An open letter to the Taxpayers and Patients of the Custer County Community Clinic
We have practiced medicine in the Clinic in Westcliffe for many years. We have treated patients with injuries both major and minor, and managed chronic illnesses for years at a time. We have struggled with unwieldy computers, politics, finances and unreasonable policies.
We both love the people who come in to the Clinic. But several years ago management of the Clinic provoked us to leave. It was a difficult decision for both of us. Both of us would love to return.
We think that if a new transparent board is in place, we have a chance to re-create the Clinic.
We believe in a practice that is based on patient care; everything else is secondary to that sacred goal.
We believe that this can be accomplished through a model known as the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH). Look it up on the internet, it is a national program for excellence in patient care. The patient-centered medical home is a model of care that emphasizes care coordination and communication to transform primary care into “what patients want it to be.” Once certified as a PCMH, the Clinic may qualify for higher reimbursement rates.
On May 8, take the time to vote for the Patients First slate of candidates for the board of the Clinic. These bright talented people are volunteering to make the Clinic a source of community pride, the way it was years ago.
To make it a place to teach and recruit medical students and medical residents, who might one day chose to live and practice here in this beautiful valley.
To make it a place that you would choose first for your primary medical needs.
To make it a place that respects your confidentiality
Please, vote for the Patients First Team: Mike Haga, Mike Kienbusch, David Brothers, Ann Barthrop and Larry Luikart.
Thank you.
Gary Alan Mohr, M.D.
Robert Bliss, M.D.
Family Physicians