Jefferson Community Health & Life CEO Burke Kline, DHA, MBA, MHA, CHFP, FACHE, has successfully completed a Master of Business Administration Degree from Bellevue University. He was on the Dean’s list throughout his program. Bellevue University’s Master of Business Administration program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of business principals, strategic management, […]
Jefferson Community Health & Life has implemented “Swift Skin and Wound,” the #1 digital wound technology in the world. Swift Skin and Wound is medically approved technology that allows a nurse or provider to take precise measurements of the length, width, and depth of wounds. Swift uses an app on a smartphone to capture a photograph of the wound […]
FAIRBURY — More than $2,000 was raised during the annual salad festival of the Jefferson Community Health & Life Auxiliary on May 11 in Fairbury. A total of 175 people were served at the festival, according to Lana Likens, director of public relations, marketing and development at Jefferson Community Health & Life. The Salad Festival […]
Anne Itzen, RN, WCC, QSP, Assistant Director of Nursing at CH&L Gardenside, has become a QAPI Certified Professional. Qualifying for the course required 2 years of full-time healthcare experience, active participation in QAPI, or serving as a QAA committee member. The course involved 15 hours of webinar and course study and successfully passing a certification […]
FAIRBURY –The next Nebraska Community Bloodbank blood drive will be held on Monday, June 12, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the mobile unit in the parking lot of JCH&L’s North Building, 825 22nd St. All types are needed. Giving blood is giving a gift of life. Nebraska Community Bloodbank is Jefferson Community Health […]
The Caregivers Support Group offered by the Alzheimer’s Association will meet on Thursday, June 8, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. in the Jefferson Community Health & Life Clinic Conference Room. The program will be a video “What is Alzheimer’s” by AboutAlzOrg. Easiest access will be by parking in the H Street parking and entering through the […]
JCH&L is receiving reports about some area Medicare recipients receiving COVID tests by mail which they did not order or request. JCH&L recommends reporting this to Medicare, as it could be a sign of fraudulent use of the person’s Medicare number. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General states that […]
Anne Itzen, RN, WCC, assistant DON at JCH&L Gardenside, spent a week in Dallas renewing her wound care certification, and is once again Wound Care Certified by the National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy. This advanced certification allows Itzen to assist the nurses and residents at JCH&L Gardenside with the most recent knowledge and […]
Laura DeBoer, RN, Director of Nursing, and Kelli Doty, RN, Infection Preventionist, completed a Water Management Training course for the safety of JCH&L Gardenside residents. Healthcare facilities need to develop an effective water management plan to prepare for, respond to and recover from a total or partial interruption of a facility’s normal water supply. The […]
Cassidy Bentley, MOT, OTR/L, CLT, and Nichole Thorp, PT, DPT, were recently certified in pelvic floor therapy through Herman and Wallace. Both are therapists with JCH&L Sports Medicine and Rehab Services. The certification allows Bentley and Thorp to address many pelvic floor issues with a physician’s order. Through the course they learned to complete both […]
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