Julie and Raul Escobar were relatively new to Seward County when they found out they were expecting their second child. They chose Memorial Health Care Systems for their family care and maternity care because they wanted to support the local community.

Breast cancer affects us all. It affects our mothers, sisters, wives and friends. It affects people of every age, sex and race. The best protection is early detection. Early detection can save lives and mammograms are the most important tool in diagnosing breast cancer. There is no cure for breast cancer, but mammograms can save lives by finding breast cancer as early as possible.

What brought Milford women to Seward each week? Pulmonary Rehabilitation at Memorial Hospital.  Linda Sorensen, Sharon Neihardt, Carol Morrow and Doretta Schweitzer participated in a doctor referred rehabilitation program lead by Respiratory Therapy.

As Mark Croghan steps through the doors of Memorial Hospital, he is greeted with smiles at the Specialty Clinic. He has come every week for the past 16 years to receive infusion therapy. “I was diagnosed with Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency back in 2000. It affects my lungs and I currently have a 40 percent lung capacity,” Mark shared as he prepares for his treatment.