Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Stacie La Jeunesse: ‘I’m a teacher and educator in everything that I do’ Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Stacie La Jeunesse is all about giving back to her community and patients. For more than a decade, La Jeunesse was a Credentialed School Nurse in Nevada County, serving the health care needs…
Dr. Lambert, who started practicing pediatrics in Nevada County in the 1970s, has traded annual checkups, flu shots and growth charts for conversations – often difficult ones – to help children with issues from clinical depression to those considering suicide.
Family Nurse Practitioner Jessica Lusignan: ‘I am developing relationships with all of my patients and get to collaborate in their health care decisions – that brings me great joy” Close friends and the study of alternative medicine attracted Family Nurse Practitioner Jessica Lusignan to Nevada County. But her connection with the tight-knit community, her family,…
Nurse Practitioner Tammy Lee Hufton: ‘I like learning about the body and how it works’ Nurse Practitioner Tammy Lee Hufton knows sometimes the best medicine comes from your surroundings. “It’s good for my soul,” Hufton says of nature. “I like peace and solitude. Being in the back country is a great way to heal your…
From helping mothers deliver babies to providing medical care for soldiers and their families, Dr. Sharon McIntyre has built a career caring for others.
Dr. Veronica Minier: ‘I like the fact that we are willing to help everyone’ A family doctor in rural Tennessee had a life-changing impact on Dr. Veronica Minier, whose medical career has led her to the farthest U.S. territory in the Pacific to tiny towns in Alaska and Idaho. “It was nice to see how…
Dentist Jessica Miskavige: ‘I always want to make patients feel welcomed’ Dentist Jessica Miskavige knows the importance of quality dental care – and how to keep patients smiling. It’s what attracted Dr. Miskavige to Western Sierra Medical Clinic, the second Federally Qualified Health Center where she has practiced. “I like the impact you can…
Physician Assistant Eric Olson: ‘I always envisioned working in a community clinic’ With almost two decades of emergency room and urgent care experience, Physician Assistant Eric Olson has seen much when it comes to health care and treating patients. From life-changing accidents to a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, Olson is committed to the health of patients –…
Chiropractic treatment has become more mainstream the past few decades and is a viable option to “control pain without opiates,” he said. Chiropractic care is the “largest non-drug medical practice in the world.”
Physician Assistant Cara Peters: ‘I’ve always cared about community service and helping people’ Physician Assistant Cara Peters is committed to providing first-rate, quality health care to patients. It’s what she experienced firsthand from her mother – and her first internship. “I’ve always cared about community service and helping people who need it the most,” says…