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Bryan celebrating 100th anniversaries of its two Lincoln hospitals

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Sarah Vieth, a house supervisor, works to manage the minute-to-minute puzzle of what beds are available at Bryan East Campus in January 2023.

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In the 1980s, Dr. Paul Colicott helped developed the Advance Trauma Life Support course, an educational program to train physicians in how to best assess and stabilize critically injured patients. It was adopted by the American College of Surgeons in 1979 as a trauma educational program for physicians.

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A crew lands a military Black Hawk helicopter at Bryan West Campus in April 2016. Bryan Health is planning a 14-month celebration marking the 100th anniversary of its two hospitals. Bryan West opened in 1925 as Lincoln General Hospital at 17th and Sewell streets. A year later, Bryan Memorial Hospital -- now Bryan East Campus -- opened at 48th and Sumner.

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In 1963, an expansion was completed at Bryan Memorial Hospital, which later became Bryan East Campus.

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Lincoln General Hospital opened in 1925.

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Bryan Health 100 years

Bryan Memorial Hospital opened at 48th and Sumner streets in 1926.

In 1986, the first heart transplant in Nebraska was performed at Bryan Memorial Hospital, which later became Bryan East Campus.

In the 1980s, Dr. Paul Colicott helped developed the Advance Trauma Life Support course, an educational program to train physicians in how to best assess and stabilize critically injured patients. It was adopted by the American College of Surgeons in 1979 as a trauma educational program for physicians.

An X-ray room at Bryan Memorial Hospital in the 1940s.

In 1963, an expansion was completed at Bryan Memorial Hospital, which later became Bryan East Campus.

In 1983, the Oscar-winning "Terms of Endearment" filmed a scene at Lincoln General Hospital, which later became Bryan West Campus.

Lincoln General Hospital opened in 1925.

An ultrasound is performed in the 1970s at Bryan Memorial Hospital.

In 1924, a groundbreaking ceremony was held at the site of Bryan Memorial Hospital.

A pediatric unit at Bryan Memorial Hospital in the 1930s.

Bryan Memorial Hospital opened in 1926.

A linear accelerator is seen at at Lincoln General in the 1980s.

The banner celebrating Bryan Health’s 100th anniversary overlooks the Plaza on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at Bryan Medical Center in Lincoln.

Staff talk outside a patient's room on 6N, the ICU unit for COVID-19 patients at Bryan East Campus last September.

A respiratory therapist works with a COVID-19 patient in an intensive-care unit at Bryan East Campus in December. The hospital has seen the average age of its patients decline from 61 in January to 51 in March.

A crew lands a military Black Hawk helicopter at Bryan West Campus in April 2016. Bryan Health is planning a 14-month celebration marking the 100th anniversary of its two hospitals. Bryan West opened in 1925 as Lincoln General Hospital at 17th and Sewell streets. A year later, Bryan Memorial Hospital -- now Bryan East Campus -- opened at 48th and Sumner.

Photos: The history of Lincoln's Bryan Health

In 1925, Lincoln General Hospital opened at 17th and Sewell streets. A year later, Bryan Memorial Hospital opened at 48th and Sumner.

Bryan Health 100 years

Bryan Memorial Hospital opened at 48th and Sumner streets in 1926.

In 1986, the first heart transplant in Nebraska was performed at Bryan Memorial Hospital, which later became Bryan East Campus.

In the 1980s, Dr. Paul Colicott helped developed the Advance Trauma Life Support course, an educational program to train physicians in how to best assess and stabilize critically injured patients. It was adopted by the American College of Surgeons in 1979 as a trauma educational program for physicians.

An X-ray room at Bryan Memorial Hospital in the 1940s.

In 1963, an expansion was completed at Bryan Memorial Hospital, which later became Bryan East Campus.

In 1983, the Oscar-winning "Terms of Endearment" filmed a scene at Lincoln General Hospital, which later became Bryan West Campus.

Lincoln General Hospital opened in 1925.

An ultrasound is performed in the 1970s at Bryan Memorial Hospital.

In 1924, a groundbreaking ceremony was held at the site of Bryan Memorial Hospital.

A pediatric unit at Bryan Memorial Hospital in the 1930s.

Bryan Memorial Hospital opened in 1926.

A linear accelerator is seen at at Lincoln General in the 1980s.

The banner celebrating Bryan Health’s 100th anniversary overlooks the Plaza on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at Bryan Medical Center in Lincoln.

Staff talk outside a patient's room on 6N, the ICU unit for COVID-19 patients at Bryan East Campus last September.

A respiratory therapist works with a COVID-19 patient in an intensive-care unit at Bryan East Campus in December. The hospital has seen the average age of its patients decline from 61 in January to 51 in March.

A crew lands a military Black Hawk helicopter at Bryan West Campus in April 2016. Bryan Health is planning a 14-month celebration marking the 100th anniversary of its two hospitals. Bryan West opened in 1925 as Lincoln General Hospital at 17th and Sewell streets. A year later, Bryan Memorial Hospital -- now Bryan East Campus -- opened at 48th and Sumner.

Reach the writer at 402-473-2647 or molberding@journalstar.com.

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A crew lands a military Black Hawk helicopter at Bryan West Campus in April 2016. Bryan Health is planning a 14-month celebration marking the 100th anniversary of its two hospitals. Bryan West opened in 1925 as Lincoln General Hospital at 17th and Sewell streets. A year later, Bryan Memorial Hospital -- now Bryan East Campus -- opened at 48th and Sumner.

In 1963, an expansion was completed at Bryan Memorial Hospital, which later became Bryan East Campus.

Sarah Vieth, a house supervisor, works to manage the minute-to-minute puzzle of what beds are available at Bryan East Campus in January 2023.

Lincoln General Hospital opened in 1925.

Staff talk outside a patient's room in a COVID-19 intensive care unit at Bryan East Campus in December. The hospital is so full these days with both COVID and non-COVID patients that it often can't accept transfers.

In the 1980s, Dr. Paul Colicott helped developed the Advance Trauma Life Support course, an educational program to train physicians in how to best assess and stabilize critically injured patients. It was adopted by the American College of Surgeons in 1979 as a trauma educational program for physicians.

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