Archive for January 2022
Congratulations Dr. Gail Mizner
Thank you for all you do for our patients, staff, and communities. Gail also received additional praise and recognition at our Dec. 21 Board of Directors meeting. Colorado’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB), established under Senate Bill 21-175, is a Type-1 Board within the Division of Insurance that will have the authority to review prescription…
Read MoreThank You Donors – We Met Our Matching Gift Goal
Your Generosity Makes A Difference by Jan Jennings, Director of Development Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Health For All Fund and our 2020 Rescue Fund Matching Gift program in 2021. We are pleased to say that over 130 donors stepped forward, enabling Mountain Family to meet our goal of $100,000 in matching…
Read MoreIntroducing Kendra Nagey, PNP & Site Medical Director for School-Based Health Centers
Kendra Nagey, PNP recently promoted to Site Medical Director, School-Based Health Centers School-based health centers provide medical, dental, and behavioral health care to students where it is most convenient — in their schools! Mountain Family Health Centers is proud to bring integrative care to the children of the Roaring Fork Valley and Avon through this…
Read MoreVaccine Clinic Success
Mountain Family administers 2,145 COVID-19 vaccines in on-site vaccination tour through Roaring Fork schools From Nov 11th, 2021 – Dec 30th, 2021, our COVID team was able to vaccinate a total of 2,145 people in the community. Our numbers for these Clinics are as follows: 165 1st doses for ages 12 and older 158 2nd…
Read MoreWhat We’re Reading
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded study on how social determinants of health are addressed in Medicaid managed care. A publication on the study’s findings was published last week and is available HERE. A companion study describing findings from a contract review of SDoH terms in Medicaid managed care organization contracts is available HERE. Valley’s “resource rich”…
Read MoreSave the Date: Feb. 2, 2022 Dental Professional Community Listening Session
On Wednesday, Feb. 2, 6:30-8pm, Colorado Mountain College will be hosting a Dental Profession Community Listening Session. Kindly RSVP your attendance before January 26. As you may be aware, we’ve been working with CMC over the past year to begin developing a combined CMC-MFHC dental clinic in Edwards, CO, to train the next generation of…
Read MoreOmicron Update
Given the rapid increase of COVID cases locally due to the Omicron variant, patients are highly encouraged to receive their COVID vaccination and/or booster series and to utilize Mountain Family’s telehealth services, whereby you can have a medical or behavioral health visit with your MFHC provider via the convenience of your computer or phone. To…
Read MoreCongratulations Storie Marchant – Jan. 2022 Mariposa Award Winner
Since I got here Storie has been a huge resource due to her knowledge of MA workflows and NextGen, and it has been great to see her growth into the Practice Director role. And while I’ve always known I can rely on Storie to be consistent and reliable, she has gone above and beyond in…
Read MoreExceptional Administrative Leadership Award Presented to Annette Franta, Chief Financial Officer
For her generous and decisive leadership and commitment to the CHC mission, we are pleased to present Annette Franta with the CHAMPS Exceptional Administrative Leadership Award. CHAMPS was honored to recognize our 2021 CHAMPS Awardees during a virtual Awards Ceremony on Monday, November 22, 2021. Each year, these awards allow CHAMPS to recognize exceptional contributions…
Read MoreWelcome New Providers!
Mountain Family Health Centers recently welcomed two new Medical Providers and two new Dental providers to our team. Adam Hallin, PA-C – Glenwood Springs Adam Hallin earned his Master’s degree at the Colorado Mesa University Physician Assistant program. During his medical education, he was selected to receive specialized clinical training focused on rural and underserved communities of…
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