Our Occupational Therapy services include two full-time occupational therapists, Maddie Nitsch, OTR/L, LAT, ATC and Sarah Russell, OTR/L. Occupational therapists work with people to help them achieve independence in activities of daily living throughout one's lifespan from pediatrics to geriatrics. Treatments include home safety and work site evaluation, training and education in self-care and home management, adaptive equipment and assistive technology recommendations, as well as treatment of hand and upper extremity injuries including custom splintering. We also provide pediatric services through our school-based program and outpatient rehabilitation.
Sarah Russell, OTR/L
Sarah received her Bachelor of Science Degree from Chadron State College in 2000 prior to transitioning to Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO) where she received her Master of Science in Occupational Therapy in 2003. Sarah has worked in a variety of settings as a licensed occupational therapist, including hospital inpatient, home health, and skilled nursing facility rehabilitation. A special interest of Sarah's has always been pediatric and school based therapy. Sarah currently works primarily in these settings, working with children with a variety of needs and diagnoses. Sarah enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters as well as hiking and running.
Sarah Russell, OTR/L
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Jama Scaggs
Jama Scaggs is a Chadron Hospital Occupational Therapist dedicated to helping inpatients and outpatients reclaim their independence. After earning her Human Biology degree at Chadron State College, Jama completed a Master’s in Healthcare Administration at Concordia University and a Master’s in Occupational Therapy at Nebraska Methodist College. She then gained broad clinical insights working as a traveling therapist in Minnesota’s home health and nursing home facilities before returning to Chadron. Specializing in restoring impaired functional mobility, Jama evaluates how physical impairments impact daily routines to help patients navigate life autonomously. With her new position here in Chadron she will be focusing on outpatient, inpatient and home health settings to benefit her patients. She is deeply passionate about staying on the cutting edge of medicine, continuously pursuing advanced education in evidence-based practices to provide premier, personalized care.