Good Neighbor Community Health Center provides primary preventative health care for all ages.
11/24/2025
It's GERD Awareness Week. ❤️🔥 ❤️🔥
FAQ: Are Heartburn and GERD the same thing?
No. Almost everyone has experienced heartburn, and it's usually no cause for concern. But if it's happening several times a week, it could be a sign of GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease), a chronic condition where stomach acid frequently flows back into the esophagus.
Heartburn is the most common symptom of GERD, but others include regurgitation, chest discomfort, difficulty swallowing, or a persistent cough.
If these symptoms keep coming back, it's a good idea to talk with your healthcare provider. With the right treatment and lifestyle changes, GERD can be managed.
11/21/2025
If you're struggling for air, listen to your lungs. It could be COPD. See your health care provider right away. With early diagnosis and treatment, this serious lung disease can be managed so you can breathe better and enjoy life more.
11/20/2025
Most people with hepatitis C go undiagnosed and untreated, yet safe and affordable treatments are available and cure over 95% of people diagnosed with hepatitis C.
Good Neighbor in Columbus offers walk in testing for Hepatitis C. We can also test for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
Take control of your health. Get tested. Know your status.
11/19/2025
11/18/2025
November is National Healthy Skin Month! Here are some tips from dermatologists for keeping tattooed skin healthy and vibrant:
👉If your tattooed skin feels dry, apply a water-based lotion or cream to the tattoo.
👉Protect your tattoo from the sun by applying a broad-spectrum, water-resistant sunscreen with a SPF of 30 or more.
👉Stay out of tanning beds and away from sunlamps.
👉Talk to your health care provider if you have a skin reaction or if your tattooed skin is changing in any way.
👉When considering a new tattoo, consider getting it on skin that is free of moles. A tattoo can make it more difficult to see the earliest signs of skin cancer. When caught early, skin cancer, including melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is highly treatable.
11/17/2025
November 17-24 is World Hepatitis Testing Week
Safe and effective treatments can prevent liver disease and liver cancer among people with hepatitis B. Safe and affordable treatments are available and cure over 95% of people diagnosed with hepatitis C.
Most people with these infections, however, remain undiagnosed and untreated.
At Good Neighbor Community Health Center we offer walk in testing for Hepatitis C. No appointment is needed. We can also screen for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia. Testing is available for insured and uninsured patients. Know your status. Get tested today.
11/14/2025
We are celebrating Nurse Practitioner Week, Nov. 9-15!
11/13/2025
Provider Spotlight: Shannon McDonald, APRN at Good Neighbor in Columbus. She sees patients at all stages and ages.
Shannon has been at GN Fremont and recently made the move to Good Neighbor Columbus. Asked about her career as an APRN, she said, "I enjoy having the opportunity to take care of patients of varying ages with various health care needs including preventative healthcare, chronic care management and the care of young families."
Shannon is married with 4 children. She says, "We keep busy with children’s athletic and school activities. We also enjoy outdoor activities, which include hiking, camping and horseback riding."
Shannon has been an RN since 2002. She received her BSN in 2011 from Midland University, and received her MSN, FNP from the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in May 2020. Shannon is Board Certified by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
11/12/2025
Today is World Pneumonia Day
People are more likely to get pneumonia at certain ages.For adults, those 65 years or older are at increased risk. Risk continues increasing as age increases: an 80-year-old has a higher risk than a 65-year-old adult. For children, those younger than 5 years old are at increased risk. Risk increases for children at younger ages: a 1-year-old has a higher risk than a 4-year-old child.
People who have chronic (ongoing) medical conditions are also at increased risk for pneumonia. People with a weakened immune system are at greatest risk for pneumonia. Many different conditions and medicines can weaken the immune system.
Vaccines can help prevent infection by some of the bacteria that can cause pneumonia. Talk to your healthcare provider about which vaccines may be right for you!
11/10/2025
Provider Spotlight! Meet Gracie Boggs, Behavioral Health Therapist at Good Neighbor in Fremont.
Gracie says, "My decision to pursue a career in social work and mental health stems from a commitment to helping individuals navigate challenges and lead more empowered lives. My passion lies in supporting individuals struggling with both substance use and mental health challenges."
Gracie graduated from the University of Denver – Graduate School of Social Work in August 2024 with a Masters of Social Work with a concentration in Mental Health and Trauma.
To make an appointment with Gracie or any of our other Behavioral Health care providers, please call (402)721-0951 in Fremont, or (402) 562-7500 in Columbus.
11/07/2025
Lung cancer screening is simple, fast, and can catch cancer early when it’s most treatable. Veterans, talk to your VA care team today about low-dose CT screening. Learn more about lung cancer awareness at lcfamerica.org.
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The East Central District Health Department (ECDHD) is a state-approved district health department that provides public health services to its four-county service area of Boone, Colfax, Nance and Platte counties in Nebraska. The ECDHD was formed in 1999 as the Platte-Colfax County District Health Department and at that time only served Platte and Colfax counties.
In December of 2002, ECDHD applied for a Community Health Center grant and was awarded Community Health Center status in April of 2003. Good Neighbor Community Health Center was formed and is considered a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Nebraska. FQHC is a federal designation given by the Bureau of Primary Health Care at the federal Department of Health and Human Services. FQHCs are located in, or serve, a federally designated medically underserved area/population. The Federally Supported Health Centers Assistance Act of 1992 and 1995 granted medical malpractice liability protection through the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) to HRSA-supported health centers. Good Neighbor Community Health Center is an FTCA Deemed Agency.
For more than 10 years Good Neighbor Community Health Center, together with East Central District Health Department, operated out of the original site at 2282 East 32nd Ave. on the eastern edge of Columbus. By 2007, the growth in patient numbers necessitated that the original facility be expanded or replaced. The eight-year process that followed resulted in the construction of the current facility at 4321 41st. Ave.
Columbus: New Building Timeline
2007 ECDHD and GNCHC Boards of Directors begin to explore options for expanding their facility, either by putting on a sizeable addition or building from the ground up.
2009 It is decided to build a new facility rather than add on due to a variety of factors. A Building Committee is formed, the board of directors begin to save for a capital development project and bids are let for the project. (The bid is ultimately awarded to Leuder Construction Company of Omaha, NE).
2011 After an extensive search for property, the East Central District Health Department purchases 8.6 acres of a former cornfield near the Columbus Community Hospital.
2012 ECDHD/GNCHC learn they have been awarded a $5 million grant from HRSA to fund 80% of the construction costs for the new site.
2013 Construction on the new building begins.
2015 The 29,400 square foot, $6.7 million project is completed. The new building doubles the size of the previous facility and allows staff and programs, which had been housed in three different Columbus locations, to be together in one building. The majority of the new building is devoted to patient space, including medical and behavioral health care, dental care and the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program along with x-ray facilities, dental operatories and a FEMA safe room.
New Access Point: Fremont
By 2012 the need for a new health care access point was clearly indicated by data that had been gathered as part of the Three Rivers Health Department’s Community Health Improvement Process in 2003, 2007 and in 2012. In Spring 2012 Good Neighbor Community Health Center was petitioned by 25 community agencies to consider expanding services to the tri-county Dodge, Saunders and Washington area to address the health care needs of low-income and uninsured individuals who had no access to care. The decision was made to locate the proposed Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Fremont, the largest municipality in the three-county service area.
