Nebraska Community Bloodbank Visits June 13

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FAIRBURY –The next Nebraska Community Bloodbank blood drive will be held on Monday, June 13, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the mobile unit in the parking lot of the former JCH&L Fairbury Clinic, 825 22nd St.

Everyone donor in June will have a chance to win a full-service suite at a Lincoln Saltdogs home game.

All types are needed. Giving blood is giving a gift of life. Nebraska Community Bloodbank is Jefferson Community Health & Life’s blood supplier, and the two organizations partner for blood drives in Fairbury to save lives.

Appointments are recommended. To make an appointment, call JCH&L Outpatient Services at 402-729-6851, or visit NCBB.org/searchdrives and use sponsor code JCHC.

With iDonate you can save time by completing your health history on line ahead of your bloodmobile visit. To get started, visit mbc.org/iDonate

JCH&L Plymouth Clinic to Close

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FAIRBURY — Jefferson Community Health & Life Plymouth Clinic will be permanently closed in July. The clinic has been closed since November 2020 because of COVID and will not reopen.

JCH&L announced the new clinic at an announcement celebration and press conference held in July 2017 about the Plymouth Plaza. The clinic opened in September 2018. It closed in March 2020 because of COVID, and reopened in June 2020. It then closed again in November 2020 because of COVID.

JCH&L CEO Burke Kline, DHA, MHA, CHFP, FACHE, said the board voted at its April meeting to permanently close the Plymouth Clinic location.

“While we are sorry to close the Plymouth location, we feel it is important to concentrate our efforts on best serving our patients at our main location in Fairbury,” said Dr. Burke Kline. “We currently have a staff of 3 family physicians and 6 mid-level providers. Same day appointments are typically available, and our new clinic location which opens May 16 will offer improved handicapped accessibility, improve infection prevention, and more space to better serve our patients.”

JCH&L Fairbury Clinic Opens in New Location Monday, May 16

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JCH&L Fairbury Clinic will open in its new location on Monday, May 16. The clinic will be closed on Friday, May 13, for the move.

The clinic project is an $8.4 million project which attaches JCH&L Fairbury Clinic to the west side of the health center. It features enhanced handicapped accessibility and infection prevention. Ashley Norden, clinic administrator, said the new facility will help provide better service to patients and make it easier with larger rooms and wider hallways. It provides a negative pressure area and other infection prevention enhancements. Team work spaces will assist staff in cooperating in patient care, and technology improvements will assist with the new electronic health record.

Patients will park in the parking lot north of the new clinic and enter and exit at the main entrance. A circle drive at the main entrance allows for easy drop off and pick up. The main entrance will provide access to the clinic, health center services, and fitness center.

Construction began with groundbreaking in October 2020. The community has provided more than $100,000 in fund-raising support for the project.

A grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting is being planned for June.

No decisions have been made yet on the future use of the existing clinic building.

Jefferson Community Health & Life Receives Safety Award

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Each year during the Nebraska Safety Council Conference and Trade Show, the work of organizations that have made a difference in workplace safety, is recognized by the Nebraska Safety Council.

The Workplace Safety Award Program is designed for Nebraska Safety Council member companies that encourage and promote the prevention of occupational injuries and illness in their workplaces and have achieved superior results in the success of their safety programs. Applications are peer-reviewed by industry professionals in a volunteer committee that evaluates various aspects of their programs.

Jefferson Community Health & Life was awarded the Spirit Award for its safety achievements in 2021 during an Awards Luncheon which was held on April 21 in Lincoln. Attending to receive the award for JCH&L were safety committee members: Patrick Hoins; Jasmine Schwisow; Becky Bruce; Mick Bruce; Haley Weiner; Marci Gillham; and Nichole Seibolt.

JCH&L had previously earned the Spirit Award in 2019 for the 2018 year. There are several levels of awards.

The Nebraska Safety Council is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Our mission is to provide leadership and resources to promote a safe and healthy environment in our workplace and community.

The Council is a nonprofit organization and can be contacted at 402-483-2511 or on the web at www.nesafetycouncil.org.

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