Holly Wolff, MHA, has been selected as the next CEO of Jefferson Community Health and Life. Wolff follows Bill Welch who has served as interim CEO since September. Wolff most recently served as administrator at Mount Edgecumbe Medical Center/SEARHC, in Sitka, Alaska. She was previously chief executive officer at Roundup Memorial Healthcare in Roundup, Montana, and Ashley […]
Jefferson Community Health & Life is currently working with UnitedHealthcare on an issue which has resulted in patients receiving notice that Brett Wergin, MD, will no longer be covered under their plan as of Dec. 5. Wergin has been a family medicine physician at JCH&L since 2018. “We have been in contact with United Health […]
Children will have an opportunity to learn about healthy eating and the importance of working together to plan and prepare healthy meals during a Cooking Class for Kids to be offered Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, at Jefferson Community Health & Life. The program is open to kids in grades 3-6 and their adult partners. During […]
Jefferson Community Health & Life is pleased to announce the SPEAK OUT!® Therapy Program is now available through its Sports Medicine and Rehab Services speech-language pathology department. Kristen Banahan, MS, CCC-SLP, is a licensed provider The SPEAK OUT! Therapy Program, developed by Parkinson voice Project, is a research evidence-based program helping individuals diagnosed with Parkinson’s […]
In partnership with VRI Connect, JCH&L Home Health offers area residents medical alert systems which can enhance their health and well-being. Medical alert systems allow people to get help with just the touch of a button. VRI Connect (formerly Life Alert) provides friendly care representatives 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days […]
Aesthetic treatments have returned to Jefferson Community Health & Life, with services provided by Kirisha Afuh, FNP-C. JCH&L is now accepting appointments – please call 402-729-6851 for available dates. JCH&L offers both cosmetic and therapeutic injections. Cosmetic neurotoxin injections (such as Botox® and Xeomin®) can relax the muscles on areas of the face and neck […]
The Nebraska Community Blood Bank has declared a blood emergency due to a more than 20 percent decline in donations after Thanksgiving. The next Nebraska Community Bloodbank blood drive will be held on Monday, Dec. 16, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the mobile unit in the parking lot of JCH&L’s North Building, 825 […]
Each year Jefferson Community Health & Life asks the community’s help in completing a special project for patients, residents, and visitors. This year, we’re asking for the community’s help once again for four special projects which will benefit our community: an acute care Hospice room, a new EKG machine for JCH&L Fairbury Clinic, refinishing the […]
The Caregivers Support Group offered by the Alzheimer’s Association will meet on Thursday, Dec. 12, at 4:30 p.m. in the Jefferson Community Health & Life Clinic Conference Room. The program will be a video on “Making Visits Valuable – Part 4” by Teepa Snow. Easiest access will be by parking in the H Street parking […]
Performance Leadership Award Recognizes Quality As part of the National Rural Health Day celebration, Jefferson Community Health & Life announced it has been recognized with a 2024 Performance Leadership Award for excellence in Quality. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, the Performance Leadership Awards honor top quartile performance (e.g., 75th percentile or above) […]
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