Hormone screening and therapy is available at Jefferson Community Health & Life. Kirisha Afuh, FNP-C, has received specialized training and sees patients at JCH&L Fairbury Clinic. “Hormones affect all of us,” Afuh said. “My goal is to bring bio-identical hormone therapy here, do it in the safest way possible, and make these services more affordable.” […]
Rebecca Stroklund, D.O., has been appointed to the Nebraska Statewide Trauma Advisory Board. Dr. Stroklund will serve a three-year term as the State Trauma Physician Practicing in Emergency Medicine in Rural Level 3 or 4. The appointment is effective through Aug. 28, 2028. JCH&L was recently designated a Level IV Basic Trauma Center. Dr. Stroklund […]
Jefferson Community Health & Life is partnering with Main Street Market of Milford for the sale of Colorado Palisade Pears by the lug, as a fund-raiser for JCH&L. Main Street Market owner Craig Bontrager has pledged to donate to JCH&L based on the number of lugs of pears sold. Pears are $39 per lug, or […]
The 29th annual golf tournament to benefit Jefferson Community Health and Life was successful, raising nearly $14,000. “We are very pleased with the success of this annual event. It’s a great way for JCH&L supporters to have a good time and help provide quality health care for our community,” said Lana Likens, director of public […]
Jefferson Community Health & Life has earned designation as a Level IV (Basic Level) Trauma Center by the NDHH Office of Emergency Health System/Nebraska Statewide Trauma System. The certification was approved by the state agency on Aug. 22 after JCH&L met all required criteria in a site visit on July 28. “We are happy to […]
The Caregivers Support Group offered by the Alzheimer’s Association will meet on Thursday, Sept. 11, at 4:30 p.m. in the Jefferson Community Health & Life Clinic Conference Room. The program will be a video on “Caregiver Training: Aggressive Language/Behavior” from UCLA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Program. Easiest access will be by parking in the H […]
FAIRBURY –The next Nebraska Community Bloodbank blood drive will be held on Monday, Sept. 22, 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. ll types are needed. Giving blood is giving a gift of life. Nebraska Community Bloodbank is Jefferson Community Health […]
FAIRBURY – People who live in rural communities live an average of three years fewer than urban counterparts and have a 40% higher likelihood of developing heart disease and face a 30% increased risk for stroke mortality — a gap that has grown over the past two decades.[1],[2] Jefferson Community Health & Life is committed […]
Jefferson Community Health & Life has announced it was named a 2025 Top Workplaces Industry winner as one of the 2025 Top Workplaces for Healthcare. Only 129 workplaces in their size category (fewer than 500 employees) were named for the 2025 awards. Top Workplaces Industry awards celebrate organizations that have built people-first workplace cultures within […]
Additional behavioral health services have been identified as a need in Jefferson County for a number of years. Jefferson Community Health & Life is preparing to launch a new behavioral health service to provide care to area residents. JCH&L has hired two providers, Nicole Topliff, APRN, FNP, PMHNP, and Caitlin Tucker, PLMHP, to begin offering […]
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