Our Family caring for your Family!

Dr. Wm. “Skip” Loebig

Skip has been providing anesthesia services since September of 1993. He worked in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for the first ten years of his career at Marquette General Hospital a large regional medical center. In 2004 he stated doing travel anesthesia in many different areas of the country in both academic medical centers and rural hospitals. Skip joined VMH in 2007 and has been providing care to our community since that time.

• Education: BSN in Nursing from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1984-1987
• Certificate in Nurse Anesthesia from Minneapolis School of Anesthesia 1991-1993
• MS in Anesthesia from St. Mary’s University- Winona 1991-1993
• Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP) from University of Michigan-Flint 2015-2020.
• Certifications:  BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP
• Professional Associations: American Association of Nurse Anesthetists: 1991 to present
• Society of Opioid Free Anesthesia: 2018 to present

Dr. Dave Schwartz

Dr. Dave Schwartz is the medical physician provider in the Veterans Memorial Hospital Medical Clinic.  He has been serving this community since 1995  when he began his employment with Mayo Waukon Clinic and Veterans Memorial Hospital.  He sees patients in the clinic as well as the hospital, and especially enjoys Maternity Services.  Dr. Schwartz was awarded the Iowa Hospital Association Hospital Hero Award in October, 2017, for his dedication to rural health care and obstetrics.

Schools and Degrees

• Northeast Missouri State University - B.S. Science
• University of Iowa School of Medicine - M.D.
• Mayo Family Practice Residency - La Crosse , WI
   

Minji Na

Minji Na, Nurse Practitioner, had been providing family health care for Mayo Clinics in the Albert Lea and Austin, Minnesota areas, before moving back to her home of northeast Iowa to practice.  She was born in South Korea, moving to the United States when she was five years old living in New Jersey and Virginia, before settling in Decorah with her family.

After caring for her grandmother who had suffered a stroke, she knew she wanted to help people and entered the nursing career. After years as a certified nurse’s aide, LPN and RN, she went onto become a nurse practitioner to help collaborate with her patients in making health care decisions.

Minji will also work two days per week at the Postville Medical Clinic and two days in Waukon.

Schools and Degrees

• NICC - RN 
• Western Governors University -  Bachelors Degree
• Purdue University Global -  Masters Degree
   

Katy Maker

Katy Maker is both a Nurse Midwife and a Nurse Practitioner, allowing her to care for maternity patients throughout their pregnancy, including delivery, and following, throughout their lifetime.  She has over 30 years of experience as a nurse midwife and has assisted in nearly 2000 deliveries.  She is also proficient in water births.

Katy is from the Decorah area and has shared her talents at many facilities, but has always preferred the rural practice where families have access to quality care and do not have to travel to have their babies.  She has worked with her colleagues here at VMH for many years and is confident with and trusts all of them.  She cares for patients at both the Waukon and Postville Clinics. 

Schools and Degrees

• Luther College - BA, Nursing
• University of Minnesota School of Nursing Master’s Program - Nurse Midwife
• Graceland University - Nurse Practitioner