Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc. (Valley-Wide) is pleased to welcome the transition of the former Centennial Family Health Center, LLC to our family of community health center clinics located throughout southern Colorado. Family Nurse Practitioner, Karen Tomky, MSN, FNP has led the clinic at 319 Main Street in Ordway, Colorado for over 16 years. In honor
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Suicide Awareness
This week is National Suicide Prevention week, and today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Behavioral Health Provider Brooke Beckham explains what to look for and how to talk with someone who may be suicidal in the article below. There is not one single cause for suicidal thoughts or behaviors. Often times depression, anxiety, and substance
Valley-Wide Health Systems to Expand Services to Chaffee County
Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc. (Valley-Wide) will open a new integrated health center in Buena Vista in the spring of 2020. Valley-Wide is dedicated to becoming the provider of choice for residents located in and near Chaffee County, one of the only counties in Colorado that does not have access to the services provided by a
A Healthy Child Makes A Healthy Adult: Vaccinate!
August is National Immunization Awareness Month. In the article below Dr. Stella Ocampo discusses the importance of having your children vaccinated. Immunizations keep children healthy. Immunizations are small amount of weakened or killed virus or bacteria that are injected in the body which triggers the body’s immune response to produce antibodies such that if one
Colorado Medication Take-Back Program
Did you know that Colorado has a Medication Take-Back Program, and that the Valley-Wide Pharmacy is a registered drop off location? The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment in partnership with the Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention developed the Medication Take-Back Program in response to the increased need for safe disposal of prescription
Dr. Stacey Robben Receives Scholarship to Attend Advanced Leadership Training Program
Congratulations to Dr. Stacey Robben on receiving the PCMAC scholarship to attend the Advanced Leadership Training Program put on by the Regional Institute for Health and Environmental Leadership in Denver, CO! Each year ALTP accepts approximately 45 health and environment professionals in the Rocky Mountain region to attend annually – CO, NM, WY. Dr. Robben
Health Tip of the Month: Obesity Education
Many people struggle with their weight. In the article below, Family Nurse Practitioner Paula Jiron-Finn educates us on the effects of obesity, and how committing to living a healthy lifestyle is one of the most beneficial things you can do for yourself. Obesity is defined as excessive weight that may impair health. One common way
Valley-Wide Receives Grant for Renovations of New Center Dental Clinic
Valley-Wide Health Systems had the opportunity to partner with the Town of Center in submitting an application for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the State of Colorado –Department of Local Affairs. This grant application was for $600,000 to support the renovation of the recently purchased building at 135 E 6th Street in Center
Former Valley-Wide Nurse Inducted Into the 2019 SLV Medical Wall of Fame
Born in 1955 in Alamosa, Colorado, Connie Jean Buhr Poole grew up in Mesita, Colorado and graduated from Centauri High School. After attending Adams State College for a year, she received her nursing degree at Otero Junior College in La Junta, Colorado in August of 1977, and started her nursing career in the fall of
Take Care of You!
May is Mental Health Month. Throughout the month, we will be sharing how and why mental health is such an important factor for living your best life. Taking care of ourselves is one of the most beneficial things we can do! Behavioral Health Provider Cindylee Herrera explains why in the infographic below: Valley-Wide Health Systems
