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Why vaccinate: Vaccination’s immediate benefit is individual immunity: It provides long-term, sometimes lifelong protection against a disease. The vaccines recommended in the early childhood immunization schedule protect children from measles,

Vaccines give parents the power to protect their babies from 14 serious diseases before they turn 2. Vaccinating your children according to the recommended schedule is one of the best ways

Babies from Birth to Age 2 Vaccines give parents the safe, proven power to protect their children from 14 serious diseases before they turn 2 years old. Every dose of vaccine

Congratulations to Jessica Duran, Medical Assistant for Daryl Lacy, from the Rocky Ford Clinic! Jessica applied and was awarded a loan repayment scholarship from the Colorado Community Health Network (CCHN) out of 120 applicants,

Congratulations to Our La Junta Clinic and the Individuals Selected in the “Peoples’ Choice Awards!” Favorite Doctor! Stella Ocampo MD (PED) (left) Favorite Nurse! Michelle Valdez, LPN (right) We have

Barbara Troy, MD has recently joined our Alamosa Family Medical Center after working in Family Practice in a rural setting in the Espanola, New Mexico area. She is Board Certified in Family Medicine

Valley-Wide’s Relay for Life Team participated in the Annual American Cancer Society’s (ACS’s) Relay for Life event on July 11, 2014.  Though the team was small this year (totaling 7 members), we managed

Heather Manning, FNP has joined our Fremont Family Medical Center after moving from a private women’s healthcare practice  in the Denver area. Heather recently graduated from Regis University with

By: Megan Beadle, PA-C Many times, there are no physical symptoms of serious diseases for several years.  The earlier the disease is caught, the longer you will need less medication and will feel good! 

On Tuesday June 24th, 165 people joined the “Cooking Matters at the Store” grocery store tour event at City Market in Alamosa. Community members were invited to participate in the event, which featured five

Scott DeRuiter, MD has recently joined the Convenient Care Community Clinic, located in Alamosa, Colorado. Dr. DeRuiter is board certified in Family Medicine, and he has a particular affinity for urgent care medicine,

While planning for a summer getaway be aware of weather incidents that can happen in the area you travel to. It’s important to take just a few precautionary actions before you travel to an unfamiliar