healing.
Did you know your support is currently funding a pack of robotic therapy pets for older hospitalized adults?
These furry friends, which respond to human touch and make lifelike sounds and movements, cost about $120 each.
“It was nice to be able to witness firsthand the positive effect the robotic pets had on our patients,” said Ginger Gifford, MSN, RN, service leader for the Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Unit.
Methodist Health System is proud to announce a new partnership with Scoular that will bolster mental health care services to youths and adults throughout the Omaha community.
The Scoular Foundation has donated $250,000 to Methodist Hospital Foundation to support the Methodist Community Counseling Program.
Thanks to everyone who came dressed in their Derby best for our VIP Winner's Circle Gala!
With your support, we are strengthening health care for all women in our region and meeting an urgent need for space at Methodist Women's Hospital. We had a great time celebrating – and making an impact – with you.
Check out our Winner's Circle photo gallery!
A big THANK YOU to the UNO Mavericks Hockey team. It raised more than $10,000 through its recent online jersey auction benefitting the Leap-for-a-Cure Foundation. The money, which was presented to Methodist Hospital Foundation, went toward high-tech therapy equipment for patients on Methodist Hospital’s Acute Rehab Unit.
We're thankful for the layers of support that made the new therapy gym at Methodist Hospital possible, including Methodist Hospital Foundation donors and Methodist Volunteers in Partnership (VIP). The VIP raised more than $737,000 for the gym through various avenues: its annual galas and golf tournament fundraisers, gift shops, membership dues, and other donations.
Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert praised the work of Methodist Community Counseling Program (MCCP) during her 2023 State of the City address.
Due to the generosity of our donors and funders such as the City of Omaha and its ARPA Community Grant Program, no student is turned away due to the inability to pay.
Foundation donors are investing in innovation – a new virtual care platform at Methodist Women's Hospital that will offer secure live-stream patient viewing to NICU parents and family members anywhere, anytime.
Thank you to KETV for shining a spotlight on Methodist Inner Beauty Salon, a specialty salon for cancer survivors. Our donors play an important supporting role with Inner Beauty. Your generosity is helping to empower individuals to reclaim confidence, comfort and control over their appearance and sense of self during their cancer journey.
DeDra Robb hadn’t met Adam Wells, MD, before Saturday, April 30. But Dr. Wells, the medical director of Methodist Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU), quickly deduced two things: how dire DeDra’s situation was and how much she wanted to see her 17-year-old son graduate from high school.
A place of tranquility and beauty at Methodist Women’s Hospital now pays tribute to the visionary physician leader, surgeon and educator who helped make it possible.
Inspired by the bravery of those battling cancer, our Methodist Hospital Foundation donors continue to respond with generosity. Through your support of Harper’s Hope Cancer Survivorship Program and Inner Beauty Salon, you've touched the life of Crystal Slaughter and so many others on a journey toward healing.
A special thanks to Cox Charities for supporting our Methodist Equipment Loan Program with a $5,000 Community Involvement Grant.
Leap-for-a-Cure is an incredible partner to those battling cancer and to our Methodist Hospital Foundation. A recent tour underscored the real impact its generosity is having on our Methodist patients.
Students are wrestling with increasing rates of depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts. Bouts of isolation are also taking a toll. Our Foundation donors are meeting the need, supporting the only counseling program of its kind in Omaha.
It's been on the Methodist rehabilitation staff’s wish list for years. Thanks to a gift from the Nebraska chapter of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the dream is now a reality.
“This device will change lives,” said Tracy Madden-McMahon, president and CEO of Methodist Hospital Foundation.
Your generous support of Methodist Mobile 3D Mammography helped bring the pink coach to Latino Center of the Midlands in November. Two visits resulted in 40 women receiving mammograms — women who, otherwise, could have gone unscreened.
When patients are in need or their families are feeling overwhelmed, Methodist’s social work team continually steps in with skill, creativity and compassion. Backing them up? Methodist Hospital Foundation and our generous donors.
More people are being screened for diabetes – and vaccinated against COVID-19 – because of our Methodist Hospital Foundation donors.
Your gifts help support Nebraska Methodist College’s Mobile Diabetes Center (MDC), which provides free screenings and more to underserved members of our communities.
Inspired by the bravery of those battling cancer, our Methodist Hospital Foundation donors continue to respond with generosity. You've touched the life of Sandy Krupka and so many others on a journey toward healing.
A touching gift to Methodist Hospital Foundation proves that, even decades later, gratitude doesn't expire.
The Caring Cradle is a device that cools and offers a more dignified, comfortable way for parents and families to spend time with a baby who has passed away.
Honoring the Individuals, groups and business that help Methodist deliver The Meaning of Care.
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During an especially challenging couple of years, you haven’t waivered; supporting our patients, students and communities because you care, because you want to make an impact, because generosity is in your DNA. |
Methodist Hospital Foundation is grateful for JE Dunn Construction Company’s support of the Methodist Community Counseling Program.
Pictured from left to right: Gordon Lansford, President & CEO of JE Dunn Construction Company, Tracy Madden-McMahon, President & CEO of Methodist Hospital Foundation, RyAnne Elsesser, Philanthropy Officer at Methodist Hospital Foundation, Chris Pesek, Vice President at JE Dunn Construction Company and Paul Neidlein, Midwest President at JE Dunn Construction Company.
