Caring for the Valley

If you were making a list of the largest private employers in the North Platte Valley, there’s a surprising one you may have overlooked: the Saratoga Care Center.

When the Platte Valley Healthcare Project (PVHP) took over ownership of the Center recently, they learned, among other things, that it has 45 full- and part-time employees.

According to Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce Director Leanna Jones, that makes the Saratoga Care Center one of the Valley’s five largest private employers.

According to Trina Shirley, business office manager, Director of Nursing Stephanie Ponish and Ass...