Nebraska Governor Heineman and First Lady Sally Ganem recently honored the Alegent Creighton Health Faith Community Health Network (FCHN) with the Governor’s Points of Light group award. The FCHN is comprised of 50 congregations and 73 active faith community nurses and health ministers. The volunteer-based service group was started in 2005 and has impacted more than 13,000 individuals with 714,055 group contacts (education, screening and group support), and more than 105,000 volunteer hours, saving more than $1.9 million by avoiding emergency room visits, surgical procedures, advocating for treatment, and providing no cost fitness classes and health screenings. Governor’s Points of Light awards are sponsored by ServeNebraska and are presented quarterly in recognition of volunteers who give their time, talent and energy to help Nebraskans build stronger communities.
Alegent Creighton Health and the Catholic Health Initiatives organizations in Nebraska and southwest Iowa are integrating to create single, regional health network with a unified mission: nurturing the healing ministry of the Church while creating healthier communities. Headquartered in Omaha, with locations stretching from Kearney, Nebraska to Corning, Iowa, the health network is the largest in Nebraska and serves residents of Nebraska, southwest Iowa and northern Kansas. For more information about Alegent Creighton Health Faith Community Health Network (FCHN), please visit www.alegentcreighton.com or www.chinebraska.org.