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 relations, marketing and development.

The golf tournament, held Friday, Aug. 8, at the Fairbury Country Club, was a fund-raiser for Jefferson Community Health & Life, a 17-bed critical access hospital located in Fairbury.

A total of 30 teams golfed in the event.  Winning teams were:

Championship Flight — first place, Fairbury Dental; second place, Edward Jones; and third place, Capital Care Staffing.

First Flight — first place, See the Trainer; second place, Davis Design; and third place, American National Bank.

Second Flight — first place, First State Insurance; second place, Blue Cross Blue Shield; and third place, The Olson Group.

A total of 19 companies served as hole sponsors, helping to make the fund-raising tournament possible.  Hole sponsors were: Beckenhauer Construction, Inc., Behrends Welding Inc., Blue Cross Blue Shield, Brenntag, CHI, Control Services, Davis Design, Diode Tech, Edward Jones Investments—Jay Peterson, GrandView Eye Care, Heartland Bank, High Plains Anesthesia, Plymouth Electric, Pollmann LLC., Prellwitz Exteriors, Rutt’s Heating and Air, SFM, Signature Performance, and The Olson Group.

Breakfast sponsor: ruralMED. Lunch sponsor: Nebraska Hematology-Oncology. Water sponsor: Globe Rexall. Photo sponsor: UNICO. Putting Game Sponsor: Heartland Bank.

Contributing sponsors included: Capital Care Staffing; Directions EAP; Eide Bailey LLP; Lottman Carpenter; Prairie Health Ventures; Rural Sleep Solutions; Shelter Insurance; and Thrivent.

Raffle prize donors were donated by: Five Nines, Signature Performance, Barber Furniture, Pepsi, Five Nines, Nebraska Health Care Association, Walmart, and Casey’s General Store.

Flag prizes and door prizes were donated by: American National

Bank, Budweiser, Credit Management, Edward Jones-Jay Peterson, Fairbury Journal-News,

Five Nines, Main Street Market, Nebraska Hospital Association, F3 Ag Services LLC—

(Beck’s Hybrids), Shelter Insurance, Union Bank.

Other sponsors for the tournament included Precision Signs and Graphics LLC, Ray’s Applemarket and  Fairbury Country Club.

Teams participating included: American National Bank, Barber Furniture, Beckenhauer Construction Inc., Behrends Welding Inc., Blobaum & Busboom, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Brenntag, Capital Care Staffing, CHI, Davis Design, Eakes Office Solutions, Edward Jones Investments —Jay Peterson; Fairbury Dental Associates (2 teams); First State Insurance; Joy Gaston; Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home; Heartland Bank; High Plains Anesthesia Associates; Med-Care Inc. and Dr. J. Paul Meyer; Nebraska Chamber of Commerce; Pollmann LLC; Prellwitz Exteriors (2 teams); Rutt’s Heating & Air; See the Trainer; Signature Performance; Sod Pros LLC, Beatrice; The Olson Group; and Kensly Williams.

“We especially want to thank our sponsors, donors, golf teams and volunteers.  It wouldn’t have been a successful event if we didn’t have such great support from our community, our peers, and companies we work with regularly,” Likens said.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Street parking and entering through the JCH&L Main Entrance. Follow the signage to “Caregiver’s Support.”

The Caregiver’s Support Group is a program of the Alzheimer’s Association. The group meets on the second Thursday of each month in the JCH&L Clinic Conference Room.

The support group is designed for those who are caregivers and family members of those who have Alzheimer’s Disease or other dementias.  The group provide an opportunity anyone interested to share their experiences with Alzheimer’s Disease and learn from other’s experiences. There is no cost, and no pre-registration required.

For more information, contact Lana Likens at Jefferson Community Health & Life at 402-729-6855.

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 to changing that.

For efforts to optimize stroke care and eliminate rural health care outcome disparities, Jefferson Community Health & Life has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines^® – Stroke Rural Recognition Silver award. In 2024, JCH&L received the Get With The Guidelines^® – Stroke Rural Recognition Bronze Award.

The American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, recognizes the importance of health care services provided to people living in rural areas by rural hospitals that play a vital role in initiation of timely evidence-based care. For that reason, all rural hospitals participating in Get With The Guidelines – Stroke are eligible to receive award recognition based on a unique methodology focused on early acute stroke performance metrics.

“We are proud that our team at Jefferson Community Health & Life is being recognized for the important work we do every day to improve the lives of people in Jefferson County and the surrounding area who are affected by stroke, giving them the best possible chance of recovery and survival,” said Erin Smith, JCH&L chief nursing officer.  “As a hospital in a rural community, we deal with characteristics, such as extended interfacility transportation times, and limited staffing resources. We’ve made it a goal to make sure those hurdles do not affect the standard of care our stoke patients receive.”

“Rural communities deserve high quality stroke care. I’m proud of our team for their commitment to stroke care excellence and this achievement,” Smith said.

The award recognizes hospitals for their efforts toward acute stroke care excellence demonstrated by composite score compliance to guideline-directed care for intravenous thrombolytic therapy, timely hospital inter-facility transfer, dysphagia screening, symptom timeline and deficit assessment documentation, emergency medical services communication, brain imaging and stroke expert consultation.

“Patients and health care professionals in Jefferson County and the surrounding area face unique health care challenges and opportunities,” said Karen E. Joynt Maddox, M.D., MPH, co-author on the American Heart Association’s presidential advisory on rural health. “Jefferson Community Health & Life has furthered this important work to improve care for all Americans, regardless of where they live.”

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About Get With The Guidelines^®

Get With The Guidelines^® is the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s hospital-based quality improvement program that provides hospitals with the latest research-based guidelines. Developed with the goal of saving lives and hastening recovery, Get With The Guidelines has touched the lives of more than 14 million patients since 2001. For more information, visit heart.org.

[1] American Heart Association. American Heart Association issues call to action for addressing inequities in rural health. February 10, 2020. https://newsroom.heart.org/news/american-heart-association-issues-call-to-action-for-addressing-inequities-in-rural-health; American Heart Association. Public Health AmeriCorps to address health inequity in rural communities. April 6, 2022. https://newsroom.heart.org/news/public-health-americorps-to-address-health-inequity-in-rural-communities.

[2] Harrington R, et al. Call to Action: Rural Health: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association. Circulation. 2020;141:e615–e644.

Jefferson Community Health & Life is partnering with Main Street Market of Milford for the sale of Colorado peaches 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 peaches sold.

Peaches are $49 per lug, or $25 per half lug. (A lug is approximately 20 pounds.) Pickup times will be Tuesday, Aug. 5, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Tuesday, Aug. 12, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Both evening distributions will be set up in the JCH&L main parking lot (west side of the building, accessed from H Street.)

Pre-orders may be placed by calling JCH&L at 402-587–5193. Call any time and leave a voice mail including your name, phone number, how many lugs of peaches you want to order, and what pickup date you want. Orders are due by July 25 for the first delivery date and by Aug. 1 for the second delivery date.

Walk up sales will be offered during the pickup times, subject to peach availability.

Payment is to be made at the time of pickup, cash or check only, with checks payable to Main Street Market. No electronic payment options are available.