Stan Strzempko’s last official shift in Noble Emergency Department as an ER doc was Feb. 28, 2025. It seems these days that my peers in health care don’t truly retire. They continue working per diem or start a new job or business. Retirement is defined as “the action or fact of leaving one’s job and ceasing to work.” Stan’s day-to-day coworkers will feel his absence most acutely, missing those small moments he made special. But the city as a whole is not losing a thing. Stan doesn’t plan to stop contributing to the community any time soon.
For anyone who knows Stan, he probably will not stop working until he is horizontal and in a box. He actually really likes his chosen profession.
With a work ethic similar to the likes of respected and past Noble physicians who worked til they were in their eighties, Dr. Douglas and Dr. Long, he is not really leaving. He is staying on as per diem in the emergency department but you will likely not see him on his least favorite night shifts. He is also starting an adjunct career in urgent care.
