We strive to be the health care organization of choice, offering convenient care close to home with multiple locations and services, chosen for the quality of our service and respected for the integrity and competency of our staff. We enhance the quality of life for individuals in our communities by providing excellence in health care services in the most appropriate settings.
We strive to be the health care organization of choice, offering convenient care close to home with multiple locations and services, chosen for the quality of our service and respected for the integrity and competency of our staff. We enhance the quality of life for individuals in our communities by providing excellence in health care services in the most appropriate settings.
Mission for Memorial Health Care Systems
We enhance the quality of life for individuals in our communities by providing excellence in health care services in the most appropriate settings.
Statement of Values
We believe in...
- the importance of preserving the dignity and independence of the individual.
- promoting wellness and health education.
- timely access to medical care.
- the growth and development of Memorial Health Care Systems.
- the responsible use of fiscal resources.
- effective communication among staff and with those we serve.
- providing access to the most advanced medical technology.
- providing quality health care to those we serve.
- employing quality staff and providing staff development opportunities.
Brief History
Concerned citizens met July 17, 1947, to discuss ways of providing modern health care to Seward County and the surrounding area. Through fundraising efforts and the Hill Burton plan, construction for a new hospital began July 4, 1949, and opened on September 1, 1950, in memory of World War I & II servicemen.
These first fundraising efforts created the original membership from which the Board of Directors had been selected until 1993. At that time, the corporate name was changed to Memorial Health Care Systems and the membership reopened.
Now, with many health care services to offer, and in collaboration with three physician clinic sites, family physicians and physician assistants, Memorial Health Care Systems is well prepared to carry on the dreams of the original concerned citizens by providing modern, technically-advanced health care services close to home.

Leah Hays, PA-C
Lovely personality and answered all my questions
Connie Novak, M.D.
One of the best docs i've ever seen
Connie Novak, M.D.
She is phenomenal!
Eldridge Burns, M.D.
Smart and friendly and knowledgeable
Brandon Henley, D.O.
Dr Henley is great!
Trisha Sams, M.D.
Great medical discussion. Helpful.
Jason Summa, M.D.
Always enjoy visiting with Dr. Summa
Brandon Henley, D.O.
Dr Henley is a very compassionate provider. He is very knowledgeable and thorough and is truly dedicated in joint decision making in my medical care needs. He is a big asset to the Memorial Health Care team and our community!
J.B. Ketner, M.D.
Dr Ketner answered questions and looked in my ear when the doctors in Lincoln would not. Dr Ketner listens
James Plasek, M.D.
His bed side manor has declined over the years. When the patient gets news of a life changing medical diagnosis, he needs to be a little more understanding and work with the patient. Not be demanding or controlling. He may have went to school to be a doctor, but the patients feelings, fears, and input should always come first over his "well I'm the Doctor " attitude. And the same goes for his nurse. I've been told by several people that his bedside manners are terrible and that they will no longer see him.