Bryan Health (formerly BryanLGH Health System) is an American

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healthcare organization located in

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, Nebraska. The system operates an acute-care hospital, several outpatient clinics and a College of Health Sciences, as well as a physician network and a heart institute.

History

The organization was formed in 1997 by the merger of two pre-existing hospitals in Lincoln: Bryan Memorial Hospital and Lincoln General Hospital. The name BryanLGH was chosen to reflect the names of the pre-existing hospitals, both of which had been in operation since 1926. The College of Health Sciences also opened in 1926 as Bryan School of Nursing. Bryan's physician network and heart institute have been added since the merger. The organization's name is derived from

William Jennings Bryan William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, orator and politician. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the History of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, running ...

's gift of land to the

United Methodist Church The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a leader in evangelical ...

for a hospital in 1922. The Vice President of United States

Richard Bruce Cheney Richard Bruce Cheney ( ; born January 30, 1941) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. He is currently the oldest living former U ...

was born in Bryan Memorial Hospital at 1941.

Healthcare facilities

The hospital known as Bryan Medical Center, founded in 1926, operates as two campuses, Bryan Medical Center East and Bryan Medical Center West, which are often still referred to locally as Bryan Memorial and Lincoln General."BryanLGH will change its name to Bryan"
Journal-Star, March 19, 2012 In 2012 the name was changed from BryanLGH Medical Center. The hospital has 672 beds and serves patients from throughout Nebraska and neighboring states. The system operates the Crete Area Medical Center (founded in 1950), a full-service rural health clinic in

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, Nebraska with 24 licensed beds. Bryan Health operates the Kearney Regional Medical Center with 93 licensed beds founded in 2014 in

Kearney, Nebraska Kearney is the county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 30,787 in the 2010 census. It is home to the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The westward push of the railroad as the Civil War ended gave new birt ...

Leadership

Russ Gronewold was named

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of Bryan in 2019. He was previously

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. The appointment was controversial because of Gronewold's prior affiliation with the

Nebraska Family Alliance Nebraska Family Alliance (NFA) is a fundamentalist Christian organization based in Lincoln, Nebraska. It is a 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1988. It most prominently lobbies against LGBT rights, such as same-sex marriage and LGBT adoption. T ...

, a socially conservative lobbying group.

College of Health Sciences

The College of Health Sciences offers undergraduate degrees in Nursing, Ultrasound, Pre-med, Pre-PT and other health professions, and a Doctoral degree in Nurse Anesthesia Practice an Education Doctorate with Emphasis in Nursing Education and a Masters in Nursing with a track in Leadership or Education to choose from, as well as certificate programs for ancillary health professions."About the college"
Bryan Health System website

References

External links

Bryan Health Homepage
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