More than one in three people age 65 years or older falls each year—and those falls can bring serious injury. There are many ways you can learn to help reduce your risk of falling—and JCH&L Burkley Fitness Center’s Fall Prevention Camp is ready to teach you! Fall Prevention Camp will be a 2-session class which […]
Honored for overall excellence in quality, outcomes 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, outcomes and patient perspective, reflecting top quartile performance among all rural hospitals […]
Jefferson Community Health & Life was named among the Top 10 Nebraska Hospitals for Rural Provider Excellence in Quality during the Nebraska Critical Access Hospitals Conference on Quality held Nov. 14-15 in Kearney. The award uses the iVantage measures as well as scores in the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project. This is the second year […]
FAIRBURY – Victor Lee, MHA, LFACHE, will be the interim CEO at Jefferson Community Health & Life as the board of directors searches for the health care organization’s next CEO. Lee has been in client relations with Pathway Design Group of Kearney since 2018. He previously was an interim CEO at Clarinda, Iowa. Lee provided […]
FAIRBURY – In honor of National Rural Health Day and Diabetes Month, on Thursday, Nov. 21, JCH&L Plymouth Clinic will offer free blood sugar screenings, free blood pressure screenings, healthy snacks and an opportunity for all who stop in to sign up to win a frozen turkey. The special screenings, snacks and drawing will be […]
The high-dose influenza vaccine is now available, and additional Influenza vaccination clinics for all ages have been scheduled at JCH&L Fairbury Clinic. Fairbury Clinic will have front lobby flu shot clinic days on Tuesday, Nov. 5, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and Thursday, Nov. 7, from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Influenza vaccinations will […]
JoAnn Rose, cafeteria attendant, was recognized as Jefferson Community Health & Life’s Caring Kind employee for 2019 at the Nebraska Hospital Association’s annual Caring Kind luncheon on Friday, Oct. 18, at the Embassy Suites Conference Center in LaVista. JoAnn been employed at JCH&L for 7 years. She works in the cafeteria, where she assists both […]
LA VISTA, Neb. — The Nebraska Hospital Association (NHA) honored 41 graduates of Leadership Institute Class XVI during their 92nd Annual Convention Awards Banquet, which was held on Oct. 16, 2019, at the Embassy Suites Conference Center in La Vista. Mick Bruce, facilities supervisor, and Angela Pruitt, former Health Information Services Director, were among the […]
Winter Hours Take Effect Nov. 5 FAIRBURY – New winter hours for JCH&L Plymouth Clinic go into effect on Nov. 5, offering an earlier start on Tuesdays and a later closer time on Thursdays. Winter hours will be Tuesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and Thursdays from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Times are […]
FAIRBURY – Jefferson Community Health & Life CEO Chad Jurgens announced earlier this month he will be pursuing a new job opportunity. JCH&L’s board of directors is beginning the process of seeking a new CEO. Jurgens, who has been Chief Executive Officer of JCH&L for 6 years and was Chief Financial Officer for 13 years […]
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