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ST. MARY’S MEDICAL CENTER JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER

Donna Smith, BSN Todd Wagner, RN, BSN, CEN

Trauma nurse, Donna Smith, has 30 years of experience treat-
ing patients at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Smith treats those who When Todd Wagner decided to study nursing, it was because
have been stabbed, shot, injured in motor vehicle accidents and he was looking for job security. Once he began taking classes, he
realized that nursing was his true calling. Todd studied human
falls. She says the most rewarding thing about being a nurse is
making a personal connection with her patients. According to health and development at Penn State University, where he
Smith, when you show kindness and compassion to patients, it received multiple academic achievement awards. He completed
can make a lasting impact on their lives. One particular story an RN diploma program at the Jameson Memorial Hospital
School of Nursing and later earned his BSN at Western
stands out more than any other. She once cared for a patient who
spent several weeks in the hospital, and over the course of his Governors University. After three years in orthopedics, stroke
stay , he lost his job and apartment, and he had no family to come care, and telemetry, Todd served as a flight nurse of an air med-
ical crew and later focused exclusively on emergency medical
visit and help care for him. When he was getting close to being discharged, the nurses took
care. He currently serves as assistant clinical manager in the Jupiter Medical Center
up a collection and bought him new clothes before he left. The patient was so moved by the
kind gesture, and it made Smith so proud to be a part of such a wonderful team. She earned Emergency Department. In addition to his certification as an emergency nurse, Todd is cer-
her bachelor’s degree from Palm Beach State, and when she’s not at the hospital, she uses tified in basic, advanced, and pediatric life support and PICC line insertion. A member of
the Emergency Nursing Association, in 2016, Todd received the Daisy Award celebrating
her time to make pillows and other items with scripture and motivational phrases to inspire
and give hope to others. the extraordinary compassion nurses provide for patients. In his spare time, he enjoys
competing in expert-level motorcycle road racing. Todd and his wife, Francisca, have one
child, 18-month-old Valentina.
Sarah Sarubbi, ASN, BSN
Josefina Milgroom, RN
As a pediatric nurse, Sarah Sarubbi loves being able to treat
both her patients and their families during their time of need. She
has been on staff at the Palm Beach Children’s Hospital for nearly Josefina Milgroom worked in accounting for several years
before deciding she wanted to be in a profession that would help
four years and considers it an honor to be a nurse. What Sarubbi other people and make her then-newborn son proud of her.
loves most about being a nurse is having the opportunity to Nursing checked both boxes. Josefina is a graduate of Broward
develop relationships with her patients and their families. Community College, where she earned an Associate of Arts
According to Sarubbi, the most rewarding feeling for any nurse is
degree, and Palm Beach State College, where she earned an
to have the patients go home healthier than when they arrived. Associate of Applied Science degree in nursing. She began work-
She recalls one family she became very close with whose child ing at Jupiter Medical Center as a nurse technician during her
stayed in the hospital for two weeks with high fevers. Even on
last year of studies. Upon graduation, Josefina became a staff
her toughest days, she would always get excited to see the family when she came to work.
nurse in the hospital’s surgical inpatient unit and later transitioned to the orthopedic unit,
After several weeks of treatment, the child recovered and got to go home. Sarubbi graduated where she currently is the assistant clinical manager. Patients and colleagues praise Josefina
from Palm Beach State College with an associate degree and bachelor’s degree in nursing. for her collaborative spirit, her skills as a leader and a mentor, and her commitment to safe-
When she isn’t working, she is an outdoorsman and loves to fish and go boating with her guarding the medical needs and well-being of her patients. Josefina and her husband,
husband and friends. Chris, have one son Bryen, age 16, who is no doubt, very proud of his mom.

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