Coban is sometimes used as the outer component of a multi-layer bandaging system. In this situation the bandage has a dual role, performing a retention function whilst providing a degree of compression.
The university is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Creighton is the largest private religious university in Nebraska. Sitting on a 132-acre (53 ha) campus just outside Omaha's downtown business district, the university enrolls about 8,236 graduate and undergraduate students.
St. Joseph's Hospital is the oldest facility in Omaha. The Sisters of Mercy opened the original facility on September 1, 1870. John A. Creighton established the John A. Creighton Medical College and provided funding to the hospital in 1892.