Dear Neighbor, Let Us Introduce Ourselves.
Clinica Family Health is a community health center that provides comprehensive medical, dental, mental health and pharmacy services to families and individuals of all ages and backgrounds. For the past 45 years, we have offered health care to the residents of Boulder, Broomfield and Adams counties, so that everyone had access to affordable, high-quality health care.
Finding health care can be difficult when you live in the mountains. Adverse travel conditions or long drives can discourage people from getting the care they need. Postponing care can have serious consequences, especially for those who are pregnant, sick or dealing with a long-term condition like diabetes or depression.
Leaders of Western Boulder and Gilpin counties have asked Clinica to explore bringing family health services to your community. Making health care accessible to everyone is a vital part of our mission, so we are excited to explore this opportunity. However, we want to respect your community and your wishes. If Clinica made the commitment to your community to provide health services in Western Boulder and Gilpin counties, would you be interested in utilizing these services for yourself or your family? Please fill out our survey and share your thoughts. Your feedback will let us know if you want Clinica in your community and which services you need most. Thanks!
Making Health Care Accessible & Affordable
At Clinica, we believe that providing people with affordable, accessible health care is the right thing to do because:
- No one should suffer because health care isn’t available.
- If people are healthy, they can take care of themselves, support their families, stay in school, be employed and be active in their communities.
- Having local access to health care will help people manage on-going problems and stay well.
- If people can access basic health care, they will be less likely to use expensive hospital emergency rooms or urgent care facilities.
We Want To Hear From You!
Clinica has been asked by community leaders to explore bringing health care services to your community. Before we do that, however, we want to know what you think. Would you like to have health care closer to home? What is most important to you when you choose a health care provider?
Please fill out the survey by clicking the button below. Please know that all information collected in our survey is stored on a secured server.
Hear From a Local Like You
My name is Cheryln Marriott. I am a patient at Clinica Family Health and co-chair of the board of directors. More importantly, I have been a member of the mountain community on and off for nearly 50 years. During all of those years, I never had access to health care close to home. If I wanted to see a health provider, I had to drive to Boulder or Denver or even further. Easily I was spending 90 minutes each way to see a doctor. My car wasn’t always in good shape, so always in the back of my mind was the concern about breaking down along the highway. And the price of gas was a constant addition to the cost to my health care. Eventually, I just stopped going to doctor and physical therapy appointments.
Yes, it worried me to be up in the mountains without access to health care. I’d pretend that things weren’t happening to me. I’d put off care and hope that symptoms would go away.
Having access to health care close to home would bring me such peace of mind – for me, my neighbors and my friends. It would be wonderful to know the doctor and care team. They might be our neighbors. Our kids might go to school together. Having health care close by would reinforce the sense of community, and up in the mountains, we’re all about community.
Please click the button below and complete the survey to let Clinica know if you would be interested in health care close to home. Thanks so much.
Community Leaders Building Your New Health Care Home
A group of residents from Boulder and Gilpin Counties has approached Clinica Family Health about bringing family health care services to mountain communities.
You probably know many of them. They are your friends and neighbors, and they are excited about making health care more accessible to you. Feel free to contact them directly if you have questions or concerns about Clinica Family Health bringing health services to your mountain community.
Jeanne Nicholson
Co-chair Mountain Community Health Task Force
Jeanne Nicholson has lived in Gilpin County more than 40 years. She was the county nurse for 14 years, a Gilpin County and a Boulder Valley School District school nurse and then a home health nurse. Jeanne has also served her community as a Gilpin County Commissioner for eight years and a state Senator representing Gilpin County and Nederland from 2011 to 2015. In addition to being co-chair of the Mountain Community Task Force, she currently serves on the Gilpin County Senior Living Board.
Claudia Schauffler
Co-chair, Mountain Community Health Task Force
Claudia Schauffler is a long-time resident of Gilpin County and the owner of a clothing and accessory store in Nederland. Claudia worked in health care for several decades, including a stint at Clinica Family Health where she served as the clinic operations manager at the People’s Clinic location. From her time at Clinica, Claudia saw that access to care was vital for a healthy community. She is a strong advocate of patient-centered care where patients and providers know each other well and work together to help patients manage their care at the level the patient chooses.
Mountain Community
Task Force
Bonnie Albrecht
Public Health Coordinator / Gilpin County / balbrech@co.jefferson.co.us / 303.582.5803
Brandon Daruna
Ambulance Director / Gilpin County / brandon.daruna@gilpinambulance.com / 303.582.5499
Colleen Sinclair
Mountain Resource Specialist / csinclair@bouldercounty.org / 720.616.9109
Janette Taylor
Community Advocate / Nederland / janettekeenetaylor@gmail.com / 303.258.3586
Karen Gerrity
Town Administrator / Nederland / kareng@nederlandco.org / 303.258.3266
Kathy Heider
Former Mayor / Central City / kathrynheider@gmail.com / 303.582.0490
Kristi Venditti
Mountain Resource Liaison / EFAA / kristi@efaa.org / 720.422.7813
Sandy Hollingsworth
County Commissioner / Gilpin County / shollingsworth@gilpincounty.org / 303.916.2119
Simon Smith
President & CEO / Clinica Family Health
Interested in Becoming a Patient or Want to Learn More About Clinica?
If you are interested in becoming a Clinica patient, please fill out the form below.
Where to Find Us in Your Community
We’re excited to talk with you about Clinica! Come chat with us at some of these upcoming community events:
• The Gilpin County Fair
• The Nederland Community Clean-up
• The Coal Creek Community Clean-up
• Black Hawk and Nederland Farmers Markets
Check back for other community events through July 31st
Have a Completed Paper Survey That You Need to Return?
Please return your completed survey to any of the dropbox locations listed below, or by mailing it to:
Clinica Family Health
1735 S. Public Rd. Suite 202
Lafayette, Colorado 80026
The deadline to submit surveys is July 31, 2021
Gilpin Dropbox Locations
- Gilpin Community Center, 250 Norton Dr. Black Hawk, CO 80422
- Rollinsville Road and Bridge Building, 265 Tolland Rd. Rollinsville, CO 80474
- Gilpin Library, 15131 Highway 119 Black Hawk, CO 80422
- Central City Courthouse, 203 Eureka St. Central City, CO 80427
- Gold Mountain Village, 440 Powder Run Dr. Central City, CO 80427
Nederland Dropbox Locations
- Claudia’s Store, Caribou Village, 20 Lakeview Dr. Nederland, CO 80466
- Community Center, 750 CO-72 Nederland, CO 80466
- Nederland Town Hall, 45 W 1st St. Nederland, CO 80466
- Ward Post Office, 1 Columbia St. Ward, CO 80481
- Jamestown Post Office, 133 Main St. Jamestown, CO 80455
- Jamestown Town Hall, 118 Main St. Jamestown, CO 80455
- Gold Hill Store & Pub, 531 Main St. Boulder, CO 80302