The Nebraska Methodist Health System, also known as Bestcare, is a nonprofit Nebraskan healthcare organization that was founded in 1982. Its headquarters are located at 825 S. 169th Street in Omaha, Nebraska.
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| Company type | Non-profit organization |
|---|---|
| Industry | Healthcare |
| Founded | 1982, in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | Omaha, NE and surrounding area |
| Website | bestcare |
History
editCreated in 1982 by Methodist Hospital leaders, the system operates as a not-for-profit.[1]
Operations
editThere are 685 beds within the system, with facilities offering programs in obstetrics, neurology, cancer care, cardiology, rehabilitation, and geriatric care.[2]
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.
The Methodist Health System is affiliated with the Nebraska Methodist College.[3]
Partnerships
editNebraska Methodist has partnered with for-profit behavior health operator Acadia Healthcare to operate some of its facilities.[4][5][6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "About MHS", Methodist Health System. Retrieved 4/12/08.
- ^ "Hospitals and health care systems", United Methodist Church. Retrieved 4/12/08.
- ^ Methodist Health System. Google Finance. Retrieved 9/10/16.
- ^ Silver-Greenberg, Jessica; Thomas, Katie (2024-09-01). "How a Leading Chain of Psychiatric Hospitals Traps Patients". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "Acadia Healthcare Forms Joint Venture Partnership With Nebraska Methodist Health System". Business Wire. 24 July 2023.
- ^ Herman, Bob (2024-07-08). "Pulling back the curtain on psychiatric hospital joint ventures". Stat. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
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