About Us

SYRACUSE AREA HEALTH
MISSION STATEMENT

Compassionate Care, Healthy Communities

SYRACUSE AREA HEALTH
VISION STATEMENT

To be the destination healthcare provider for Southeast Nebraska

History

Syracuse Area Health (formerly Community Memorial Hospital) has a rich history of providing high-quality healthcare across Southeast Nebraska.

The original hospital was built in 1952, and in 1972, the Community Memorial Hospital District was formed. It is governed by five elected board members serving four-year terms. The hospital is a district hospital per the Nebraska Local Hospital District Act.

As Community Memorial Hospital continued to grow, physical expansion was limited on its original four-acre campus. Construction of the new Syracuse Area Health (SAH) medical campus began in March 2017 on a 28-acre site at the northwest intersection of Hwy 2 and Hwy 50. Syracuse Area Health opened for patient care in November 2018 at 2731 Healthcare Drive.

Syracuse Area Health is an award-winning, 10-bed Critical Access Hospital and designated Level IV Trauma Center serving Southeast Nebraska. SAH provides a full continuum of care, including family medicine, integrated behavioral health, surgical services, specialty clinics, rehabilitation and therapy, laboratory services, and advanced imaging.

SAH is home to the Syracuse Clinic, which has provided family medicine services since 1998. In 2008, the organization expanded its service area to Weeping Water, followed by the opening of a new, expanded clinic and retail pharmacy just west of the community in December 2022.

As part of its mission to build healthier communities, Syracuse Area Health continues to expand access to care through its outreach division, Sagewell. In 2025, Strasburger Orthopaedics became Sagewell Orthopaedics, establishing a unified brand with locations in Lincoln, Syracuse, and Nebraska City. That same year, SAH launched Sagewell Urgent Care in Lincoln, further expanding access to convenient priority care. Building on that momentum, the organization opened Sagewell Family Medicine and Aesthetics in Hickman in 2026.

Today, Syracuse Area Health continues to increase access to innovative, patient-centered healthcare throughout growing communities across Southeast Nebraska.