Diabetes program at Brodstone has new coordinator

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SUPERIOR, Nebraska (STPNS) -- The diabetes education program at Brodstone Memorial Hospital has a new coordinator. Carla Ost has taken over responsibility of the outpatient program, replacing Lynette Hunt-singer, according to Karen Tinkham, public relations director at the hospital. Ost, a registered nurse and director of cardiac rehabilitation at the hospital, has been at Brodstone for 13 years.

Huntsinger, also a registered nurse, has worked at Brodstone for 18 years and has been coordinator of the diabetes education program since 2000. In 2004, Huntsinger received her Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) credentials from the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators. In mid-2003, Huntsinger, with the hospital's support, began a monthly diabetes support group as a community service.