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The Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) is a state agency of Nebraska, headquartered in Lincoln. [3] The agency provides health and human services for both families and regular patients. DHHS is Nebraska's largest agency and is responsible for nearly one-third of the state's government, both in employees and budget. [4]
Following the passage of mental-health-care legislation in 2004, increasing numbers of patients were moved from the state regional centers to community-based treatment programs. [8] A 2005 study commissioned by the Nebraska Legislature urged the conversion of the center to a treatment center for prison inmates who used methamphetamine . [ 9 ]
1526 K Street, Suite 410. Lincoln, NE 68508 Dan Sweetwood Board of Trustees of Nebraska State Colleges 11th Floor State Capitol. PO Box 94605. Lincoln 68509-4605 Jess Zeiss Brand Committee 411 Niobrara Avenue, Alliance, NE 69301 John Widdowson Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District 415 Lincoln St. PO Box 740. Holdrege. 68949-0740
A Nebraska man is fighting to get a Social Security number and valid birth certificate for his toddler, Caroline — whose name is incorrectly listed in state records as “Unakite Thirteen Hotel.”
[2] [1] The largest hospital in the state is the University of Nebraska Medical Center has 718 staffed beds and was founded in 1917. The oldest hospital, Creighton University Medical Center was found in 1870 and has 396 beds on its main campus. The number of beds are include in this table for hospitals with 50 or more licensed beds in 2022. [3]
In the latest Center for Effective Government analysis of 15 federal agencies which receive the most Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests published in 2015 (using 2012 and 2013 data, the most recent years available), the DHHS ranked second to last, earning an F by scoring 57 out of a possible 100 points, largely due to a low score on its ...
The Governor of Nebraska is the head of government of the U.S. state of Nebraska as provided by the fourth article of the Constitution of Nebraska. The officeholder is elected to a four-year term, with elections held two years after presidential elections. The governor may be elected any number of times, but not more than twice in a row.
Although the vast majority of these agencies are officially called "departments," the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials adopted "state health agency" as the generic term to reflect the fact that a substantial number of these agencies are no longer state "departments" in the traditional sense of a cabinet-level organizational unit dedicated exclusively to public health. [2]