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St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
St. Elizabeth Cancer Center
Web sites:
Hospital: www.saintelizabethonline.com
Cancer Center: www.saintelizabethonline.com/index.php?page_id=77&pp=68
Robert J. Lanik, CEO, St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center
Medical Director (To be named)
Charlotte Liggett, Vice President
Background
St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center is a 257-bed hospital that serves a 17-county area, including the state capital of Lincoln. The St. Elizabeth Cancer Center treated 679 new cancer patients in 2005 and 682 in 2006.
Patient Service Area
The majority of St. Elizabeth patients come from the Lincoln metropolitan area in Lancaster County, population 250,000, with the remainder residing in rural Nebraska. While the largest ethnic group is White, about 15 percent of the area is minority, predominantly Hispanic.
Access and Outreach Initiatives
St. Elizabeth is active in several cancer screening programs, including colorectal and breast screening. For many years, St. Elizabeth has been involved in “Every Woman Matters,” a program of the Nebraska Health and Human Services Department and the CDC to encourage annual health check ups including screenings for breast and cervical cancer, as well as blood pressure, cholesterol, and glucose levels.
