The Way Forward
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The Way Forward

The new Behavioral Health and Wellness Center at Children’s Nebraska is Omaha offers a "no wrong door" policy for self-referral and a seamless continuum of mental health services for children and teens, positioned right alongside primary care — a deliberate signal that mental health and physical health are inseparable.

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Santa's Christmas Eve visit to Genesis Pediatrics
Alex Strauss Alex Strauss

Santa's Christmas Eve visit to Genesis Pediatrics

WHO: Santa Claus and Davenport Fire Department

WHAT: Santa and Mrs. Claus (via the DFD) will be making their annual visit to Genesis Pediatrics on Christmas Eve.

WHERE: Genesis Medical Center, 1227 East Rusholme Street, Davenport.

WHEN: Sunday, December 24 at 9 a.m.

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Make-A-Wish Brings Many Surprises to Physician Family
Alex Strauss Alex Strauss

Make-A-Wish Brings Many Surprises to Physician Family

Sanford sports medicine physician Verle Valentine, MD, and his wife Carrie thought they understood what the Make-A-Wish organization was all about. After all, they had been hearing about Make-A-Wish since their daughter Alexa (Lexi) - now 17 - was a preschooler. 

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Palliative Care Focuses on Family, Quality of Life
Alex Strauss Alex Strauss

Palliative Care Focuses on Family, Quality of Life

The addition of a full-time physician dedicated to the Hand in Hand palliative care program at Omaha’s Children’s Hospital & Medical Center is bringing the multidisciplinary, team-driven service to more area patients and their families.   

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Fostering Resilience
Alex Strauss Alex Strauss

Fostering Resilience

Resilience is defined as a person’s ability to recover from life’s hardships, stresses and setbacks, according to mental health professionals.

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