FROM OUR PRESIDENT
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his is the first edition of Journeys since we announced that later this year we’re adopting the name Bryan Health for our health system and Bryan Medical Center for our medical center locations in Lincoln. We have been BryanLGH since 1997, when two strong and recognized acute care hospitals came together to form our BryanLGH Health System and BryanLGH Medical Center. We will spend this 15th-anniversary year honoring the legacy that has brought us to this point. During the past 15 years, we have grown beyond just a medical center with two campuses. The name that will guide us into the future — Bryan Health — represents 85 years of quality, excellence and innovation in health care. It speaks to the presence we now have throughout the Midwest and across the country. It also reflects our commitment to be your family’s partner for a full spectrum of wellness, acute care and rehabilitation needs. On your team, you have nearly 5,000 physicians, staff members and volunteers — they are the people who have made BryanLGH the place you want to receive care, and at the same time, they are your friends, family and neighbors who make our community the place we choose to live. I am honored to lead these dedicated individuals toward Bryan Health’s bright future. On that note, I would like to point out that the Studer Group — an organization that helps health care organizations achieve and sustain exceptional clinical, operational and financial outcomes
— honored BryanLGH with a Fire Starter Award as its health care organization of the month in February and then in March recognized Crete Area Medical Center with this accolade. The Studer Group chose us from among hundreds of organizations and pointed to our achievements in categories such as patient satisfaction, physician satisfaction, employee engagement, organizational growth and quality as award-winning attributes. We reached these levels as a team, striving to provide you and your loved ones the best possible care. It also is fitting that this edition of Journeys serves as our annual community benefit report for fiscal year 2011. The stories reinforce our commitment to support and collaborate with those who work so hard to make our community safe, vital and welcoming. Our total quantifiable community benefit of more than $72.7 million attests to our unwavering promise, as your locally owned and governed, notfor-profit health care system, to always be there for all who turn to us for care, including those who are unable to pay. Community. Future. Health. Helping you prepare for what’s next in your life will always be what’s next in ours.
Kimberly A. Russel President and Chief Executive Officer BryanLGH Health System
Co-workers at BryanLGH West proudly display the Studer Group Fire Starter Award shared by everyone in our organization.
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