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Heart of Healthcare honorees in Columbus

• May 11, 2022
• May 11, 2022 Updated May 12, 2022
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Jamie Scott -- A nurse serving all

Jamie Scott described her career as a nurse who has done “a little bit of everything.”

Jamie Scott, who is a nurse at Columbus Psychiatry Clinic, previously worked at a nursing home and Butler County Health Care Center. She was also at the Columbus Medical Center for seven years before joining the psychiatry clinic in July 2021.

Jamie Scott is a nurse at Columbus Psychiatry Clinic. She said she loves her job and couldn't see another field she would go into outside of nursing. 

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Sara Becker -- Columbus helper from the start

Columbus native Sara Becker is doing what she loves in her hometown: helping deliver life into the world as a licensed practical nurse (LPN) in the labor and delivery unit at Columbus Community Hospital.

Becker graduated from Columbus High School in 2011, received her LPN from Central Community College-Columbus in 2021 and will be obtaining her registered nurse degree from CCC-C this May. She has been involved in the health care industry for 11 years. 

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Joana Gonzalez - Helping to bring life into the world

Whether it’s helping a mom or caring for her baby, nurse Joana Gonzalez tries to be attentive and gets to know them more than just what’s on their charts.

Growing up Gonzalez lived in Nevada for 13 years, Columbus for one year and then moved to Guatemala where she graduated high school. When deciding to continue her schooling she looked at the Columbus area.

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Katie Miller -- From patient to nurse

Katie Miller started college with the intention of being a radiology technician. However, two years into college, Miller was diagnosed with diabetes.

The nurse who helped Miller after her diagnosis inspired her to change college majors. July marks a decade of being a nurse at Columbus Community Hospital.

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Molly Cada -- Sharing in meaningful, rewarding moments

Caring for the whole family unit when helping to bring life into the world is important for nurse Molly Cada.

Originally from Schuyler, Cada attended and graduated from Schuyler High School. After graduation, she attended the nursing program at College of Saint Mary in Omaha.

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Jill Robak -- Providing home health hospice care

Jill Robak, lifelong resident of Columbus, is a home health hospice nurse at Columbus Community Hospital.

She received her nurses’ training at Northeast Community College in Norfolk, at the suggestion of her friends who worked in nursing. In 2007, she was referred to a position at Columbus Community Hospital’s home health hospice department and she has been there since. She has been a nurse for 15 years.

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