Gerald W. Luckey, MD
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Gerald W. Luckey, MD
Date
5 May 2012
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Gerald W. Luckey, MD, a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and UNMC, was a practicing physician in David City, Nebraska, for 45 years. He also served as a mentor to medical students and other health professionals in rural Nebraska.
Dr. Luckey was involved in the Rural Comprehensive Care Network’s 2011 Rural Road Practicum that provided UNMC medical students with hands-on experience practicing rural medicine. Dr. Luckey was also a founder and board member of the Southeast Rural Physician Alliance, an organization of doctors committed to improving the health care of Nebraska’s rural communities.
In 2008, Dr. Luckey was named the Nebraska Rural Health Association’s Outstanding Rural Health Practitioner. Other awards and honors included being named an American Academy of Family Practice Fellow, Nebraska Family Physician of the Year, Nebraska Health Care Association Medical Director of the Year, Southeast District, and recipient of the Nebraska Quality of Care Award. He was also affiliated with Annie Jeffrey Hospital in Osceola, Alegent Health Memorial Hospital in Schuyler, and York General Hospital in York. In addition, he served as medical director of St. Joseph’s Villa and Heritage of David City, Inc., from 1977–2019.
Dr. Luckey retired from practice in 2019.
Dr. Luckey was involved in the Rural Comprehensive Care Network’s 2011 Rural Road Practicum that provided UNMC medical students with hands-on experience practicing rural medicine. Dr. Luckey was also a founder and board member of the Southeast Rural Physician Alliance, an organization of doctors committed to improving the health care of Nebraska’s rural communities.
In 2008, Dr. Luckey was named the Nebraska Rural Health Association’s Outstanding Rural Health Practitioner. Other awards and honors included being named an American Academy of Family Practice Fellow, Nebraska Family Physician of the Year, Nebraska Health Care Association Medical Director of the Year, Southeast District, and recipient of the Nebraska Quality of Care Award. He was also affiliated with Annie Jeffrey Hospital in Osceola, Alegent Health Memorial Hospital in Schuyler, and York General Hospital in York. In addition, he served as medical director of St. Joseph’s Villa and Heritage of David City, Inc., from 1977–2019.
Dr. Luckey retired from practice in 2019.
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