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Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Patient Stories

Gina Hasse packs a lot into every day. Between family and work, she has a full schedule. Gina didn’t have time for a little stomach pain – but medical emergencies are never convenient. “I was having pain but I didn’t think it was anything serious”, said Gina. But it was very serious. An x-ray uncovered an ovarian cyst the size of a volleyball. Women’s Health Specialist Dr. Jeffrey Stearnes with Alegent Creighton Clinic knew the cyst had to come out. Gina also needed a hysterectomy. “In the past we would … Continue reading →

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Meet the Docs: Cummins, Jurgensen and Ryder

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Jen Homann

It’s exciting any time we get to introduce you to a new physician with Alegent Health Clinic – but the three I’m about to show you come with an impressive set of resumes. James Cummins, M.D., William Jurgensen, M.D., and Benjamin Ryder, M.D., are all familiar names throughout the area – likely because they’ve cared for the women of Omaha for a combined total of 83 years. Or, to put it in different terms, the last time all three of them weren’t practicing around here, Wilson Phillips was topping the … Continue reading →

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The “Ta-ta Sisterhood”

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Alegent Creighton Health

Our “Ta-Ta Sisterhood” is a group of 10 wonderful women who made the trek in October together, to have their annual mammograms at Mercy Hospital’s Mammogram Suite. Our group “leader” Jannine thought of the idea 2 years ago when she invited 4 of us to join her. She gathered our information and made the appointments so that we would could be seen one after the other. We all know that going to get your mammogram isn’t something you necessarily look forward to, so her idea of making it a fun “girls’ day out” made it … Continue reading →

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From Flintstones to One-A-Days – Do we really need vitamins?

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Jen Homann

From the time we’re kids, we take vitamins – believing they’re good for us. It just feels like the health-conscious thing to do, doesn’t it? Well although that can be true, did you know that most healthy adults (key word here: healthy) may not need to take vitamins at all?Earlier this year, we sat down with pharmacist Lisa Johnson, RD, PharmD, fromAlegent Health Clinic in Bellevue to get the scientific take on vitamins and supplements. Read more to find out which ones are good for you and whether or not too much … Continue reading →

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Health. Wellness. Food. Fun.

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Jen Homann

 What could be better than a day of shopping, free massages, prize packages – oh, and did we mention cheap flu shots? What’s that? Winning the lottery, you say? Or relaxing on the beach? Okay – so MAYBE you could find a FEW things better. But realistically, they probably aren’t happening this Saturday … in the metro … and they certainly aren’t free. So instead of daydreaming about that trip to the Caribbean, we hope you’ll stop by Girls’ Day Out at Shadow Lake Towne Center this Saturday. We’ll be … Continue reading →

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