Caring for the Region's Most Vulnerable Population

Ross Brooks, CEO

“Ask about Mountain Family Health Centers’ mission, and CEO Ross Brooks will start with this statement: “I have a strong head and heart belief that access to affordable health care is a human right and not a privilege.

“…We provide affordable health care to people in need, to vulnerable populations. We serve as the medical, dental and mental health home for more than 17,000 people at five clinical delivery sites in Glenwood, Basalt, Rifle, Edwards and Avon.

“…It’s a misnomer to think of our patients as nonworking people who rely on entitlement programs. We know that three quarters of our Medicaid patients — Medicaid is health insurance for low-income people in our state — have active employment. And another important group is those who don’t qualify for Medicaid.”

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By: Tamara Tormohlen, executive director of the Aspen Community Foundation.