{"id":992,"date":"2022-11-17T11:09:27","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T17:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/?p=992"},"modified":"2022-11-17T11:09:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T17:09:29","slug":"being-a-laboratorian-in-a-rural-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/being-a-laboratorian-in-a-rural-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Being a Laboratorian in a Rural Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2022\/11\/2022_NRHD_Logo-980x398-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2022\/11\/2022_NRHD_Logo-980x398-1.png 980w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2022\/11\/2022_NRHD_Logo-980x398-1-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2022\/11\/2022_NRHD_Logo-980x398-1-768x312.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy National Rural Health Day! The third Thursday in November each year is a day to celebrate the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/nosorh.org\/nrhd\/\">selfless, community-minded, and determined spirit that prevails in rural America!<\/a>&#8221; Many of our UNMC alumni have trained and\/or currently serve in rural areas, and we recognize the importance and value of this crucial work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brad Hays, a 1994 graduate of UNMC&#8217;s laboratory science program, shares what it is like being a laboratorian in a rural Nebraska hospital and how he has to adapt being away from larger cities. He serves as the Director of Laboratory Services at Community Hospital in McCook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Being a Laboratorian in a Rural Hospital\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zoC2_rG8sCE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy National Rural Health Day! 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