Nebraska Hospital Association

12/29/2025

The Excellence in Service Award recognizes the outstanding contributions of one Nebraska hospital executive.

This year the NHA was proud to recognize Steve Goeser from Methodist Health System for his decades of service, unwavering leadership, and profound impact on health care in Nebraska and beyond.

12/24/2025

Congratulations to Amy Childers for being recognized as a Caring Kind awardee! As the Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator at Great Plains Health, Amy demonstrates a strong, informal leadership style that naturally draws the respect and support of her colleagues. She leads by example, particularly when it comes to problem-solving and identifying the best solutions for patients, the pharmacy team, and the organization as a whole. Amy's unwavering commitment, collaborative spirit, and passion for excellence make her incredibly deserving of this award.

12/23/2025

The Quest for Excellence Awards highlight outstanding efforts in quality improvement across our hospitals. This initiative, led by the NHA, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, COPIC Companies, and the Nebraska Association for Healthcare Quality, Risk & Safety, showcases exemplary patient care models.

🏆Critical Access Hospital winner: Community Medical Center Falls City NE

🏆Non-CAH category winner: Great Plains Health

🏆 Clinic category winner: Memorial Community Hospital & Health System Blair, NE

🎖️ Special Mention: Winnebago Comprehensive Healthcare System

Celebrating all of our 2025 honorees excellence in health care!

12/22/2025

Big congratulations to the 2025 Leadership Institute graduates! Your commitment to growth inspires the entire health care community.

If you're ready to take the next step in your leadership journey, the 2026 NHA Leadership Institute is now accepting applications. Strengthen your skills, expand your network, and prepare for future leadership roles in Nebraska’s hospitals.

🗓️ Apply by January 15, 2026.

12/19/2025

NHA staff and their families had a special visitor at our holiday get together this week! Wishing everyone a joyous holiday season.

12/18/2025

The NHA Trustee of the Year award recognizes the outstanding contributions of a hospital trustee who has shown incredible leadership and contributed to enhancing quality health care services in their community.

This year, we were thrilled to acknowledge Lindsay Pedersen from Great Plains Health and Larry Pearson with Methodist Health System for their dedicated service.

Congratulations to both awardees!

12/17/2025

Congratulations to Cathy Stoltz from Methodist Women's Hospital on being a 2025 Caring Kind recipient! Patient-focused and compassionate, Cathy ensures her patients feel seen, heard, and supported.

Cathy is a team player and actively encourages positivity and collaboration on her GYN unit. As the Childbirth Education Coordinator, she helps ensure patients and their families are provided evidence-based education as they prepare for the birth of their newborn. Cathy encourages educators to continue learning and being active in the community and provides leadership through her precepting and as the 2025 GYN UBC chair.

Through her quiet strength, empathy, and unwavering professionalism, Cathy exemplifies what The Caring Kind award is all about.

12/16/2025

NHA Senior Director of Quality Amber Kavan visited West Holt Medical Services to discuss implementation of the Age-Friendly initiative in their hospital and clinic.

Becoming an Age-Friendly Health System entails providing a set of four evidence-based elements of high-quality care, known as the “4Ms,” to all older adults: What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility. An age-friendly community supports the needs of all ages, fostering an environment for seniors to thrive.

12/16/2025

The NHA Foundation proudly awarded $80,000 in scholarships this year to exceptional hospital employees to aid their educational pursuits.

In the last 20+ years, the Foundation has contributed over $900,000 in scholarships, helping more than 450 employees from NHA member hospitals receive high-quality education.

12/15/2025

Every day, Laura Gamble sees the importance of Pender Community Hospital in the lives of her neighbors. The woman who drove an hour to deliver her first baby. The man in a mental health crisis. They rely on her northeast Nebraska hospital. “It’s like an oasis on the hill,” said Gamble, who grew up in the area and practiced as a nurse before becoming the hospital’s CEO.

Across the state and country, it has become increasingly difficult for hospitals like the one in Pender to keep their doors open. Reimbursement rates for Medicaid have lagged behind skyrocketing costs, hospital leadership and analysts say, and it’s tough to recruit and retain employees.

Learn more from the Flatwater Free Press: https://loom.ly/kV_YPbg

The mounting challenges facing hospitals led Nebraska lawmakers to try to help — pushing a bill to unlock up to $1 billion in federal Medicaid funding. But that money was tied up in a federal approval process for over a year, putting some hospitals on edge.

12/12/2025

Meghan Chaffee with the Nebraska Hospital Association joined Senator Glen Meyer for a sneak peek of the new Behavioral Health and Wellness Center at Children's Nebraska set to open in January 2026.

The facility will provide comprehensive, world-class behavioral health care and offer a full spectrum of mental health services to meet the growing needs of children and adolescents in Nebraska and the Midwest.

12/11/2025

Celebrating our 2025 Meritorious Service award winners! Initiated in 2008, this award recognizes the long-term contributions of our dedicated members to the NHA and their individual hospitals.

A heartfelt thank you to Marsha Rogers from Saunders Medical Center, Olivia Little from Johnson County Hospital, Andrew Raduechel from Boys Town National Research Hospital, and Beth Shively from Henderson Health Care for your unwavering commitment to health care in Nebraska.