Health Center Association of Nebraska

The journey to CEO for Kenny McMorris MPA, FACHE, CHCEF started as a child when he was a patient at the Charles Drew Health Center, Inc., in Omaha: “I was a patient here all the way up to age 18. I went away to college then came back. My mother and my grandmother are patients here, too.” Under McMorris’ leadership, the health center has thrived, delivering nearly 40,000 patient visits annually! A true champion for health centers, McMorris says, “I want this place to feel like a community, a family for our patients, because it is a family?for?me.” ? Learn more about McMorris in the article on the new online magazine, Community Health Forum: https://lnkd.in/enU7Ss_Z #ValueCHCs #CommunityHealthForum ?

Meet Bluestem Health's Medical Records Specialist, Matt Younker-Rowell! What do you do in your current position?: As a Medical record specialist, I organize, maintain, and file records into patient charts for our providers and also any referring medical clinics. We in the medical records department are responsible for ensuring compliance of standards and guidelines, while also protecting the security and privacy of patient information. How did you get into your career?: I started in the medical field via a nursing home 35 years ago, throughout my time I have held positions in many different aspects of the medical field. 4 years ago ended up leaving the field due to some health issues for an Administrative Assistant position at a local Community College. After a few years, I extremely missed where my heart had been for so long. Why did you choose to work at a community health center?: A department co-worker at the college took a class to tour the job opportunities for people in the area of a local community health center. She returned and told me about the opportunities at Bluestem Health which made me think about returning to the Medical Field in an aspect that I would be able to utilize my years of knowledge in the healthcare field and where my heart has been for 35 years. #fqhc #communityhealthcenter #medical #informatics

Rachel Heinz is at the Creighton University Fall Majors Career Fair today! Recruiting for the next generation of community health center workforce! #CareerFairs #Network #ValueCHCs

Interested in the Mental Health Therapist position at All Care Health Center? Apply here: https://lnkd.in/dMBTpMc9

Our third Advancing the Health Center Movement Podcast is now live! In this episode of Advancing the Health Center Movement, we are joined by Samantha Wall, MPH, Health Equity and Access Advisor at HCAN. Listen in as we deep dive into Outreach and Enrollment and expanding access to affordable health coverage. Learn how health centers engage with their communities, assist individuals through the enrollment process, and address social drivers of health. Listen to the Outreach and Enrollment episode here: https://lnkd.in/gREbRN6P

Congratulations to the following Invested Leadership Cohort 1 Graduates! Jen Mayhew, OneWorld Community Health Centers; Jacque Fanning, Bluestem Health; Gina Klein, All Care Health Center; Ann Smolsky, Charles Drew Health Center, Inc.; Abbie Obermiller, Heartland Health Center; Jeff Schenck, East Central District Health Department/Good Neighbor Community Health Center; and Karie Langhorst, Midtown Health Center - Norfolk, Madison & West Point. Special thank you to BecomeMore Group for facilitating this group! So proud of all of these graduates on this remarkable achievement! Your hard work, dedication, and commitment to growth have truly paid off!

? What an incredible conference! ? And that's a wrap on our 2024 Nebraska Community Health Conference! HCAN staff would like to thank everyone who attended and contributed to the discussions! We were inspired by the amazing speakers! A special thank you to our sponsors and exhibitors for helping to make the day even more special! Together, we can continue to innovate and advance the health center movement! #ConferenceRecap #ValueCHCs

Kicking off the Nebraska Community Health Conference with our morning keynote speaker Kyu Rhee, MD, MPP from National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) as we talk about primary care and health equity and key areas of growth for the community health centers!

Interested in the Educational Navigator position at OneWorld Community Health Centers? Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gYVgsQaE #communityhealthcenter #fqhc #communityhealthjobs

We are looking forward to our annual conference, the 2024 Nebraska Community Health Conference this coming Thursday, September 19th! We are so excited to partner with Nebraska's Health Center Controlled Network (HCCN) to make this happen and looking forward to connecting and networking with our peers!