Miracles Happen Here

At Saint Elizabeth we are truly amazed by what modern medicine can accomplish. Many times each week we hear our patients and their families tell us, "it's a mircle!" We'd like to share some of these miracles with you.

 
The Miracle of a breath
"Christopher Reeves" Surgery
 
 
 
 
 
Kristin Piper, 9, of Scribner, NE
is at the computer with her
Occupational Therapist, Colleen Spellman. She is gradually learning to breathe on her own---without her ventilator!
 
 
Another patient, Larry Schroetlin of Butte, NE took his first breaths in three years without a ventilator.  Learn more.
 
 
Miracle "Blanket"
Saving tiny lives
Saint Elizabeth is the only medical center in the state using a breakthrough device proven to save the lives of newborns--and their quality fo life. The science behind this phenomenal advancement has shown that brain injury can be reduced along with minimizing or avoiding consequences that can include death in newborns or result in what is later recognized as developmental delay, mental retardation, vision impairment, or cerebral palsy.
Learn more.