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There are a number of hospitals located in and around Knox County. Nearby hospital facilities include the following: |
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| Creighton Area Health Service in Creighton is a combination hospital and nursing home. Lundberg Memorial Hospital has a 30-bed capacity and offers numerous services including: laboratory, X-ray, recovery room, intensive care unit, inhalation therapy, and swing beds. Home health, outpatient surgery, physical and respiratory therapy, prenatal classes, social services, ultrasounds, and CAT scans are also offered. The hospital also has a number of specialty clinics including: EEG and nerve conduction study, Knox County Immunization Clinic, orthopedics, OB-GYN, vascular, podiatry, cardiology, urology, mammograms, pulmonology clinics, mental health clinics, MRI, and ear, nose and throat services. Creighton Area Health Services has four facilities to serve the residents of Northeast Nebraska which includes a hospital, two medical clinics, and a nursing home. They are located 45 miles from Norfolk, NE and 35 miles from Yankton, SD. www.cahs-ne.org/ |
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| Niobrara Valley Hospital, located in Lynch, is licensed for 20 beds. It is accredited by Medicare and the State of Nebraska. A hospital expansion, including patient room renovations, was completed in 1996. Niobrara Valley Hospital is a full-service, critical access hospital and provides outpatient specialty clinics and durable medical equipment. For more information or to inquire about services, contact the Director of Nursing at (402) 569-2451 or fax to (402) 569-2474. |
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| Santee Medical Clinic has two exam rooms, lab and x-ray, a conference room, storage, and a reception area. The clinic has three physicians and an OB-GYN who works at the clinic half days on a rotating basis with Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, SD. A Physician's Assistant and one full-time and four part-time nurses staff the clinic. | ||
