Bryan Health (formerly BryanLGH Health System) is a not-for-profit healthcare organization located in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. The system operates an acute-care hospital, several outpatient clinics and a College of Health Sciences, as well as a physician network and a heart institute.
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| Company type | Nonprofit organization |
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| Industry | Health care |
| Genre | Health Care System |
| Headquarters | , |
| Services | Hospital |
Number of employees | 3,500 |
| Website | www |
History
The organization was formed in 1997 by the merger of two pre-existing hospitals in Lincoln: Bryan Memorial Hospital and Lincoln General Hospital.[1] The name BryanLGH was chosen to reflect the names of the pre-existing hospitals, both of which had been in operation since 1926.[2] The College of Health Sciences also opened in 1926 as Bryan School of Nursing.[3] Bryan's physician network and heart institute have been added since the merger.
The organization's name is derived from William Jennings Bryan's gift of land to the United Methodist Church for a hospital in 1922.[3]
Health care facilities
The hospital known as Bryan Medical Center operates as two campuses, Bryan Medical Center East and Bryan Medical Center West, which are often still referred to locally as Bryan Memorial and Lincoln General.[2] In 2012 the name was changed from BryanLGH Medical Center. The hospital has 672 beds and serves patients from throughout Nebraska and neighboring states.[4]
The system also operates Crete Area Medical Center, a full-service rural health clinic.
Leadership
Russ Gronewold was named CEO of Bryan in 2019. He was previously CFO. The appointment was controversial because of Gronewold's prior affiliation with the Nebraska Family Alliance, a socially conservative lobbying group.[5]
College of Health Sciences
The College of Health Sciences offers undergraduate degrees in Nursing, Ultrasound, Pre-med, Pre-PT and other health professions and a Doctoral degree in Nurse Anesthesia Practice an Education Doctorate with Emphasis in Nursing Education and a Masters in Nursing with a track in Leadership or Education to choose from, as well as certificate programs for ancillary health professions.[6]
References
- ^ "Lincoln Hospital Name Change" Archived 2014-08-09 at the Wayback Machine, WOWT News, March 19, 2012
- ^ a b "BryanLGH will change its name to Bryan", Journal-Star, March 19, 2012
- ^ a b "History". Bryan College of Health Sciences. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ [1], Bryan Health System website
- ^ Olberding, Matt (December 10, 2019). "Kim Russel reflects on her time at Bryan as Gronewold prepares to take over as president/CEO". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ "About the college", Bryan Health System website