Organizations

Gateway to Brain Injury Services: Hotline for Disability Services
1-800-742-7594

Nancy Nohn
Statewide Brain Injury Network Coordinator
5143 So. 48th Street, Suite C
Lincoln, NE 68516
(402) 471-3647 or (888) 806-6287
nancy.noha@atp.ne.gov

Regional Contacts:

Central Region

Cris McElroy St. Francis Medical Center 2620 W. Faidley Avenue Grand Island, NE 68802 (308) 398-6396 cmcelroy@sfmc-gi.org Rita Skiles ESU #11 412 W. 14th Avenue P. O. Box 858 Holdrege, NE 68949-0858 (308) 995-6585 Support Groups: Cris McElroy Grand Island, NE (308) 398-5889 Kathlene Smith Hastings, NE (402) 460-5763 Kathy Feldman Kearney, NE (308) 224-1080 kfeldman@allmand.com

Metro Region

Dr. Joseph Evans Munroe-Meyer Institute 98540 Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE 69198-5450 (402) 559-5758 Rita Skiles ESU #11 412 W. 14th Avenue P. O. Box 858 Holdrege, NE 68949-0858 (308) 995-6585

Northeast Region

Dusti Bargmann Goldenrod Hills Community Action 1119 Avenue E Wisner, NE 68791 (402) 529-3513, ext. 222 Sally Kingston ESU #8 106 W. 3rd P. O. Box 89 Neligh, NE 68756-0089 (402) 887-5041 Support Groups: Bonnie Suhr Norfolk, NE 402) 586-2679

Southeast Region

Brenda Mannschreck Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center 110 North 10th Street Beatrice, NE 68310 (402) 223-7323 bmannschreck@bchhc.org Mike Bossard and Martin Wiese Lincoln Public Schools 5901 O Street Box 82889 Lincoln, NE 68501-2889 (402) 436-1610 Support Groups: Dr. Karen Hux and Gina Simanek Lincoln, NE (402) 472-8249 Dr. Janet Waage Lingren Lincoln, NE (402) 488-1916 jlingren@yahoo.com Brenda Mannschreck Beatrice, NE (402) 223-7267 or (402) 223-7323

Western Region

Carolyn Foged Panhandle Indep. Living Center P. O. Box 2454 Scottsbluff, NE 69352 (308) 635-7901 Marg Dredla ESU #13 4215 Avenue I Scottsbluff, NE 69361-4901 (308) 635-3696 Support Groups: Martha Douglas Scottsbluff, NE (308) 635-3711 Linda Martin North Platte, NE (308) 386-4391 lsuemartin@gpcom.net

Local Resources:

Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital

Friendship Program, Inc.

Easter Seals Nebraska

Haven Manor Assisted Living

Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Developmental Services of Nebraska, Inc.

Liberty Centre Services, Inc.

Early Development Network

Good Samaritan Communities, Beatrice

Good Shepherd Lutheran Home
Located in Blair, Good Shepherd Lutheran Community offers a wide array of professional services in a rural setting. Care ministries include Shepherd’s Flock Child Development Center, Shepherd’s Watch Adult Day Center, and Johansen Manor Retirement Apartments. (402) 426-3377

York General Health Care Services

North Platte Opportunity Center
1305 S Tabor Ave, North Platte, NE 69101, (308) 532-4218

Alegent Health Immanuel Rehab

Region III Behavioral Health Services

Nye Square Retirement Community
655 W 23rd St, Fremont, NE 68025, (402) 721-9224

Tabitha Health care Systems

Region V Services – Lincoln\

New Cassel Reti Center

Bryan LGH Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit

Vocational Rehabilitation, Kearney Office

Community Mental Health Center of Lancaster County

Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Care

Grand Island Brain Injury Support Group, St. Francis Medical Center
A meeting for persons affected by brain injuries, their friends and families. Meetings held the 3rd Monday at 7:00 pm in Conference Room A at Saint Francis Memorial Health Center, 2116 West Faidley Avenue, Grand Island. For information, contact Lori Mills at (308) 398-5322.

National Resources

Acoustic Neuroma Association 600 Peachtree Parkway Suite 108 Cumming, GA 30041 info@anausa.org http://www.anausa.org Tel: 770-205-8211 877-202-0239 Fax: 770-205-0239/877-202-0239	Brain Injury Association of America, Inc. 8201 Greensboro Drive Suite 611 McLean, VA 22102 FamilyHelpline@biausa.org http://www.biausa.org Tel: 703-761-0750 800-444-6443 Fax: 703-761-0755
Brain Trauma Foundation 523 East 72nd Street 8th Floor New York, NY 10021 http://www.braintrauma.org Tel: 212-772-0608 Fax: 212-772-0357	Family Caregiver Alliance/ National Center on Caregiving 180 Montgomery Street Suite 1100 San Francisco, CA 94104 info@caregiver.org http://www.caregiver.org Tel: 415-434-3388 800-445-8106 Fax: 415-434-3508
National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC) 4200 Forbes Boulevard Suite 202 Lanham, MD 20706-4829 naricinfo@heitechservices.com http://www.naric.com Tel: 301-459-5900/301-459-5984 (TTY) 800-346-2742 Fax: 301-562-2401	National Stroke Association 9707 East Easter Lane Englewood, CO 80112-3747 info@stroke.org http://www.stroke.org Tel: 303-649-9299 800-STROKES (787-6537) Fax: 303-649-1328
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 400 Maryland Ave., S.W. Washington, DC 20202-7100 http://www.ed.gov/about/ offices/list/osers/nidrr Tel: 202-245-7460 202-245-7316 (TTY)	Publicaciones en Español El Traumatismo Cerebral: Esperanza en la Investigación