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To read more about the CEO Job Description, click here. In March of this year, MFHC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ross Brooks notified the organization of his intent to resign from the CEO position as of August 31, 2023. The MFHC Board of Directors has begun the comprehensive search process for the organization’s next CEO.…

Kendra Nagey, CPNP-PC, SBHC Site Medical Director Mountain Family Health Centers has five School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs) located at Avon Elementary School, Basalt Middle School, Basalt High School, Glenwood Springs High School, and Roaring Fork High School in Carbondale. Patients under age 21 can be seen at any of our SBHCs year-round. What can you…

Congratulations to Anai Quezada, RDH for being voted Locals Choice First Place Dental Hygienist. “Anai joined Mountain Family in 2016, returning to the community where she grew up. Her focus is on education, preventive care, and motivating patients towards better oral health. Fluent in both English and Spanish, Anai enjoys building relationships with patients from…

Your Friends and Neighbors Need Your Help People who are enrolled in Medicaid will need to reapply to the State of Colorado for re-determination of their eligibility. Statewide, it is projected that 16-18% of current enrollees will lose their Medicaid coverage over the coming year as a result of the re-determination process. Currently, 30% of…

Join our team! We are seeking dynamic individuals for a variety of positions including providers, nurses, medical assistants, and administration! You could be the friendly face helping balance incoming payments, greeting patients at our health clinics, helping room patients, or providing direct patient care. Mountain Family Health Centers offers great benefits, generous paid time-off, wellness…

April 2023: McKenzie Rieder, CPNP-PC I am thrilled to nominate McKenzie Rieder for her excellent care of a 5-year-old patient that she saws just a few weeks ago. This new patient presented to the Rifle Integrated Health Center for ankle pain after they had already presented once to the ER. The patient was discharged with…

March 2023: Dana Peterson, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, Director of Human Resources It is with great pleasure that I nominate Dana Peterson for the Mariposa award.  It’s hard to believe that she has only been with Mountain Family Health Centers for just over one year, because she not only has made personal and professional connections with nearly…

When Great Trees Fall Maya Angelou When great trees fall,rocks on distant hills shudder,lions hunker downin tall grasses,and even elephantslumber after safety. When great trees fallin forests,small things recoil into silence,their senseseroded beyond fear. When great souls die,the air around us becomeslight, rare, sterile.We breathe, briefly.Our eyes, briefly,see witha hurtful clarity.Our memory, suddenly sharpened,examines,gnaws on…

What does this mean? Members who were found eligible for Health First Colorado (Medicaid)/CHP+ were locked into coverage at the beginning of the Pandemic due to a requirement of continuous coverage. In May 2023, we will return to normal eligibility processes. The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) is estimating that more than…

While Mother Nature has now twice delayed our planned public grand opening of a new Community Health Center in Avon, Colorado, I’m writing to celebrate the opening of the MFHC Avon site, which began serving patients last month on January 16, 2023. Mountain Family’s Avon Integrated Health Center provides affordable primary medical, dental, behavioral, and…

To read more about the CEO Job Description, click here. After 21 years of serving in the Community Health Center movement, the past 11 at Mountain Family Health Centers, MFHC CEO Ross Brooks informed the Board of Directors and staff of his intent to resign from the CEO position as of August 31, 2023.  The…

Colorado will begin re-determining Medicaid recipients’ eligibility starting in May 2023. All current Medicaid enrollees should update their information by visiting Health First Colorado at: Update Your Address – Health First Colorado. In addition, MFHC patients seeking to explore health insurance coverage options are encouraged to connect with MFHC’s Outreach and Enrollment teams by calling 833-273-6627 or…

Join our team! We are seeking dynamic individuals for a variety of positions including Billing Coordinator, Front Desk, Director or Development, and Medical Assistant! You could be the friendly face helping balance incoming payments, greeting patients at our health clinics, fundraising and marketing for MFHC, or providing direct patient care. Mountain Family Health Centers offers…

Mountain Family Health Centers Opens New Health Center at Avon’s Chapel Square (Vail Daily) Continuing to Address Local Housing Needs Senate hosts hearing on CHCs: Saving Lives, Saving Money Congratulations to Dr. Gail Mizner, the American College of Physicians Govenor-elect Designee The Day Pope Francis Welcomed Community Organizers From the Southwest to the Papal Residence

Kjell Benson, MD I’d like to nominate Dr. Kjell Benson for an excellent diagnostic catch. He recently saw a middle-aged woman for an acute visit who was complaining of right lower quadrant pain for 1 day as well as vomiting. Dr. Benson noted an absence of bowel sounds in the area on physical exam and…

November 2022: Silvia Santana, Quality Improvement Senior Manager I am nominating Silvia for the Mariposa award because I always knew she was awesome, but I didn’t know how deep that awesomeness ran until she took the QI Manager position. In her first year in the role Silvia has had to learn everything about UDS reporting,…