Living our Healthcare Mission
At Saint Elizabeth, our health care mission goes beyond helping people overcome illness or injury and providing a healing environment for them to do so. For us, our unique and enduring mission guides us to also reach out to the community we serve with innovative and supportive programs and services as well as partner with community agencies and organizations to strengthen their health programs. As a Catholic health care provider, we also care for all persons, including those most in need, regardless of their ability to pay for services. Here are some examples of how Saint Elizabeth lives its healthcare mission.

High-Tech Partnerships
It is an exciting way to reach out. Saint Elizabeth is helping emergency medical services people in all corners of the state stay current with the latest medical knowledge. In the ever-changing world of medicine Saint Elizabeth uses some of the most modern technology to help educate emergency service providers in the state. Ambulance EMTs, paramedics, fire and rescue teams, and others can stay current with medical advancements via a live video link and the face-to-face communication it offers via the Telehealth network. Learn more

Sophisticated Diagnosis
New equipment now being used by paramedics in  Lincoln will help save even more critical time for  heart attack patients. The Saint Elizabeth Foundation successfully wrote a $19,000 grant that will assure  that new, sophisticated wireless devices with diagnostic level 12-lead EKGs and digital data transmission systems will be placed in 8 city ambulances. Learn more

Keeping Mom Close
Kenna Hill of North Platte knew her baby wasn’t due for another two months. But she was having problems and was immediately airlifted from North Platte to Saint Elizabeth. Four days later, Kenna delivered Baby Casey. Born so early, he went directly to the NICU (Newborn Intensive Care Unit). His fragile lungs weren’t fully developed, and he  took his nourishment through a thin tube into his tummy. He would have to stay in the NICU 30 or more days. Learn more

Mobility is Freedom
Mobility for the aging is a form of freedom. To help people within the Aging Partners organization move around safely and be more independent, Saint Elizabeth donated four wheelchairs to their Senior Essentials program. Senior Essentials collects and donates durable medical equipment in good condition to people over age 60 who, for whatever reason, cannot afford them. Learn more

Stepping Out
Every year, 60 - 70 Saint Elizabeth associates and their families walk to help improve the health of others. One example is our partnering with the American Heart Association and supporting their annual Heart Walk in Lincoln.