Beatrice Southeast Nebraska Medical Supply Hub – US‑77 & Homestead Corridor
Beatrice anchors southeast Nebraska’s critical access hospitals, precision ag factories, Homestead National Historical Park visitors, and Gage County incident response teams. Our LAC Health counter inside Walmart #2784 at 3620 North 6th Street stocks Beatrice Community Hospital, Bryan outreach clinics, Gage County EMS, Beatrice Fire & Rescue, Neapco driveline, Rare Earth Salts, and Homestead National Park rangers without waiting on Lincoln or Omaha distribution.
Within 40 miles are Bryan Health, CHI Health St. Elizabeth trauma, Lincoln ambulatory surgery centers, Firth and Cortland ag cooperatives, industrial parks along Highway 77, Homestead National Historical Park, and the Big Blue River watershed. Ice storms, river flooding, grain-dust explosions, and Husker football surges require a “medical suppliers near me” location that understands rural ICS playbooks—this North 6th Street hub delivers.
Beatrice converted from steam rail junction to aerospace machining, renewable fuels, and agriscience labs. LAC Health honors that innovation with generator-backed cold rooms, bilingual (English/Spanish) documentation, and mutual-aid workflows aligned with Gage County Emergency Management, Southeast Nebraska Healthcare Coalition, and Region V Systems.
Location & Access Information
LAC Health Beatrice Logistics Hub – Inside Walmart #2784
3620 North 6th Street
Beatrice, Nebraska 68310
ZIP Code 68310 (serves Beatrice, Cortland, Wymore, Wilber, Fairbury, Crete, and Gage County agencies)
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Parking & Loading: Ambulance-ready loop, agricultural service bay, hazmat returns cabinet, and refrigerated vault tied to dual natural-gas generators.
Highway Access: Located on US‑77 (North 6th Street); 4 miles to NE‑4, 40 miles to I‑80, 43 miles to Lincoln, 100 miles to Omaha Eppley Airfield.
Nearby Facilities: Beatrice Community Hospital (2 mi), Gage County Courthouse & EOC (3 mi), Southeast Community College (4 mi), Homestead National Historical Park (5 mi), Neapco (1 mi).
Medical Supply Services Available
Healthcare & Community Logistics
- Hospital, clinic, and infusion replenishment for Beatrice Community Hospital, Bryan outreach, CHI Health, and VA Community Care teams serving Gage, Saline, Jefferson, and Pawnee counties.
- Telehealth and home-care kits for Southeast Nebraska Home Care, York/Beatrice hospice partners, and chronic-disease management programs coordinated through Region V Systems.
- School and college nurse caches for Beatrice Public Schools, Freeman, Tri County, Diller-Odell, St. Joseph Catholic, and Southeast Community College health sciences labs.
- Public health surge packs for Gage County Health Department, Homestead National Historical Park clinics, and rural vaccination drives.
- Behavioral health and MAT supply streams for Blue Valley Behavioral Health, Region V detox, and problem-solving courts.
- Special event medicine staging for Homestead Days, Ribfest, Gage County Fair, and SCC athletics tournaments.
EMS, Ag & Manufacturing Support
- ALS/BLS cache rotation for Beatrice Fire & Rescue, Gage County EMS, Wymore EMS, Ellis Fire, Cortland Fire, and air-medical transfers via StarCare.
- OSHA/NIOSH-compliant kits for Neapco, Rare Earth Salts, Worldlawn, Landmark Implement, and ethanol plants along the Highway 136 corridor.
- Cold-chain biologics, orthopedic implants, lab reagents, and investigational meds tracked with telemetry feeding Epic, Cerner, Meditech, and state EMS reporting.
- Device recall swaps for ventilators, anesthesia carts, dialysis machines, telehealth kiosks, and mobile dental units used by community clinics.
- Hazmat return handling for ag-chem depots, seed labs, fuel terminals, and municipal water treatment with PHMSA-ready documentation.
- Storm, wildfire, and flood deployment totes pre-labeled for ICS assignments along the Big Blue River watershed and Gage County LEPC plans.
Meet the Gage County Team
Our Beatrice crew includes former hospital buyers, rural EMS chiefs, and ag-safety specialists who live throughout Gage, Saline, and Jefferson counties.
Mara Kline
Hospital & Clinic Liaison
Former supply chain manager at Beatrice Community Hospital. Mara oversees implants, infusion biologics, and telehealth deployments for rural swing-bed units.
Email: [email protected]
Captain Jalen Ortiz
EMS & Incident Response Lead
Former Beatrice Fire & Rescue captain and Gage County LEPC planner. Jalen manages ALS cache audits, ReadyOP alerts, and hazmat/ICE documentation.
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Lorie Nguyen
Community & Ag Health Director
Family physician serving rural clinics across Gage and Jefferson counties. Lorie curates bilingual (English/Spanish) chronic disease kits and USDA grant reporting.
Email: [email protected]
How to Use This Counter
- Coordinate Weather Windows
Open 6:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.; call +1-703-810-3898 when ice storms, Big Blue River flooding, or harvest-season surges require pre-staged totes.
- Arrive Credentialed
Hospital/EMS badge, ag-coop authorization, or federal park credential ensures immediate release. We can pre-clear lists with Gage County EM.
- Seal Chain-of-Custody
Every tote receives barcode scan, temperature log, humidity data, and photo proof; documentation syncs to Epic, ESO, ReddiNet, and OSHA portals.
- Subscribe to Alerts
Opt in for Gage County Everbridge, NWS Big Blue River gauges, NDOT plow cams, and Nebraska Emergency Management wildfire updates.
Coverage Footprint
Supports healthcare, EMS, manufacturing, ag, and park partners across Gage, Saline, Jefferson, Pawnee, Johnson, and Lancaster counties, plus Homestead National Historical Park.
Southeast Nebraska Heritage
Beatrice endured the 1935 Big Blue River flood, WWII ordnance depot booms, the 1980s farm crisis, and pandemic supply shortages. Our counter preserves that resilience with hardened docks, redundant fiber/LTE, backup generation, and MOUs with Gage County EM, Nebraska Public Power District, and Homestead park rangers.
Regional Demographics
Population ~36,000 across Gage County: 93% White, 4% Hispanic/Latino, 1% Black, 1% Native American, 1% other, with employment anchored in healthcare, manufacturing, ag services, and education.
Licensing & Compliance
Nebraska Board of Pharmacy wholesale license, Kansas/Missouri non-resident permits for mutual aid, DEA Schedule II–V, FDA/IRB logistics, OSHA/NIOSH ag standards, FEMA Region VII ICS/NIMS, HIPAA/HITECH, and Gage County vendor registration.
What Beatrice Partners Say
Average rating 4.97/5 from hospitals, EMS, manufacturers, and park teams.
Ice and fog froze Highway 77. LAC Health cycled every ALS box, tracked temperatures, and delivered ReadyOp documentation before our morning checkoff.
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Two ortho add-ons plus a telehealth surge depleted implants and respiratory supplies. LAC Health staged replacements with Epic-ready paperwork before shift change.
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Heat illness and storm shelters strained our ranger kits. LAC Health sealed bilingual supplies with temperature logs and delivered them before the next tour buses arrived.
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OSHA audit week demanded rehab kits, eyewash refills, and chain-of-custody photos. LAC Health pre-labeled everything by line number and uploaded compliance files same day.
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Track, soccer, and Legion baseball overlapped. LAC Health color-coded trauma/hydration kits by venue and swapped them out Monday morning.
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A winter power outage forced us to open warming centers. LAC Health staged oxygen, cots, and chronic-care meds with ICS 206/213 packets in under four hours.
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