Quality Healthcare
Healthy citizens are a high priority in Dawson County, and the communities work to ensure that their residents continue to receive top-notch medical attention.
In 1997, the Cozad Community Hospital completed a $1.8 million remodeling and building project. The hospital has five primary doctors along with one surgeon. Nine specialized doctors visit the hospital on a routine basis. Diagnostic services offered include mammography, ultrasound, CT scans and echocardiograms. Outpatient surgery is also available.
The Home Health Department celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2001, and the Cozad Community Wellness Center, completed in 2000, is located adjacent to the high school. This facility was a three-way partnership between the hospital, the city and the Cozad public schools. It has an outstanding walking track, an up-to-date weight room, spinning and aerobic rooms and more. It also has a basketball court used jointly by the wellness clients and the adjacent high school. A meeting room and media room are also available.
The Gothenburg Memorial Hospital has just completed a $3.5 million, 7,460-square foot addition and 15,850-square foot renovation. The hospital has shifted its emphasis from inpatient to outpatient care due to changes in technology. Equipment available includes a Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT) machine, an ultrasound machine, mammography equipment and ophthalmology services. Exam rooms are available for 17 visiting specialists in urology; spinal surgery; ophthalmology; cardiac/pulmonary; orthopedics; ear, nose and throat and gynecology. There are enlarged areas for the laboratory, physical therapy and cardiac rehab, two surgical rooms, two birthing rooms, an emergency room and an intensive care unit. Personnel include 24-hour registered nurse coverage for acute care, a consulting dietician and a consultant for pathology services. A wellness center, which opened in 1997, makes it possible for people in and around the community to maintain and improve their physical health year-round using the up-to-date physical training equipment for a very nominal fee.
The heart of Lexington’s healthcare is in the 12,000-square foot Plum Creek Medical Center. Here medical offices, imaging and emergency care are housed under one convenient roof. Residents will find everything they need, from family planning information to geriatrics. The Tri-County Hospital, adjacent to the Plum Creek Medical Center is a 40-bed facility that employs 187 people. The hospital provides a site for laboratory, emergency care, in- and outpatient surgery, delivery and newborn care and consultative services by specialists from around the state.
