COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 2111 Exchange St. Astoria, OR 97103 Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Salem, OR Permit No. 86 Find us on social media! @cmhcommunity @cmhcommunity linkedin.com/company/ columbia-memorial-hospital @cmhcommunity Cover photo by Austin Miller, CMH graphic designer and videographer. CMH HEALTH COMPASS is published as a community service by COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, a Planetree Gold-Certified Person-Centered Care Facility. 2111 Exchange St., Astoria, OR 97103, telephone 503-325-4321, website: columbiamemorial.org For information about CMH HEALTH COMPASS: Sarah Bello, MBA, Director of Communications Robert Holland, MD, PhD President, Board of Trustees Erik Thorsen, MBA, CPA, FACHE Chief Executive Officer Nicole Williams, MPA, FACHE Chief Operating Officer/ Assistant CEO Jimmy Heilman, MD, MBA Chief Medical Officer Information in CMH HEALTH COMPASS comes from a wide range of medical experts. If you have any concerns or questions about specific content that may affect your health, please contact your health care provider. Models may be used in photos and illustrations. 2025 © Coffey Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. Jennifer Peach-Guzman, RN, BSN, MBA Vice President, Patient Care Services Jarrod Karnofski, DPT, ATC, MSHCA Vice President, Ancillary and Support Services Christopher Laman, PharmD, MBA Vice President, Strategy Brandon Parker, MBA, CPA Vice President, Finance Nicole Perez, BSHA, MSITM Vice President, Health Information Services Meet a CMH provider Renee Roth, MS, RN, ACNP-BC Renee Roth, MS, RN, ACNP-BC, is a medical oncology nurse practitioner in the CMH-OHSU Knight Cancer Collaborative. She joined the Cancer Center in May 2025. Q: What do you do to connect with your patients? A: “A cancer diagnosis can be bewildering and extremely frightening. To connect with my patients, I assess each individual for their unique coping mechanisms, knowledge base and fears by carefully listening and considering what I can do for that individual to increase knowledge, reduce stress levels and establish trust. My goal for our patients is for them to understand that I am their advocate on their cancer journey the first time they meet me.” Q: Why did you choose your medical specialty? A: “I chose nursing to make a difference on this earth and have the honor and privilege to touch lives. I then chose advanced practice hematology/oncology because I realized what my gift was as a bedside stem cell transplant nurse. I knew with advanced practice oncology nursing that I could use more of that gift to touch lives.” Q: What is the best part about your job? A: “The best part of my job is that it is my absolute passion. I have a career that enables me to use my education, empathy and skills for the management of disease [and] treatment-related toxicities. My gift has allowed me to have extremely difficult conversations that are sometimes avoided by patients, families and providers. I could not see myself doing any other work. Each step I have taken in my nursing career has led me to be the nurse practitioner I am today.” Cancer care you can trust Find out about the expert services offered at the CMH-OHSU Knight Cancer Collaborative. Visit columbia memorial.org/ cancer-care.
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