Nebraska Resources

Virtual Urgent Care - Bryan Health, Lincoln, NE
Case study of Bryan Health ezVisit, an online diagnosis and treatment option being used by a nonprofit health system in Lincoln, Nebraska to provide healthcare services for minor conditions to surrounding rural communities.
Date: 02/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Case Study: High-Tech OB Simulation Training Educates OB Teams, Improves Quality of Rural Health Care
Reports on a pilot obstetrics simulation training program intended to help rural family physicians and obstetric care teams recognize and react to complications related to pregnancy, initially focusing on hemorrhaging. Identifies planned quality improvement measures resulting from the training and includes program contact information. Program targeted 12 rural hospitals in Nebraska.
Date: 2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Bryan Health, Heartland Health Alliance
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Rural Health in 2030: The Role of the University of Nebraska Medical Center
Reports on the viability of the rural healthcare workforce in Nebraska and the University of Nebraska Medical Center's (UNMC) role to assist local healthcare providers, patients, and students in rural areas. Focuses on rural education, rural healthcare delivery, and rural technology to achieve viability. Includes chart of 2016 healthcare graduates by rural versus urban location.
Date: 10/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Minority Population by County, Nebraska, 2020
Provides data on the minority population in Nebraska by county, utilizing 2020 Census data.
Additional links: Percentage Map, Population Count Map
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
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Nebraska: Find Your Local Health Department
An interactive map that shows the coverage area of each local health department (LHD) in Nebraska and the counties they serve.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Association of Local Health Directors
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Nebraska - I Love Rural Health: Stories
Provides blog stories and a video series related to rural healthcare in Nebraska that cover many aspects of delivering healthcare to residents of rural communities.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Rural Health Association
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Nebraska's Multi-Regional Nursing Workforce Model: Main Findings 2017-2025
Provides data and projections of Nebraska's nursing workforce by region, with information on supply and demand, shortages, Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), and more. Includes county-level map of Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs) in Nebraska.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Nebraska Center for Nursing, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
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Roadmap to Strong Rural Health Care
Provides information on sustaining rural hospitals and clinics, growing the rural healthcare workforce in Nebraska, improving access to post-acute hospital care, improving rural well-being, and preserving emergency medical services, among other topics related to rural healthcare in Nebraska.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Nebraska Hospital Association, Nebraska Rural Health Association
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Nebraska MS Alcohol & Drug Counselor
Shows MS alcohol and drug counselor federal shortage areas.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Office of Rural Health
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Nebraska BSN Registered Nurse Map
Shows BSN registered nurse federal shortage areas.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Office of Rural Health
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