Health Services

Diagnostic Services

To help our physicians make a timely and accurate diagnosis, Johnson County Hospital has a wide variety of sophisticated diagnostic capabilities.  All the procedures are performed at the order of a physician.  Your physician can answer any specific questions you may have about different kinds of tests.  He/She will order the best exam based upon your medical history and symptoms.  Not all types of exams are safe for everyone, so be sure to discuss any of your concerns with your physician. 

The Radiology Department at JCH provides 24 hour coverage. Routine X-Rays are provided by registered technologists employed by the Hospital.  Additional services have been added to help physicians make accurate diagnoses and assist in treatment, which has benefits to the patient not only in the quality of care but also in convenience. Johnson County Hospital provides the following diagnostic exams:
           
Diagnostic Imaging General Radiology (X-Ray)

Computed Tomography (CT)

Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT)

Ultrasound

Mammography

Mobile Nuclear Medicine

Mobile Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Teleradiology

For more detailed information about each service, click HERE.

Rehabilitation Services

Respiratory Therapy:

Sleep Studies Program
Come spend the night with us at JCH.  You will need a doctor’s referral to be scheduled for a sleep apnea evaluation.

Pulmonary Clinic
Dr. Ellen Miller, pulmonologist from Lincoln, provides clinic services once a month to keep everyone “breathing easy.”

Smoking Cessation Program
If you want to quit we are ready to help.  We can provide guidance and education to assist you in achieving a positive outcome.  Call us for written material or just drop in for one on one encouragement.

Physical Therapy:
The Physical Therapy Department at Johnson County Hospital offers physical and rehabilitation therapy to acute, skilled nursing, outpatient and Home Health Care patients.  Services include; orthopedic and sports medicine, and neurological conditions.  This may involve assessment and treatment with the use of appropriate procedures such as hot pack / ice packs, massage, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, and whirlpool.  It could also include the use of exercise, gait training, neuro re-education and balance activities and progressive functional and stabilization activities.

Cardiac Rehab:
Individualized Cardiac Rehabilitation is available Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.  The program includes one-on-one teaching of diet, exercise, and medication use.  The program can run anywhere from six to eight weeks, depending upon your insurance carrier and is available only with a doctor’s orders.

Speech Therapy
Speech Therapy includes providing screening, consultation, diagnosis and treatment of speech or swallowing problems that a patient may have. Speech Therapy services are offered here at Johnson County Hospital on an as-needed basis.

Skilled Care/Swing Bed
Johnson County Hospital provides for an ongoing program of activities designed to meet the interests and the physical, mental, spiritual and psychosocial well-being of each patient.


Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy (OT) incorporates meaningful and purposeful occupation to enable people with limitations or impairments to participate in everyday life. Occupational Therapists work with individuals to facilitate health and well-being through engagement or re-engagement in occupation.

For more detailed information about each service, click HERE.

Specialty Services:

Swing Bed
Swing Bed is a service that is provided to patients who no longer require acute hospital care, but need assistance, from skilled nursing or rehabilitation care, based on a physician’s order.  Examples include frequent IM injections, regulation of medication or readjustment, diabetes regulation or re-evaluation, Levine tube or gastric tube feedings, sterile dressing changes, extensive decubitus ulcer(s), terminal condition requiring a professional nurse’s monitoring, multiple complications, and rehabilitation, such as physical therapy for fracture or stroke patients or occupational and speech therapy.

Surgery
Surgical procedure performed at the hospital include: gallbladder surgery, hernia repairs, appendectomy, hysterectomy, and cataract surgery, to name just a few.  The surgery department provides on-call staffing 24-hours a day for any emergencies that may arise.

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