Posts by Mountain Family Health Center
MARIPOSA AWARD: MAY 2020
This month’s award goes to Veronica (Roni) Morales “Roni has shown extraordinary resiliency in a time where things are changing rapidly in Care Coordination and all of our clinics. She is working tirelessly as the default go to leader for the day to day tasks of the Care Coordination Team (CCT). She didn’t hesitate to…
Read MoreTAKING CARE OF CHILDREN AT MOUNTAIN FAMILY
by Dr. Maria Roques My passion for medicine started when I was a child. I come from a long line of family physicians. I completed my training in Pediatrics and Neonatology at the La Fe University Hospital in Valencia, Spain, where I worked as an attending Neonatology Physician for two years. After completing Pediatric Residency…
Read MoreTHANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS
Your gifts are having an impact Mountain Family Health Centers wishes to celebrate our federal, state, and local partners along with generous individuals who have made gifts during this exceptional time with the COVID-19 pandemic. Every gift has made a difference. Grants and donations are helping Mountain Family address a variety of evolving needs related…
Read MoreOpen Enrollment extended until April 30th!
The Department of Insurance approved an emergency Special Enrollment period thru Friday, April 30th, to help as many people as possible protect their health and safety during the COVID-19 outbreak. What does this mean? This means that individuals who are currently uninsured, lost their insurance or will lose their insurance can apply for assistance through…
Read MoreTelemedicina en Mountain Family: Nuestra Familia cuidando de los suyos durante la pandemia COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Estimados pacientes y socios de Mountain Family Health Centers, Estamos dedicados a brindar el mejor y más efectivo tratamiento a nuestros 21,000 pacientes en los condados de Garfield, Eagle y Pitkin. Siguiendo nuestra misión, brindamos sistemas integrados de atención médica, salud mental y salud dental de alta calidad en las comunidades a las que servimos,…
Read MoreUPDATE ON COVID-19
Dear Patients and Partners of Mountain Family Health Centers, Given the confirmed community spread of COVID-19 in Eagle, Garfield, and Pitkin Counties, effective immediately 3/16/20, and in an effort to protect the safety of patients, staff, and our communities, Mountain Family Health Centers will be shifting operations to minimize in-person clinic visits at all MFHC…
Read MoreRoaring Fork Schools and Mountain Family Health Centers to open a school-based health center in Glenwood Springs this fall
The Roaring Fork Schools and Mountain Family Health Centers (MFHC) are partnering together to open a school-based health center in Glenwood Springs High School this fall. “We want every student to have access to affordable, comprehensive, integrated health care services, regardless of their legal status, family circumstance, place of residence, or economic means,” said Superintendent…
Read MoreCongratulations to Mountain Family’s Avon School-Based Health Center!
As of February 2020, the Avon School-Based Health Center at Mountain Family has received its accreditation as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH). This certification comes from the National Committee of Quality Assurance (NCQA). The PCMH program emphasizes utilization of team-based care to reduce fragmentation within the health system. Research demonstrates building positive relationships between patients…
Read MoreMarch 2020 Exemplary Care Award Winner: Laine Morgan
Nominated by Barb Corcoran “I would like to nominate Laine. This month I have had three patients with chronic mental illness, who have been struggling for quite some time, finally find mood stability thanks to Laine (and their own hard work). This stability included relief from paranoia, crippling depression and suicidal thoughts, constant auditory delusions,…
Read MoreMarch 2020 Mariposa Award Winner: Matt King
Nominated By: Oyen Hoffman “I’d like to nominate Matthew King for this month’s Mariposa award. Matthew is an outstanding clinician with mad skills, solid clinical intuition, and wicked smarts. Matthew regularly sees 8 to 10 patients per day, several of which are for 1-hour psychotherapy sessions. This amounts to profound mental and emotional stamina that…
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