Those on Medicare might want to check on their eligibility for assistance with the cost of participating at a fitness center. JCH&L Burkley Fitness Center is a partner with Renew Active, Silver and Fit and Silver Sneakers. All are fitness plans which are part of Medicare or Medicare Supplement plans. Most of these programs pay […]
The Fairbury Rural Fire Department was awarded $750 for the community’s participation in this year’s Nebraska Community Blood Bank Hometown Heroes blood drive campaign. With 61 units collected over the summer, the drives at JCH&L earned Hometown Heroes funds to support the departments rescue equipment. The department averages about 30 rescue calls a year. Nebraska […]
The federal No Surprises Act takes effect Jan. 1, 2022, and seeks to protect consumers for surprise medical bills. Among its provisions, the No Surprises Act: Protects patients from receiving surprise medical bills resulting from gaps in coverage for emergency services and certain services provided by out-of-network clinicians at in-network facilities, including by air ambulances. […]
Do you make New Year’s Resolutions? Jen Johnson, manager of JCH&L Burkley Fitness Center, said she’s a big fan of people setting goals to improve their health – but not necessarily a fan of New Year’s resolutions. “When we think about New Year’s resolutions, we tend to think of huge, grand changes that are lofty […]
Gastroenterologists from Gastroenterology Specialties PC in Lincoln have begun providing upper endoscopies and colonoscopies at Jefferson Community Health & Life on a monthly basis. Dr. Matthew Hrnicek and Dr. Clark Antonson, FACG, will be doing procedures at JCH&L on a referral basis. “Our goal is to compliment the already high level of care provided at […]
Gardenside and Cedarwood have updated visitation guidelines to reflect current CMS guidelines, which have lightened restrictions for visitors. Please note that visitation guidelines and instructions are different for Gardenside and Cedarwood, because of their different licensures. Guidelines for Visitation at Gardenside: Gardenside will no longer limit the frequency or length of visits for residents. Because […]
Neurosurgery is the next specialty service being added to the Outpatient Specialty Clinics at Jefferson Community Health & Life. Dr. Jeremy Hosein, of Neurological and Spinal Surgery LLC, will begin doing consultations and surgeries at JCH&L beginning Dec. 7. He will visit on the first Tuesday of each month. Neurological and Spinal Surgery L.L.C. is […]
JCH&L Fairbury Clinic is now offering the COVID vaccine booster weekly on designated days. Patients can choose which booster vaccine they would like to receive – Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson and Johnson. The booster is available for anyone 18 and older who has had a complete series of one of the COVID vaccines. The person […]
A Reindeer Fun Walk will be held Dec. 3 by Jefferson Community Health & Life Burkley Fitness Center during the Fairbury Chamber of Commerce Miracle on the Square. The Reindeer Fun Walk is for all ages, and gives individuals and families a chance to get into the holiday spirit with a walk around the courthouse […]
Honored for overall excellence in quality and patient perspective Jefferson Community Health & Life has been recognized by The Chartis Center for Rural Health/iVantage Health Analytics and the National Organization of State Office of Rural Health (NOSORH) for overall excellence in quality and patient perspective, reflecting top quartile performance among all rural hospitals in the […]
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