Revival of interest in using the DU Mountain Campus clinic location

[Annie Scott]

Good morning gentlemen, 

I was so grateful to hear about the follow up report at the RFL Larimer County Community Conversation  last Thursday. Many participants have expressed how encouraged they were to learn that efforts are ongoing to support a multifaceted approach to primary care for residents and visitors to the Red Feather Lakes area. I am sorry to have missed this meeting as I was driving a senior to a doctor's appointment.  

There seems to be a revival of community interest in exploring the possible use of existing medical clinic space at the DU Mountain Campus with its many obvious advantages. 

A recently established community group, Caring Hearts of Red Feather Lakes, is working on the outlines of a proposal for the use of the space as you requested Mr. Parker. I have attached our efforts to date to summarize our view of how the UC Health system could benefit from improved access for their patients who reside on our mountain.

We have identified  a nurse practitioner, Corrie Goodier,  who would seriously consider serving as a part time primary care provider. She resides in Glacier View. Part time is ideal for her as she is also working on her doctorate. She is working on a letter expressing this interest. 

Next steps on our end are to write a proposal to the DU Chancellor addressing the who, what, when, where, and how of the use of their clinic space and hosting a potential providers meeting where we hope to distinguish the very interested from among the somewhat interested, what experience and resources they bring, and their availability. 

With sincere appreciation,

Annie Scott

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[John Parker]

Thanks Annie, for all your hard work on this.

When you have your proposal ready, please copy in Stuart Halsall, the Associate Vice Chancellor in charge of the Kennedy Mountain Campus.  

His email is stuart....@du.edu

Thanks,

John

John Parker

Operations Manager

Facilities Management and Planning

James C. Kennedy Mountain Campus

University of Denver

17900 West County Road 74E

Red Feather Lakes, CO  80545

Office: (970) 493-6789

Cell: (970) 556-2500

Email: john....@du.edu 

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From: Annie Scott <ras...@bellsouth.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2024 1:12 PM
To: John Kefalas <kefa...@co.larimer.co.us>; John Parker <john....@du.edu>; Paul Mayer <pma...@healthdistrict.org>; Kerrie Marr <ker...@marrsmountaincabins.com>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Revival of interest in using the DU Mountain Campus clinic location

 

[External Email From]: ras...@bellsouth.net

[Paul Mayer]

Hi Annie,

     I think it would be a good idea for us to talk briefly about the meeting the other day so I can make sure that I am working with you all in the manner that you would like.  I can catch you up a bit on the general idea that came out of the meeting.  I suggested the next step is to create a core group of 4-5 or so members of the community that can drive the direction of the work with a focus on the core goals identified by the group.  I am unfortunately very busy today but can call tomorrow or Friday afternoon if either of those days will work for you.

 

Paul Mayer  MD he/him

Medical Director

Main: 970-224-5209 | Direct/cell: 970-413-3313| FAX: 970-221-7165

pma...@healthdistrict.org |  

120 Bristlecone Drive | Fort Collins, CO 80524

 

From: Annie Scott <ras...@bellsouth.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2024 1:12 PM
To: John Kefalas <kefa...@co.larimer.co.us>; John Parker <john....@du.edu>; Paul Mayer <pma...@healthdistrict.org>; Kerrie Marr <ker...@marrsmountaincabins.com>

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[Kerrie Marr]

Good day, everyone,

I'm sending out a quick update to let you all know that the ball is rolling. Annie Scott, Corrie Goodier and I met this afternoon to discuss answering some basic questions of "who, what, when and how" in regards to establishing a healthcare clinic so that we may write up a proposal and submit to Stu at the DU Mountain Campus as a possible "where". We plan to have a proposal in place and ready to send by next Wednesday. We will continue to make sure you all are included in the process and discussions.

Warm regards,

Kerrie Marr

Caring Hearts of Red Feather Lakes Foundation

Kerrie Marr

Owner

970-881-2964

www.marrsmountaincabins.com

      

On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 1:56 PM John Kefalas <kefa...@co.larimer.co.us> wrote:

Thank Annie, John, Kerrie and Paul. It is imperative that we loop in Stuart Halsall, and I'm that he and Dr. Mayer (Paul) will connect this week to ensure that everyone is updated and we are all working from the same page. I've exchanged various voicemails with Stu this past week, and he is expecting to have Paul reach out to him for a conversation and update. The big takeaway from Thursday's RFL CC is that a committee of community members needs to convene and identify the key issues and barriers regarding health care access and a range of options to best address these issues and barriers. It looks like this committee is already hard at work. I also want to make sure that we do not get too far ahead of ourselves regarding the potential partnership with the DU Mountain Campus, and that we are adequately exploring other ideas that were discussed - a school-based health care primary care clinic that could serve as a location for telehealth with proper staffing. From my understanding of our deliberations, we are looking at what could be done this year with an eye towards adding specific questions pertaining to RFL and surrounding communities health care needs to be included in the 2025 community health assessment survey. Be well.

	John Kefalas County Commissioner, District 1
	Commissioners' Office 200 W Oak St | 2nd Floor PO Box 1190, Fort Collins, CO 80522-1190 W: (970) 498-7001 Cell:  (720) 254-7598 jkef...@larimer.org | www.larimer.org

[Stuart Halsall]

Thank you, Kerrie.  We are also connecting with Paul later this week for a discussion.

 

Sincerely,

Stu.

 

Stuart Halsall
Associate Vice Chancellor
James C. Kennedy Mountain Campus, Wellness, & Recreation 
303.871.3058

 

 

From: Kerrie Marr <ker...@marrsmountaincabins.com>
Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 2:58 PM
To: John Kefalas <kefa...@co.larimer.co.us>, Stuart Halsall <stuart....@du.edu>
Cc: John Parker <John....@du.edu>, Annie Scott <ras...@bellsouth.net>, Paul Mayer <pma...@healthdistrict.org>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Revival of interest in using the DU Mountain Campus clinic location

[External Email From]: ker...@marrsmountaincabins.com

 

Good day, everyone,

 

I'm sending out a quick update to let you all know that the ball is rolling. Annie Scott, Corrie Goodier and I met this afternoon to discuss answering some basic questions of "who, what, when and how" in regards to establishing a healthcare clinic so that we may write up a proposal and submit to Stu at the DU Mountain Campus as a possible "where". We plan to have a proposal in place and ready to send by next Wednesday. We will continue to make sure you all are included in the process and discussions.

 

Warm regards,

Kerrie Marr

Caring Hearts of Red Feather Lakes Foundation

 

Kerrie Marr

Owner

970-881-2964

www.marrsmountaincabins.com

 

      

 

 

On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 1:56 PM John Kefalas <kefa...@co.larimer.co.us> wrote:

Thank Annie, John, Kerrie and Paul. It is imperative that we loop in Stuart Halsall, and I'm that he and Dr. Mayer (Paul) will connect this week to ensure that everyone is updated and we are all working from the same page. I've exchanged various voicemails with Stu this past week, and he is expecting to have Paul reach out to him for a conversation and update. The big takeaway from Thursday's RFL CC is that a committee of community members needs to convene and identify the key issues and barriers regarding health care access and a range of options to best address these issues and barriers. It looks like this committee is already hard at work. I also want to make sure that we do not get too far ahead of ourselves regarding the potential partnership with the DU Mountain Campus, and that we are adequately exploring other ideas that were discussed - a school-based health care primary care clinic that could serve as a location for telehealth with proper staffing. From my understanding of our deliberations, we are looking at what could be done this year with an eye towards adding specific questions pertaining to RFL and surrounding communities health care needs to be included in the 2025 community health assessment survey. Be well.

 

[Paul Mayer]

That is great news!   At this point I am not sure you all need my involvement anymore.  I have a meeting with Stu this Thursday which I will keep to make sure I am up to speed on the progress.  You all seem to have things well in hand.

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