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Good Neighbor Community Health Center

Good Neighbor Community Health Center provides primary preventative health care for all ages.

11/07/2025

Lung cancer screening is simple, fast, and can catch cancer early when it’s most treatable. Veterans, talk to your VA care team today about low-dose CT screening. Learn more about lung cancer awareness at lcfamerica.org.

11/06/2025

Prediabetes puts you on the road to type 2 diabetes. Find out now, in less than 1 minute, if you may have prediabetes by taking the Prediabetes Risk Test. https://www.cdc.gov/prediabetes/risktest/index.html

If your result shows you're at high risk for type 2 diabetes, talk to your healthcare provider, who can give you a simple blood sugar test to confirm it. Then, if you're diagnosed with prediabetes, consider joining the National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) lifestyle change program. https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes-prevention/lifestyle-change-program/lifestyle-change-program-details.htmlThis program is proven to cut the risk for type 2 diabetes in half.

11/05/2025

It's National Radiologic Technology (Rad Tech) Week! We want to thank our medical imaging professionals, Jessica Lefflers and Alicia Curry, who are committed to patient care and safety!

11/04/2025

We are excited to announce that Shannon McDonald, APRN, will be transferring from Good Neighbor Fremont to the Columbus clinic. Shannon will begin seeing patients Monday, November 10.

📅To make an appointment with Shannon or any of our other providers, please call (402) 562-7500. To schedule appointments in Fremont, call (402) 721-0951.

11/03/2025

Lung cancer stigma often makes it harder for people with lung cancer to share their experiences and seek support. The fact is that anyone with lungs can get lung cancer. Early detection makes a difference. If you’re at risk, talk to your doctor about lung cancer screening.

10/29/2025

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), at the direction of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), will pause Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on October 29 due to the federal government shutdown.

Current SNAP recipients may continue to use any remaining benefits on their EBT cards. Unspent SNAP funds remain accessible for nine months from the date of last use.

DHHS staff remain ready to assist Nebraskans by accepting and processing applications, recertifications, and reported changes.

Nebraskans who need assistance are encouraged to contact 211, a statewide resource and referral hotline. By dialing 2-1-1 or visiting https://uwm211.org/nebraska-programs, individuals can be connected with food, housing, financial assistance, and other support services.

“DHHS has a plan in place to immediately begin working with the USDA to process payments and get benefits to recipients as soon as possible when the government shutdown ends," said CEO Steve Corsi."

10/28/2025

Flu vaccines are available! Talk to your provider today!

10/20/2025

It's National Healthcare Quality Week! Quality is something that is of utmost importance to Good Neighbor Community Health Center. Good Neighbor clinics have achieved The Joint Commission National Quality Approval, a symbol that we are dedicated to your safety and providing a high-quality care experience.

The Joint Commission National Quality Approval is a symbol of quality awarded to healthcare organizations that have successfully undergone an on-site evaluation to ensure they meet high standards for patient safety and quality of care. This accreditation, signified by the Gold Seal of Approval, is a voluntary but highly regarded process that evaluates an organization's compliance with national standards and helps it to improve performance.

10/15/2025

October is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
Prostate cancer is most common in older men. In the United States, about one out of eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer.

These and other signs and symptoms may be caused by prostate cancer or by other conditions. Check with your doctor if you have:
➡️Trouble starting the flow of urine.
➡️Frequent urination (especially at night).
➡️Trouble emptying the bladder completely.
➡️Weak or interrupted ("stop-and-go") flow of urine.

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4321 41st Avenue
Columbus, NE
68602

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+14025627500

Website

https://goodneighborcommunityhealthcenter.com/

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A Brief History of Good Neighbor...

The East Central District Health Department (ECDHD) is a state-approved district health department that provides public health services to its four-county service area of Boone, Colfax, Nance and Platte counties in Nebraska. The ECDHD was formed in 1999 as the Platte-Colfax County District Health Department and at that time only served Platte and Colfax counties.

In December of 2002, ECDHD applied for a Community Health Center grant and was awarded Community Health Center status in April of 2003. Good Neighbor Community Health Center was formed and is considered a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Nebraska. FQHC is a federal designation given by the Bureau of Primary Health Care at the federal Department of Health and Human Services. FQHCs are located in, or serve, a federally designated medically underserved area/population. The Federally Supported Health Centers Assistance Act of 1992 and 1995 granted medical malpractice liability protection through the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) to HRSA-supported health centers. Good Neighbor Community Health Center is an FTCA Deemed Agency.

For more than 10 years Good Neighbor Community Health Center, together with East Central District Health Department, operated out of the original site at 2282 East 32nd Ave. on the eastern edge of Columbus. By 2007, the growth in patient numbers necessitated that the original facility be expanded or replaced. The eight-year process that followed resulted in the construction of the current facility at 4321 41st. Ave.

Columbus: New Building Timeline

2007 ECDHD and GNCHC Boards of Directors begin to explore options for expanding their facility, either by putting on a sizeable addition or building from the ground up.

2009 It is decided to build a new facility rather than add on due to a variety of factors. A Building Committee is formed, the board of directors begin to save for a capital development project and bids are let for the project. (The bid is ultimately awarded to Leuder Construction Company of Omaha, NE).

2011 After an extensive search for property, the East Central District Health Department purchases 8.6 acres of a former cornfield near the Columbus Community Hospital.

2012 ECDHD/GNCHC learn they have been awarded a $5 million grant from HRSA to fund 80% of the construction costs for the new site.

2013 Construction on the new building begins.

2015 The 29,400 square foot, $6.7 million project is completed. The new building doubles the size of the previous facility and allows staff and programs, which had been housed in three different Columbus locations, to be together in one building. The majority of the new building is devoted to patient space, including medical and behavioral health care, dental care and the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program along with x-ray facilities, dental operatories and a FEMA safe room.

New Access Point: Fremont

By 2012 the need for a new health care access point was clearly indicated by data that had been gathered as part of the Three Rivers Health Department’s Community Health Improvement Process in 2003, 2007 and in 2012. In Spring 2012 Good Neighbor Community Health Center was petitioned by 25 community agencies to consider expanding services to the tri-county Dodge, Saunders and Washington area to address the health care needs of low-income and uninsured individuals who had no access to care. The decision was made to locate the proposed Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Fremont, the largest municipality in the three-county service area.

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