Bryan Health (formerly BryanLGH Health System) is an American not-for-profit healthcare organization located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The system operates an acute-care hospital, several outpatient clinics as well as a physician network and a heart institute. The system is affiliated with the Bryan College of Health Sciences. The system was established in 1997 from the merger of Bryan Memorial Hospital and Lincoln General Hospital.
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| Formerly | BryanLGH Health System |
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Health care |
| Genre | Health Care System |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
| Services | Hospital |
Number of employees | 3,500 |
| Website | www |
History
editThe organization was formed in 1997 by the merger of two pre-existing hospitals in Lincoln: Bryan Memorial Hospital and Lincoln General Hospital.[1] The name BryanLGH was chosen to reflect the names of the pre-existing hospitals, both of which had been in operation since 1926.[2] Bryan's physician network and heart institute have been added since the merger. The organization's name is derived from William Jennings Bryan's gift of land to the United Methodist Church for the East Campus hospital in 1922.[3]
In 2003, the hospital system opened Crete Area Medical Center.[4] In 2012, the hospital system rebranded from BryanLGH Health System to Bryan Health.[5] In 2019, Bryan began expanding its healthcare further outside of Lincoln. The system purchased Grand Island Regional Medical Center in 2019.[6] It developed Merrick Medical Center, which opened in 2022.[7] It purchased Kearney Regional Medical Center in 2022.[8]
Healthcare facilities
editBryan Health operates six hospitals, 45 physician clinics, four urgent care facilities, and a specialty clinic.[9] Two of their hospitals, Bryan West Campus and Kearney Regional Medical Center, are level II and level III trauma centers respectively. Bryan East Campus is the oldest hospital in the system, being established in 1925.
Leadership
editRuss Gronewold was named CEO of Bryan in 2019. He was previously CFO. The appointment was controversial because of Gronewold's prior affiliation with the Nebraska Family Alliance, a socially conservative lobbying group.[10]
Bryan College of Health Sciences
editBryan College of Health Sciences is an undergraduate medical school located on Bryan Health's East Campus. It offers undergraduate degrees in Nursing, Ultrasound, Pre-med, Pre-PT and other health professions, and a Doctoral degree in Nurse Anesthesia Practice an Education Doctorate with Emphasis in Nursing Education and a Masters in Nursing with a track in Leadership or Education to choose from, as well as certificate programs for ancillary health professions. The college is an affiliate of Bryan Health.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Lincoln Hospital Name Change" Archived 2014-08-09 at the Wayback Machine, WOWT News, March 19, 2012
- ^ "BryanLGH will change its name to Bryan", Journal-Star, March 19, 2012
- ^ "History". Bryan College of Health Sciences. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ "Crete hospital nearly read for its opening". Lincoln Journal Star. February 21, 2003. p. 15. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- ^ "What's in (another) name? Bryan tries again". Lincoln Journal Star. March 20, 2012. pp. B1. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
- ^ "Bryan partners in Grand Island". Lincoln Journal Star. July 28, 2019. pp. B1. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- ^ Dorn, Nolan (May 25, 2022). "Bryan Health unveils new medical center in central Nebraska". KLKN-TV. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- ^ "Bryan Health buys Kearney hospital". Lincoln Journal Star. January 6, 2022. pp. A10. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- ^ "Hospitals | Lincoln, NE | Bryan Health". www.bryanhealth.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- ^ Olberding, Matt (December 10, 2019). "Kim Russel reflects on her time at Bryan as Gronewold prepares to take over as president/CEO". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ "About the college", Bryan Health System website