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Motherhood motivates stroke survivor in therapy

Between her three kids, a full-time job at an orthopedic hospital, and the occasional sand volleyball game, Andrea Kuester is a busy woman. A stroke in February temporarily sidelined the 39-year-old former college athlete, but her can-do attitude is proving key to her successful rehabilitation journey. “Andrea and I are not programmed to ‘settle’, and…
Madonna’s Lincoln Campus marks milestone with Topping Off ceremony

Spring 2021 marks a huge milestone for Madonna’s Lincoln Campus $57 million construction and renovation project: The placement of the final uppermost steel beam of the patient tower. On Friday, March 12, 2021, the hospital hosted a topping off ceremony. While the practice dates back hundreds of years, today’s event was made even more special by…
COVID-19 survivor recounts fight against paralyzing bout of GBS

On Nov. 23, Greg Schroeter was 10 days into quarantine after a COVID-19 exposure when his luck ran out. While trimming bushes around his acreage near Humphrey, Nebraska, Greg noticed an annoying tingling and numbness in his feet. The sensation intensified and within 24 hours, the formerly active 51-year-old couldn’t walk. Doctors at Methodist Hospital in Omaha…
Research Institute fosters innovation in the next generation

Madonna’s Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering solves patients’ and clinicians’ rehabilitation challenges by developing technological solutions. To solve one of these problems, Institute researchers expanded the ability of the Madonna ICARE by SportsArt to capture information that will guide use of the technology for individuals focusing on recovering arm function. The ICARE is a patented, intelligently controlled motor-assisted…
Madonna’s Lincoln Campus breaks ground on 3-story patient wing expansion

Summer 2020 has been the summer of progress at Madonna’s Lincoln Campus. A massive slab of asphalt that used to be designated employee parking is now a graded out dirt field peppered with construction flags. The old main entrance off a busy South Street has been bulldozed and a new paved entryway has been laid. There’s…
Madonna breaks ground on Omaha Campus physicians clinic

Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals-Omaha Campus is expanding its Village Pointe facility at 175th and Burke Streets to meet the growing need for physician-led outpatient physiatry and therapy services. On July 20 hospital leaders joined with community partners to host a groundbreaking celebration, unveiling the Physicians Clinic construction project underway on the northeast side of the campus. “We track the…
Rosie the Renegade No Stranger to Masks

At almost 3 years old, little Rosie Kubik has climbed more mountains and conquered more obstacles than most of us can imagine. The spunky red-head has spent most of her young life battling serious health issues, and now is using her experience and voice to share an important message. On Aug. 4, 2017, Rosie was diagnosed with…
Young father defies the odds after spinal cord injury

On April 19, 2019, on a familiar gravel road near his hometown of Hillsboro, Kansas, Eric Bartel sustained an incomplete spinal cord injury a motor vehicle accident that would prove life-changing. The doctors at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita told Eric that he may never walk again, but the father of three young…
Kansas teen a walking testament to hope and healing

Picking up the pieces of a shattered life takes grit and resilience. Those traits, along with his steadfast faith, supportive family and love of music, are helping Caleb Tobias reclaim his life. On March 6, 2019, the routine morning commute to school in Clearwater, Kansas, took a near fatal turn for Caleb. A Ford SUV…
Car enthusiast cruises back to school, work after ‘miracle’ recovery at Madonna

As a father, it was the worst day Dave Casper could imagine. He got a call that son Drew was involved in a wreck at Heartland Motor Sports in Topeka, Kansas. His outlook was grim. “We didn’t get a lot of messages that gave us a lot of hope,” Dave said. “He was supposed to…