2022–2023 COMMUNITY IMPACT As our community grows, so does our vision for serving you. Great Plains Health is pleased to begin seeing patients at the Great Plains Health Oak Street Medical Building in August 2023.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
WELLNESS EVENTS Breast cancer support group Third Thursday of the month | 6 to 7 p.m.
Great Plains Health | Conference room A 601 W. Leota St., North Platte, NE 69101
Patients diagnosed with breast cancer are welcome to attend. This group aims to provide an encouraging space where patients can connect with each other. This group provides patients with emotional and practical support throughout the journey with breast cancer. Registration is required. Call 308.568.7544 for more information and to register. New parent classes Prepared Childbirth | Held monthly Breastfeeding 101 | Held monthly Great Plains Health | Conference Center 601 W. Leota St., North Platte, NE 69101 These classes are designed to give parents a solid foundation of knowledge ahead of baby’s arrival. Registration is required. Visit gphealth.org/calendar to view schedule and register.
GREAT PLAINS HEALTH OAK STREET MEDICAL BUILDING OPENING AUGUST 21
Family medicine | 308.568.4700 Internal medicine | 308.568.3730 Pediatrics | 308.568.3580 Palliative care | 308.568.7390
Great Plains Health Oak Street Medical Building 625 W. William Ave. North Platte, NE 69101
Call 308.568.7372 for more information. Regional combine July 24 | 6:30 p.m.
At Great Plains Health, our experienced primary care physicians and staff are committed to providing care to patients of all ages — babies to seniors. A primary care provider (PCP) is a personal provider who you see for wellness checkups and common illnesses. Your PCP is your starting point for a long and healthy life, which is why we take pride in offering you a new, convenient location for your family’s primary care needs. The Great Plains Health Oak Street Medical Building is a 65,000-square-foot facility at the corner of William Avenue and Oak Street that includes 53 exam rooms. The Great Plains Health Oak Street Medical Building is home to: • Great Plains Family Medicine • Great Plains Health Internal Medicine • Great Plains Pediatrics • Great Plains Health Palliative Care • On-site lab • On-site X-ray services Alongside our community, Great Plains Health continues to grow to best serve your needs. It is our privilege to walk alongside you in your health journey.
Osteoporosis screening October 21 | 8 a.m. to noon Great Plains Health | Conference center 601 W. Leota St., North Platte, NE 69101 During the event: • Receive a FRAX (fracture risk assessment) score and learn your 10-year probability of having a fracture • Learn how to decrease your risk of fracture • Learn about osteoporosis and how medications affect your risk No registration is required. Call 308.568.8606 for more information. This event provides a fun and competitive environment for athletes to test their athletic ability, learn injury prevention techniques, receive a screening for movement disfunction and more. Registration is required. Visit gphealth.org/calendar to register. Call 308.568.7456 for more information. North Platte High School Football Field 1220 W. 2nd St., North Platte, NE 69101 Junior high and high school students are invited to attend. Parents and coaches are welcome, too.
All events are subject to change, and new ones added. Check our website at gphealth.org/calendar for the most up-to-date information.
School and sports physicals are now being scheduled for the 2023–2024 school year. BEAT THE RUSH
Great Plains Pediatrics 611 W. Francis St., Suite 220 North Platte, NE 69101 308.568.3580 Great Plains Family Medicine 500 W. Leota St., Suite 100 North Platte, NE 69101 308.568.4700 Great Plains Urgent Care
220 W. Leota St., Suite 2 North Platte, NE 69101 308.534.2900
GPHealth, HOPE-ESPERANZA: SAFETY CLASSES KICK INTO GEAR
With a smile and Spiderman kneepads, 8-year-old Micah Martin carefully holds a small watermelon buckled into a bicycle helmet. On the count of three, he drops it to the cement.
The melon survives.
Kellie Mahanes, BSN, RN, CEN, Great Plains Health trauma coordinator, removes the helmet and tells Micah to drop the melon again. The melon smashes to the ground, cracking and dripping watermelon juice. For an energetic and adventurous boy like Micah, the demonstration leaves an impact. “It taught me to put on a helmet so it’s not my head that cracks,” reflected Micah, who attended a bicycle safety course on May 23, coordinated by Great Plains Health and HOPE-Esperanza. “That activity teaches kids to protect their melon - their head - when they’re riding a bicycle,” said Mahanes. “The goal with these classes is to keep families out of the emergency department. We want to open the conversation about health topics and share best practices to keep our community well.” Micah and the other attendees learned about why you should wear a helmet and kneepads, how to check your bicycle to make sure it runs smoothly and more.
Pictured: Maria Rodriguez, HOPE-Esperanza director of youth and family services; Sophia Munoz, HOPE-Esperanza director of communication and outreach; Micah Martin, student; and Kellie Mahanes, BSN, RN, CEN, Great Plains Health trauma coordinator, pose for a photo at May 23’s bicycle safety training class, where attendees learned about the protective gear to wear on a bicycle ride, including a helmet, knee pads and elbow pads.
Great Plains Health and HOPE-Esperanza are collaborating to provide health and safety classes for the growing community in Greater Nebraska. HOPE-Esperanza is a local nonprofit organization with the goal of empowering families to live healthy lives, overcome hardship, and promote belonging and well-being. “Our goal is to make North Platte welcoming and inclusive, and build a community where everyone feels like they belong,” said TinaMaria Fernandez, HOPE-Esperanza founder. “HOPE- Esperanza is leading a multi-sector community collaborative project, Building HOPE in Community. There will be approximately 40 opportunities throughout the year for community members to come together, volunteer together, have fun and celebrate together.”
Bicycle safety is not the only topic that Great Plains Health and HOPE-Esperanza are embarking upon together. A STOP THE BLEED class led by Mahanes is scheduled for the fall, and plans for other classes are in progress. STOP THE BLEED is a training that gives the general public techniques to help in a bleeding emergency before professionals arrive at the scene. “This partnership reflects a proactive approach to meeting evolving community needs before a health concern even comes up,” said Megan McGown, Great Plains Health chief development officer. “We love seeing the confidence and excitement of children like Micah increase as they learn the importance of safety and wellness. That’s what makes our community stronger and healthier.”
SAVE THE DATE STOP THE BLEED September 5 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. HOPE HUB 1013 S. Cottonwood St. North Platte, NE 69101
Bicycle safety tips • Wear a helmet with a proper fit (level on the head, a snug but not tight fit) • Ensure proper bike fit • Make sure brakes, gears and tires are properly working • Use reflector and lights at dusk and dawn
No registration is necessary for this event. For more information about the Building HOPE in Community project, call:
English: 308.660.5935 Español: 308.650.2451
Great Plains Health AT A GLANCE
Great Plains Health serves 38 counties in three states over 67,882 square miles
Ivan Mitchell CEO
Care close to home As our community grows, so does our vision for serving you. One of our strategic objectives is to ensure access to quality care, which begins with a primary care provider. These providers ensure you live a high quality of life by providing screenings, day- to-day care and disease prevention, and, when further expertise is necessary, they are able to refer you to the specialty clinics for additional treatment, testing, imaging and expertise. We could not be more pleased to open the Great Plains Health Oak Street Medical Building on August 21. This building serves as our patients’ hub for primary care services, including Great Plains Family Medicine, Great Plains Health Internal Medicine and Great Plains Pediatrics. We aim to provide convenient, quality care for you and your family. This building is your centralized starting point, with our primary care clinics, on-site lab, on-site X-ray services, ample parking and more. Our team looks forward to continuing to serve our community.
4,756 ADMISSIONS
116 BEDS
1,180 EMPLOYEES
110 PHYSICIANS 1
538 BIRTHS
$ 211,053 Given in donations to local nonprofit groups that align with our goal to improve the health and wellness of the communities that we serve
16,589 Hours given back in 2022 by Great Plains Health employees volunteering to serve the community
OVER 30 MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SPECIALTIES
Annual economic impact of Great Plains Health to the region 2 $ 153.7 M
Patient medication (Rx) assistance program $ 1,225,802
AVERAGE MONTHLY UTILITY BILLS
Ivan Mitchell, FACHE, MHA, MPA Chief Executive Officer
$ 72,400 Electricity
$ 33,800 Gas
$ 4,200 Water
$ 18,000 Fuel
$ 27,500 Phone/internet
$ 25,200 Refuse/sewer
Megan McGown CDO
A HELPING HAND
Megan McGown
Serving our community needs In collaboration with community health partners, Great Plains Health conducts a Community Health Needs Assessment every three years to pinpoint the areas where we can most support our community. We use local, state and national data alongside evidence-based and transparent practices to compile this report. Simply, we aim to identify community health challenges and outline a solution that we can help work toward. Great Plains Health is focusing on the following areas:
2019
2020
2021
2022
Total free care: $40,896,109
$31,918,451 $22,162,699 $18,077,230
Uncompensated care is the amount a hospital doesn’t get reimbursed due to a patient not having insurance or the ability to pay for the cost of care. With the recent Medicaid expansion, Medicaid coverage is more accessible, so our uncompensated care is decreasing; but our commitment to serving this region and putting the patient first - always - is as important as ever.
2022 local spending
+ Improving access to medical and dental care + Increasing access to mental and behavioral care + Increasing access to safe and affordable housing
$2,023,170
$1,664,668
+ Increasing prevention and education to reduce the prevalence of chronic diseases, preventable conditions, readmissions and high mortality rates + Recruiting and retaining quality healthcare professionals You can view the full Community Health Needs Assessment, implementation plan and any updates at gphealth.org/ communitybenefit. If you have any questions or feedback, please contact me at mcgownm@gphealth.org
$1,351,045
$1,066,198
$579,761
$274,635
$41,395
$40,728
Rent and food
Construction and capital
Utilities
Services Supplies and equipment
Physician related
Travel
Drugs
Other Nebraska spending $28,244,402 Total Nebraska spending $168,752,279
Property and vehicle taxes
$199,092
Local donations
$211,053
Salaries and benefits
$132,719,747
Megan McGown, MSOM Chief Development Officer
1. Includes active medical staff and courtesy medical staff 2. Estimates computed by Melissa L. Trueblood, PhD, Nebraska Public Power District, May 2023
North Platte spending
$140,507,877
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