AT A GLANCE
Great Plains Health is home to: • A heart stenting program • Neurosurgery program • Joint Commission designated primary stroke center • Wound healing center • Endocrinology and infectious disease program • Level II neonatal intensive care unit • MBSAQIP designated bariatric surgery program • ACS CoC accredited cancer program • Surgical robotics program
GREAT PLAINS HEALTH Located in south central Nebraska, Great Plains Health in North Platte, Nebraska is a non-profit, fully accredited, 116 bed regional referral center serving west Nebraska, northern Kansas and northern Colorado. Named Nebraska’s first and only Top Rural Hospital by The Leapfrog Group two years in a row, the Great Plains Health primary and secondary service area spans a region approximately the size of Pennsylvania, covering 38 counties, 67,882 square miles and 136,000 lives. With nearly 100 physicians representing over 30 medical specialties,
the Great Plains Health offers advanced medical
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including heart and vascular, c a n c e r , orthopedic services, women’s services and a level III trauma center. The range of patient populations served includes neonate, pediatric, adult, obstetric and geriatric. The system employs approximately 1,100 employees who serve the community with an average of 25,000 volunteer hours each year. Great Plains Health has an estimated economic impact of $108 million on the region.
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