Nebraska Methodist Health System

Nebraska Methodist Health System
Company typeNon-profit organization
IndustryHealthcare
Founded1982 (1982), in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Headquarters
Omaha, Nebraska
,
U.S.
Area served
Omaha, NE and surrounding area
Websitebestcare.org

The Nebraska Methodist Health System (NMHS),[1] is a nonprofit Nebraskan healthcare organization that was founded in 1982. Its headquarters are located at 825 S. 169th Street in Omaha, Nebraska.

History

Created in 1982 by Methodist Hospital leaders,[2] The organization's origins are traced to the 1891 founding of Nebraska Methodist Hospital by members of the Methodist Church in Omaha.[3][4]

In 1991, a new 55,500-square-foot addition at the south of the Methodist Hospital became Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center (MECC). The facility was expanded in 2004 and 2006.[4]

Methodist Fremont Health was formed in July 2018, from an affiliation between Fremont Health and Nebraska Methodist Health System.[5][6]

The Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Iowa joined NMHS in 1994.[7][8]

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a no-visitor policy, beginning in March 2020, for patients at NMHS hospitals.[9] That June, the system's Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital opened a new 63,144-square-foot medical office building on its campus in Council Bluffs, Iowa.[10] While the COVID-19 vaccine was being developed, NMHS introduced conversational AI for in-coming patient calls, anticipating a high-volume influx of inquiries.[11]

In late 2020, the health system announced a possible database breach at the Methodist Hospital Foundation and the Jennie Edmundson Foundation, via a cyber security breach at cloud computing provider, Blackbaud.[12]

In 2023, a federal judge in Omaha dismissed a ERISA lawsuit previously filed against Nebraska Methodist Health System.[13]

Operations

Nebraska Methodist Health System operates as a non-profit healthcare organization,[14] with 685 beds within its system. Facilities offer programs in obstetrics, neurology, cancer care, cardiology, rehabilitation, and geriatric care.[15]

The three major facilities in the system, Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital (Council Bluffs, Iowa), Methodist Women's Hospital (Elkhorn, Nebraska), and Methodist Hospital (Omaha, Nebraska), have served the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area for more than 120 years. Two dozen additional facilities in rural Nebraska and Iowa provide family practice services and specialties including pediatrics, behavioral health, radiology, and allergy care.

The Methodist Health System is affiliated with the Nebraska Methodist College.[16]

Partnerships

Nebraska Methodist has partnered with for-profit behavior health operator Acadia Healthcare to operate some of its facilities.[17][18][19]

In August 2024, Jennie Edmundson Hospital and Acadia Healthcare broke ground on 24th Street in Council Bluffs, Iowa for the construction of the Methodist Jennie Edmundson Behavioral Health Hospital. Expected to oen in 2026, the new hospital aims to care for residents of western Iowa and eastern Nebraska.[20]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "About MHS", Methodist Health System. Retrieved 4/12/08.
  3. ^ "Nebraska Methodist Hospital". www.u-s-history.com. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  4. ^ a b "Methodist Hospital History". Nebraska Methodist Health System. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  5. ^ Real-McKeighan, Tammy (March 10, 2023). "Methodist Fremont Health recognized as 'Top 100 Rural and Community Hospital'". Fremont Tribune. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "Richmond Named President and CEO for Methodist Fremont Health". wowt.com. 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  7. ^ "Historical Timeline". Nebraska Methodist Health System. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  8. ^ admin. "News Release: Methodist and Acadia Healthcare Break Ground on Behavioral Health Hospital in Council Bluffs". Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  9. ^ Report, KETV Staff (2020-03-31). "CHI Health, Methodist Health System to implement 'no visitor' policy at all hospitals, clinics". KETV. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  10. ^ Walker, Tracey (2020-10-12). "PHOTO TOUR: Methodist Jennie Edmundson MOB". HCD Magazine. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  11. ^ "At Houston Methodist, conversational AI improves the call center – and boosts vaccine distribution". Healthcare IT News. 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  12. ^ "Nebraska Methodist Health System details security breach involving vendor". KMTV 3 News Now Omaha. 2020-12-19. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  13. ^ "Judge dismisses 401(k) suit against Nebraska Methodist Health System". www.pionline.com. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  14. ^ "Nebraska Methodist Health System Inc". Non Profit Data. 2021-04-05. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  15. ^ "Hospitals and health care systems", United Methodist Church. Retrieved 4/12/08.
  16. ^ Methodist Health System. Google Finance. Retrieved 9/10/16.
  17. ^ Silver-Greenberg, Jessica; Thomas, Katie (2024-09-01). "How a Leading Chain of Psychiatric Hospitals Traps Patients". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  18. ^ "Acadia Healthcare Forms Joint Venture Partnership With Nebraska Methodist Health System". Business Wire. 24 July 2023.
  19. ^ Herman, Bob (2024-07-08). "Pulling back the curtain on psychiatric hospital joint ventures". Stat. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  20. ^ admin. "News Release: Methodist and Acadia Healthcare Break Ground on Behavioral Health Hospital in Council Bluffs". Retrieved 2025-07-08.


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