COVID Vaccine Update from MFHC
There have been lots of exciting updates regarding COVID vaccines in the past month. To start, COVID boosters have now been approved for all vaccine types available in the United States. It is also very likely that by the time of publication, there will be an authorized vaccine (Pfizer) available for children ages 5-11. More…
Holidays Can Bring Joy… and Stress
by Gary Schreiner, PhD, Director of Behavioral Health The holidays are typically a joyous time filled with love, gratitude and the spirit of giving. However, the holidays can also be stressful. Tension can come from a financial strain, or perhaps added pressure of a long To-Do list in a fairly short amount of time. Some…
Health Insurance Enrollment Events
Open Enrollment Starts November 1st!
Informe Anual de Mountain Family Health Centers
Me complace compartir con ustedes nuestro Informe Anual 2021 “Caring for Our Community” destacando el trabajo de salvar vidas de nuestros héroes de la salud y los muchos donantes que han hecho posible su trabajo. Gracias a su apoyo, podemos brindar atención médica, conductual y dental equitativa y asequible a más de 22,000 personas en los…
Mountain Family Health Centers’ Annual Report
I am pleased to share with you our 2021 Annual Report “Caring for Our Community” highlighting the life-saving work of our healthcare heroes and the many donors who have made their work possible. Thanks to your support, we are able to provide affordable medical, behavioral, and dental healthcare to more than 22,000 individuals in Pitkin,…
Hickenlooper Announces $158 Million For Colorado Communities in Annual Funding Bills
Fifty projects requested by Hickenlooper receive initial backing Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper today announced $158 million in funding for projects across Colorado were recommended for inclusion in the fiscal year 2022 federal appropriations bills. Hickenlooper specifically requested funding for 50 of the projects through the congressionally directed spending (CDS) process. “These projects will…
October Mariposa Winner – Dr. Zack Kent MD
Congratulations to Dr. Zack Kent MD – October Mariposa Winner! I would like to nominate Dr Zack Kent for Mariposa. He is about as excited about public acknowledgement as Marija is, but that hasn’t stopped me yet! People keep telling me what a difference I have made at the Edwards clinic but that’s just not…
September Exemplary Care Provider Award
Congratulations to Kate Andrashko, MSW SW-C Kate has fostered the medical-behavioral provider relationship in the SBHC by reaching out to me and other providers. She is clearly passionate about helping adolescents with the complex care that they need. With one particular patient, a preteen girl with depression at high risk for self-harming behaviors, Kate jumped in…
MFHC Requiring COVID-19 Vaccines for All Employees August 24, 2021
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and as a community healthcare provider, Mountain FamilyHealth Center’s (MFHC) top priority is keeping patients, employees and visitors safe. While westrive to empower our staff to achieve this goal through local efforts, these are unprecedentedtimes, which require us to implement a mandatory COVID vaccination policy unilaterally acrossthe organization for the safety…
COVID-19 Update
As we head into the fall and see an uptick in cases of the Delta variant throughout our service area, getting vaccinated is more critical than ever. As of September 7, MFHC has provided 9,758 vaccines to our community members, but based on community wide data, we know that there are many left to be…
Coloradans with Special Circumstances Can Enroll
Connect for Health Colorado, the state’s official health insurance marketplace, has opened a new Uninsured Enrollment Period to help as many people as possible protect their health and safety. Anyone with special circumstances can enroll during this time, which means you must have a qualifying event to sign up. Open Enrollment for the general public…
Welcome Dr. Kim Maroney, Site Based Medical Director, School Based Health Centers
The position as the Site Medical Director for the School Based Health Centers is an exciting opportunity for me for a couple of reasons: First – I love a challenge and these six sites are all essentially start up clinics with their own personality. I can put my experience in building my own practice in…
Supporting School-Based Access To Care
On behalf of our Board of Directors and staff, we were thrilled to celebrate the grand opening of our newest school-based health center in the Glenwood Springs High School on August 24, 2021. Mountain Family Health Centers, in partnership with the Roaring Fork School District, opened our sixth school-based health center welcoming students to receive…
September 2021 Mariposa Award Winner- Wilber Mendez, RN
Where do I start? Wil is truly one of a kind. He is a wonderful person, through and through. Wil is immensely valuable to Mountain Family. I have no doubt that he will take the Edwards clinic to a new level. He will share his experience, knowledge, energy, compassion, innovation, and humor just as he did…
Exemplary Care Award Winner Sept. 2021- Kelly Ketzenbarger, RN
She saw a complex care patient with me who was just released from the hospital where he was treated for multiple chronic conditions. He was found to have chronic bilateral foot wounds which were dressed at the hospital two days prior and was referred to the wound clinic but had yet to go. He was…
