The Nebraska Methodist Health System, also known as Bestcare, is a nonprofit
Nebraska
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healthcare organization that was founded in 1982. Its headquarters are located at 825 S. 169th Street in
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County, Nebraska, Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. List of ...
. The three major facilities in the system,
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital (Council Bluffs, Iowa),
Methodist Women's Hospital (Elkhorn, Nebraska), and
Methodist Hospital (Omaha, Nebraska), have served the
Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area for more than 120 years. Two dozen additional facilities in rural Nebraska and Iowa provide family practice services and specialties including pediatrics, behavioral health, radiology, and allergy care.
Created in 1982 by Methodist Hospital leaders, the system operates as a
not-for-profit
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
. There are 685 beds within the system, with facilities offering programs in obstetrics, neurology, cancer care, cardiology, rehabilitation, and geriatric care.
The Methodist Health System is affiliated with the
Nebraska Methodist College
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing and Allied Health is a private Methodist college in Omaha, Nebraska that focuses on degrees in healthcare.
Academics
Nebraska Methodist College offers associate's, bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees i ...
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Methodist Health System.
Google Finance. Retrieved 9/10/16.
See also
* Hospitals in Omaha
* Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital (Council Bluffs, Iowa)
* Methodist Women's Hospital (Elkhorn, Nebraska)
* Methodist Hospital (Omaha, Nebraska)
References
External links
Nebraska Methodist Health System
Organizations based in Omaha, Nebraska
Health care companies based in Nebraska
Healthcare in Omaha, Nebraska
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