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Coping with serious illness – and mounting medical and prescription bills – can be overwhelming. Your gifts to our Charitable Care Program help relieve the burden for patients in dire financial need.…

“Serving Methodist is one of the things the good Lord has given me the opportunity to do.” — Edson Bridges II, President and CEO, Bridges Investment Counsel, Inc. His involvement in the life of Methodist Health System can be measured in decades. Edson Bridges II, president and CEO of Bridges…

Dave Davis was inspired to include Methodist Hospital Foundation in his estate plan while undergoing treatment for leukemia. "The Snickers Man" or "Snickers Dave" — that's how a lot of people remember Dave Davis. "He always had a bag full of Snickers and insisted anyone who came through his door…

Jody and Dr. David Filipi Over the decades, Methodist Health System has played an integral part in the life of the Filipi family. Dr. David Filipi, who was born at the original Methodist Hospital at 36th & Cuming, spent a combined 30 years as a Methodist family physician and administrator and…

Ruth Gabelhouse took incredible pride in taking meticulous care of her home. "There was never a dandelion in the front yard. She would be out there on her hands and knees in the summer," recalls grandson James Henrichs. For more than 65 years, that home was a cornerstone for Ruth and husband, Tom,…

Dennis Blackman, president at Blackman & Associates, P.C., knows what it means to be a patient at Methodist Hospital. He began his life at the original facility at 20th and Harney and had it saved 42 years later at 84th and Dodge—an emergency visit triggered by a critical asthma attack. "Withou…

If you want to hear what makes Methodist Hospital so special, have a conversation with Jennie Jacobs. She knows Methodist—in a big way. Jennie has been volunteering at the hospital for 43 years. She can sum up its uniqueness in two words: the people. "It's just a great place to be," Jennie says. "I…

Dr. Jack Lewis has helped countless people through his care as a physician. It's what he loves to do. So it came as no surprise that he wanted to extend this help to students at Nebraska Methodist College—The Josie Harper Campus by establishing a scholarship. In 1988, Dr. Lewis and his sister Judy B…

"Give until it feels good. Get up with a purpose in life. Do something for somebody else each day. Life is a gift." These are just a few of the mottos Jerry Hoban lives his life by every day. You recognize the optimism, gratefulness and appreciation for life within the first seconds you meet him. H…

Tools for Professional Advisors Legal name: Nebraska Methodist Hospital Foundation Legal address: 8701 W. Dodge Road, Suite 450, Omaha, NE 68114 Federal tax ID number: 47-0595345 Official Language for Including Methodist Hospital Foundation in a Will If your clients are interested …