Dr. Todd Hlavaty named to Nebraska Cancer Coalition board
Contact: Mary Roberts
North Platte, Neb., December 20, 2021 – Great Plains Health is proud to announce that Dr. Todd E. Hlavaty has been selected to serve on the board of directors for the Nebraska Cancer Coalition (NC2), beginning January 2022. Dr. Hlavaty is a board-certified radiation oncologist and has been the medical director of the Callahan Cancer Center at Great Plains Health for the last 26 years.
“We congratulate Dr. Hlavaty on being selected for this responsibility,” Mel McNea, chief executive officer at Great Plains Health, said. “He will undoubtedly bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the board, just as his brings to his role at Great Plains Health every day. Nebraskans are fortunate to have him serving in a way that impacts how we understand and prevent cancer.”
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in Nebraska. NC2 is a statewide nonprofit agency with a 20-year history of working collaboratively with partners in cancer care arenas across Nebraska.
NC2’s mission is to connect people and resources to strengthen cancer prevention, detection and the quality of life in Nebraska. NC2’s programs are focused on outreach, with attention to the following action areas: colorectal cancer, HPV vaccination, screening disparities, lung cancer, and breast and cervical cancers. Other programs are dedicated to cancer survivorship, education and advocacy.
Dr. Hlavaty has been the medical director of the Anderson Cancer Center in McCook, Neb., for the past seven years. He has also served as the past president of the Nebraska Medical Association since 2019 and in various leadership roles at Great Plains Health, including on the Great Plains Health Care Foundation board of directors.
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About Great Plains Health
Based in North Platte, Nebraska, Great Plains Health is a fully accredited, 116-bed acute-care regional medical center serving western and central Nebraska, northern Kansas and southern South Dakota. With 90 physicians representing nearly 30 medical specialties, the Great Plains Health system offers advanced health care, including heart and vascular, cancer, and orthopedic surgery services. Great Plains Health is a Level III trauma center, and all of its emergency department physicians are residency-trained and board-certified in emergency medicine. The system employs approximately 1,200 employees and serves a geographic area spanning approximately 16,000 square miles.
The hospital is accredited by the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ) and is home to an American College of Surgeons-accredited cancer center and Level II bariatric surgery program. For more information, visit gphealth.org.