How an ER Nurse Built a Healthcare Legacy
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
If everything is easy, then I can't teach somebody when times are hard. So I take on the challenges. Sometimes they be some painful challenges. Sometimes they hurt, but you know.
Sherita Benjamin-Cossum is a healthcare executive, nurse leader, and the CEO of We Care Home Health Agency. She helps families access compassionate, high quality home healthcare services while advocating for dignity, support, and empowerment in every stage of care.
We built so many services since we first started. We only wanted to be home health, but then I said, I want to be a one-stop shop outside the hospital. I want to do everything outside of the hospital. So right now we provide every service outside of the hospital, except for hospitals.
Running a business is very hard. You have to wear all your hats. You are in marketing.
Who is Sherita Benjamin-Cossum and what inspired her healthcare mission?
You are in finance. You are in logistics, operations. You're doing all of these different things. If there's one piece of advice that you would give to somebody out there who's considering opening up their own agency or starting their own business, what advice would you give them?
Well, I would tell you.
It spans the globe like a super high school internet. Elvis, Randy. Today, Apple is going to reinvent the phone. It's not over until I win. The Living Your Legacy podcast. For those who live to leave a legacy.
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Welcome back, everybody, to another episode of the Living Your Legacy podcast. I am your host, Jason Tyler. And today I am joined by Miss Sherita Benjamin-Kozum. I got the pronunciation on that, right? Yes, you did. That's a lot of syllables. There's a lot going on there. But Sherita, how are you feeling?
I'm feeling great today.
Good, good. Welcome to the show. Thank you for stopping by.
Thank you for having me.
Of course, of course. So we are about to go into filming your episode for Women in Power. What would you say is the number one thing that you want people to be able to learn from your story?
The number one thing that I want people to learn that you could conquer anything if you just put your mind to it.
Okay. Powerful lesson. Yes. So let's walk it back. Tell me a little bit about who is Sherita. How did we get to this place?
How did we get here? So growing up, I always wanted to work in the medical field. I wanted to be a physician. But when I went to college my first year, I was a major in biology. And I spoke to one of my physicians and told them what I really wanted to do. And they were like, do you want to help people? Or do you want to, you know, just become a doctor? And I was like, well, I want to help people, but I wanted to be an obstetrician at that time. And then she said, well, okay, let's back it up. Do you want to work in Pennsylvania? And I said, yes. And she said, well, I could tell you the malpractice insurance is so high that you probably won't really make money until you're in your 30s.
Oof.
I know, right? And then I was, like, in my 30s. I was 18 at the time.
At the time. So you're talking about 12 years.
That was, like, I'm going to be old, right? Because, you know, at the time.
30 is not that old, guys.
It's not that old.
I'm 33, so let's calm down on the 30 is old narrative.
And I'm 43. So but yes, so she said to me, if I want to work in Pennsylvania, I wouldn't make money till I was about 33. So she was like, I would just tell you to become a nurse. And that's where the journey started, where I was like, OK, what do I do? How do I become a nurse? You know, life happened. Obstacles happen. Right. I got into nursing school when I was about 24, and I graduated at the age of 26. And then I decided after I went into nursing that I wanted to be an ER nurse. I did not want to do maternity, which is what type of doctor I wanted to be, the obstetrician. I wanted to deliver babies and stuff. And so I decided that I wanted to be in the emergency department. And while in the emergency department, I went on to do travel nursing, which is amazing.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:48
2
Who is Sherita Benjamin-Cossum and what inspired her healthcare mission?
0:48–8:00
3
How did Sherita transition from college biology to choosing nursing and emergency medicine?
8:00–15:13
4
Why did Sherita choose travel nursing and what did she gain from it?
15:13–23:00
5
What patient interaction sparked the idea to start a home health agency?
23:00–23:45