Mission in action

• Provided more than $220,000 for a 3D Tomosynthesis mammography machine
• Associate crisis assistance
• Wireless phones for PeriOp services
• Medication room monitors for ER
• Water bottle fill fountain
• Clinic Dexcom setup
• Ipads for endocrinology clinic
• Emergency cart and portable suction for the Health Pavilion
• Digital stethoscopes in neurology
• Signage and exam tables in Callahan Cancer Center
• IT connectivity equipment
• Guest chairs for sleep lab
• Mental health day for area high school students
• Freezer for donor breast milk
• Senapted sensory station in physical therapy
• Patient room side tables in behavioral health unit
• Spirometry equipment for pulmonology clinic

• Provided $500K to the purchase of PET Scanner
• Associate crisis assistance
• Cancer Center computers
• Cancer Center painting group
• Cancer Center patient ice machine
• Cancer Center survivors drive-in event
• Cancer Center Varian couch
• Cancer thermometers
• Cardiology heart failure outcomes
• Cath lab support
• Christmas cookie run
• Clinic iPads
• Clothing closet
• Comfort cart
• DI gynecological cart
• Donor breast milk program
• Electrostatic disinfectant spray guns
• Emergency department construction
• Employee HERO banner
• Hospice laptops
• Inpatient mobile gaming systems
• Lab osmometer
• Mobile lead barrier
• Oncology infusion barcode scanners
• Patient assistance
• Patient gas cards
• Pediatric family education
• Physician HERO signs
• Postpartum bed
• Remembrance ceremony lighting
• Sleep lab monitors
• Teladoc stethoscopes
• Vein finders

• • Atrium bathroom doors, wave-to-open device
  • Bedside cabinets
  • BHS interventions
  • Cancer thermometers
  • Cancer Center painting group
  • Cancer Center survivors event
  • Cath lab construction
  • Christmas midnight cookie run
  • Clinic iPads
  • Clothing closet
  • Comfort cart
  • Cancer Center radiation upgrade
  • EEG portable machine
  • Emergency department construction
  • Employee assistance
  • Footsteps grief camp
  • Genii Unit for special procedures
  • Hematrax
  • Home pulse oximeters
  • Hospice
  • Manual blood bank station
  • Panda unit for care of neonates
  • Patient assistance
  • Patient lift wound care
  • Portable ultrasound - Mindray
  • Postpartum hemorrhage carts
  • Remembrance ceremony lighting
  • Sideline tent for sports injuries
  • Stand up desks
  • Stop the bleed trauma kits
  • Stryker Venom probes
  • TeamCare
  • Vision Spot screening device
  • Wheelchairs/transfer chairs

• Blood Bank HemaTrax interface
• Callahan Cancer Center painting group
• Cancer telehealth support
• Car extractor patient lift
• Car seat training
• Ceiling lift for wound care patients
• Clothing closet
• Comfort cart
• Cuddle Cot for infant demise care
• Diabetes patient supplies
• Distraction kits
• EEG equipment upgrade
• Emergency department construction
• Employee support
• Footsteps Grief Camp
• Fund SANE/SART RN training
• Glucose monitoring equipment
• Handicap bathroom door openers
• Home pulse oximeters
• Hospice department support
• Hospice patient monitors
• Laptops for hospice
• Lincoln County Keep Kids Safe (LinCKS)
• Manual blood bank station
• Midline team portable ultrasound
• Patient assistance
• Perinatal death training
• Simulator equipment and training room
• Sunscreen kits
• Team care - tools for staff providing traumatic care
• Translation stations

In addition to completing emergency department expansion funding, donor gifts helped to fund the following projects throughout the hospital in 2017:

Clothing Closet The clothing closet provides for patients who need an article of clothing upon dismissal. The closet will provide patients with sweats, t-shirts, coats, underwear, socks & slippers. This service is managed by the GP Volunteer Auxiliary and case management.

Diabetes Education Offering GP Health dieticians new training materials for patients of all ages.

I-STAT Monitor for the Imaging center The I-STAT monitor performs blood testing and streamlines the process for patients, no longer requiring them to perform lab work at the hospital prior to completing their test at the Imaging Center.

Maternal birthing and Neonatal educational simulators The addition of two new state-of-the-art patient robots (Victoria, mom and Tori, baby) to the GP Health simulation lab will not only benefit nursing staff in Women and Children’s, but also be used for training medical providers, residents, emergency room staff and respiratory therapists.

Lincoln County Keep Kids Safe (LinCKS) GP Health Care Foundation sponsored 5 GPH staff members to attend and become certified car seat installers. Currently, 9 out of 10 car seats are installed incorrectly.

BEAM project for image sharing. The project provides GP Health the ability to securely transfer images to many different outlets and also allows for receiving images. This project decreases the need for repeat exams, repeat burning of CD’s for patients needing to take images out of network and/or not having the correct information on CD’s for patients.

Interfaces for the Cepheid PCR instrument and Bio-Fire PCR instrument. Previously, lab results had to be manually entered for each patient and double checked. The interface automatically enters the data into the patient record, to ensure the patients safety and eliminates the potential for human error.

Activity pillows. Activity pillows are used for inpatients who experience anxiety or agitation. The pillows serve as a distraction so patients don’t focus on pulling out IV’s, catheters, etc.

Aladdin Temp-Rite on demand. The heat on demand system assists GPH to serve patients hot meals. The current system no longer holds temperatures and impacts the patient experience.

QI program for Radiology. The program provides the radiologists a structured program to provide feedback to radiology technologists on image quality to provide better care for patients.

Cancer Center. The pharmacy IV med room required a remodel to meet new governmental standards for mixing and delivering oncology drugs.

2017 F350 Pickup. A pickup was purchased in order to transport the sports & therapy trailer to sporting events throughout the region for outreach services during sporting events/rodeos.

AEDs. Defibrillators were purchased for the Sports/Therapy department for use during outreach services at local area sporting events.

Cancer Center. 16 new patient recliners were purchased for oncology chemotherapy and exam rooms.

Imaging Center. A bench was purchase and installed outside the imaging center for patients wanting fresh air, or waiting for a ride.

Bleeding kits. Disposable triage kits were provided throughout the community and to EMT providers as our GPH educators provided Stop the Bleed education.

Handi-Bus punch cards. Punch cards were purchased for Home Health and Hospice patients that cannot afford transportation to appointments.

DVDs. Hospice educational videos were purchased to share with families dealing with end of life changes of a loved one.

Comfort Cart. The cart provides small incidental items such as toiletries, game books and other items that help make a patients stay even better at GPH.

Footsteps Grief Camp. A camp is held each year for families with children coping with the death of a loved one. In 2017, the event was held at Camp Comeca in Cozad.

Hospice volunteer program. The Foundation helps fund the volunteer program which includes educational training material and support for our volunteers.

Cancer Center Painting Group. The Foundation provides funding for this weekly group of patients who would like to pursue art therapy as a coping strategy.

Patient assistance. Support is offered, usually through the case management department, for patients experiencing extreme financial hardship. Types of aid include gas cards, medication assistance, diabetes supplies, digital scales for congestive heart failure patients and other small medical equipment.

Emergency Department fundraising. The $3.5 million fundraising goal was achieved for the ER expansion, resulting in an additional gift of $5 million from Bill and Ruth Scott.

The newly expanded Emergency Department is complete. Take the virtual tour here to find out more.

Over the last 25 years, donors have gifted over $20 million to support the mission of Great Plains Health Care Foundation, making the following projects possible.

• The purchase of 3-D mammography imaging technology.
• The purchase of an outreach treatment trailer for Great Plains Sports & Therapy at regional athletic and rodeo events.
• Installation of commissioned artwork throughout GP West, highlighted and incorporated into an art tour for patients and guests.
• The Get Well Network—an interactive patient education and communication system featured in the private patient rooms at Great Plains Health. This is the first system of its kind in Nebraska.
• A $1.3 million gift toward the purchase of a new state-of-the-art linear accelerator used for radiation oncology at the Callahan Cancer Center.
• Comprehensive funding for the Great Plains Gardens. The gardens include a Healing Garden for patients and visitors as well as a Gathering Garden for outdoor dining and events.
• An elliptical machine for Behavior Health Services.
• State-of-the-art linear accelerator for radiation oncology.
• A treadmill for Cardiac Rehabilitation Services.
• Infant bereavement counseling training for staff.
• Patient lifts for Callahan Cancer Center.
• First aid training for student managers and coaches.
• Cardio check machine for cardiac screenings.
• Lift chair for hospice patients.
• Neurological sciences: Over $130,000 was raised at the 2011 Gala, Casino Royale. Funds were used to purchase new electroencephalogram video (EEG) equipment, additional computer monitoring equipment and software for sleep studies, and Telemedicine equipment for acute stroke treatment.
• Great Plains Heart & Vascular Center: Funds raised at our 2010 Gala supported the purchase of the Volcano Imaging System. The system is used in diagnosing and treatment planning for vascular blockages.
• Neurology equipment fore treatment of stroke, epilepsy and sleep disorders.
• Orthopaedic surgery robotic equipment
• Women's services monitoring equipment