Rural Health Rock Star Nominations Announced

For the third year in a row, Family Medicine Education for Mendocino County (FMEMC) will be awarding the title Rural Health Rock Star to four individuals who demonstrate exemplary qualities in serving medical patients. To broaden the nomination process this year, ballot boxes were distributed to 2 dozen locations throughout the county and an on-line nomination link was added to the FMEMC website, resulting in over 100 nominations.

Winners will be announced in the next two weeks. The awards will be presented at the 3rd Annual Rural Health Rocks Benefit Concert on April 14th at Mendocino College. For more detail, please visit www.ruralhealthrocks.com

​Congratulations to all nominees!


Category:  Health Care Advocate Leader

• Chloe Guazzone – CEO, Anderson Valley Health Center 
• Monique Christenen - Howard Memorial Hospital
• Ilona Horton – Practice Manager, North Coast Family Health Center 
• Nancy Johnson – Cancer Resource Centers of Mendocino County
• Erika Malsom- Clinical Coordinator, Hospitality Clinic, Fort Bragg
• Sarah O’Donnell - Cancer Resource Centers of Mendocino County
• Sandy Ponts - North Coast Family Health Center
• Ukiah Valley Street Medicine Team

 

Category:   Advanced Practice Clinician

• Cindy Abranovella – Family Nurse Practitioner, Anderson Valley Health Center
• Heather Bowen – Physical Therapist, Howard Memorial Hospital
• Barbara Brittell – Physician Assistant, Urgent Care Redwood Coast Medical Services
• Tracy Burris – Nurse Practitioner, Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
• Sue Klarquist – Mendocino Coast Clinic, NP
• Scott Claypool - – Family Nurse Practitioner, Mendocino Community Health Clinic 
• Tom Feiertag - Physician Assistant, Mendocino Community Health Clinic 
• Suzanne Hewitt – Nurse Practitioner, Mendocino Coast District Hospital
• Paul Hupp - Physician Assistant, Mendocino Community Health Clinic
• Leon Keonck - Physician Assistant, Redwood Coast Medical Services
• Fran Laughton - Family Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Coordinator, Mendocino College Nursing Program
• Lisa McCurley – ARNP, Ukiah Valley Rural Health Clinic
• Frank McGarvey – Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Mendocino Community Health Clinic
• Kathy Truelson - Nurse Practitioner, Ukiah Valley Rural Health Clinic
• Kei Velazquez - Nurse Practitioner, Mendocino Coast District Hospital

 
 
Category: Physician

• Mark Apfel, MD – Anderson Valley Health Center
• Jack Bellah, MD - Mendocino Coast District Hospital
• Jeffrey Berenson MD - Mendocino
• Zoe Berna MD -  Mendocino Coast District Hospital  
• Robert Booher MD – Ukiah Valley Rural Health Clinic
• Theron Chan MD – Ukiah Valley Rural Health Clinic
• Lynn Coen MD - Ukiah Valley Rural Health Clinic
• Tom Csanadi MD - Ukiah Valley Rural Health Clinic
• Maher Danhash MD – Mendocino Coast District Hospital  
• Wade Gray MD – Mendocino Coast Clinics
• Iyad Hanna MD – Ukiah Valley Rural Health Clinic
• Ida Harris MD – Ukiah Valley Rural Health Clinic
• Linda James MD – Mendocino Coast District Hospital  
• James Katzel MD – Casper
• Jason Kirkman MD – Medical Director, North Coast Family Health Center
• Doug Lister MD – North Coast Family Health Center 
• Mills Matheson MD – Baechtol Creek Medical Clinic
• John Rochat MD - Mendocino Coast District Hospital
• Robin Serrahn MD - Mendocino Coast District Hospital
• Steve Wirth MD - Mendocino Community Health Clinic 
• Michael Young MD – Adventist Health Ukiah Valley

 
 
Category: Nurse

• Holly Benett - Howard Memorial Hospital
• Heather Brown Douglas RN - Mendocino Coast District Hospital
• Chris Sumner – Registered Nurse, Mendocino Coast District Hospital
• Charmiane Caster RN - Mendocino Coast Clinics
• Claudia Ceja LVN – Ukiah Valley Rural Health Clinic
• Trish McKeon RN - Howard Memorial Hospital
• Alexandra Muniz – Adventist Health ENT/Ophthalmology Clinics
• Leanna Sweet RN – Director Population Health, Adventist Health Ukiah Valley