The way Nola Olson sees it, Nebraska Medicine has saved her life in more ways than one.

The Nebraska Medicine heart transplant team is celebrating their 500th heart transplant. And wow, are their hearts full.

In a matter of weeks, a Norfolk, Nebraska, doctor went from delivering babies to relying on a machine to keep him alive.

Can a stopped heart begin to beat again in someone else’s body? For years, it was unthinkable. An incredible new procedure has made the impossible possible.

Seven years ago, Diane James was driving down I-80 with her son-in-law when she felt her heart flutter. Then it jumped. She knew something wasn’t quite right and told him, “Please take me to the hospital right away.”

When Lori Wiser married the love of her life in March 2019, she also decided it was the perfect opportunity to pay it forward. 

The Nebraska Medicine Patient Assistance Fund provides assistance to hundreds of patients and their families each year by helping them with everyday needs such as lodging, meals, gas cards and transportation. Learn how it helped this young heart recipient and his family.

Jean Hoffman's first heart transplant was 22 years ago. It allowed her to see so much of life she wouldn't have been able to see without it

April is National Donate Life month. Last year, 30,000 people began new lives thanks to organ transplants.