Transplant Center
Joann Schaefer sets the pace after transplant1/9/2012
As the chief medical officer for the state of Nebraska, Dr. Joann Schaefer has a lot of responsibility. As the recipient of a liver transplant, she feels additional responsibility: to be a role model of healthy living. She finished 7 half marathons in one year and has no plans to slow down. In this story from KETV, she said, "Yesterday is history, tomorrow a mystery, today is a gift. That's why it's the present."
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Donor Drive 20118/18/2011
We need you to reach our goal! We're committed to adding 10,000 people to the Donor Registry of Nebraska.
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New Quality Statistics Released8/16/2011
Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) releases new quality information.
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Kidney Transplant Program Celebrates 40 Years1/19/2011
Video tribute to the 40th Anniversary of the Kidney Transplant Program.
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Transplant Team Performs First Combined Kidney-Heart Transplant6/1/2010
Omaha Neb.,- An Omaha man is recovering well after undergoing an historic operation at The Nebraska Medical Center two weeks ago. David Gildea was the first patient at the medical center to receive a combined heart and kidney transplant.
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Kidney "Swap" Creates New Transplant Opportunities7/23/2008
Omaha, Neb - The Nebraska Medical Center is taking part in a nationwide initiative to match more people needing a kidney transplant with people who are willing to donate. It's called a donor swap. It works by pairing two sets of donors and recipients who are incompatible with each other.Read More… |
New York City Police Officer Praises The Nebraska Medical Center Transplant Program2/8/2008
Omaha, Neb. - Nebraska nurse, Roseann Mastio of Bellevue, wanted to make good on a promise when she told her brother-in-law, a retired New York City street cop, that she would donate her kidney to him.Read More… |
The Nebraska Medical Center's Transplant Programs Receive National Awards10/1/2007
Omaha, Neb. - The Nebraska Medical Center's Transplant programs were honored with two awards on Monday, October 1st at the 2007 OptumHealth Care Solutions (formally U.R.N.) annual National Clinical Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Unique Islet Transplant Offers Colorado Toddler Hope5/14/2007
Omaha, Neb. - Three-year-old Berlyn Alfredsen is much like any other little girl. She enjoys wearing her hair in a ponytail. Her eyes light up when she watches her favorite Elmo videos. And, brightly colored pictures decorate her room. Unlike other children, though, little Berlyn has spent much of her young life in and out of hospitals. She recently became the youngest patient known to undergo an autologous islet transplant.Read More… |