USDA Loan Award for New Construction | Behavioral Health at PVMC

 

USDA Awards PVMC $3 Million Loan

to Begin New Facility

 

Apparently size does matter. Have you been in the clinic lately and couldn't find a seat? You notice that doctors and nurses are busy with patients, all dental chairs and the waiting rooms are filled, and the front desk staff is answering phones, taking payments, and scheduling new appoint-ments? Clearly, we need more space. The recent remodel of the current building and moving the pharmacy to accommodate the X-Ray equipment helped, but both of those services need more space. Do you want to hear more? Or maybe you can't find a parking space some days or if you do, you can't get your car out!

 

Enough already! Our Board and staff have known for several years that more space is needed. In 2009, the Board embarked on a six-month interview process that netted the architectural firm of Wright & Hammer to assist in the design and cost projections for the proposed construc-tion. Initial program planning determined that at least 15,000 square feet is needed to meet projected needs over the next several years. Current clinic space is just under 7,000 square feet, including the modular. Cost projections, done in 2009 when fund raising began, were at $250/sq foot or just over $6 million!

 

The award of the $3 million loan is fabulous news for the PVMC and our community! Although documentation will take a few months to complete, Alex Perea and Shelley Oram, co-chairs of the Board's facility committee, hope to start meeting with the architects and the community before the end of this year. They will be looking for input on the new building design and what it should include.

 

The USDA funding award is a loan which will require re-payment over 40 years. The Board is planning to raise the remaining $3 million through grants and donations. Over the years, donations to the PVMC have served to provide the community with vital services such as support for the Pecos Ambulance, the X-ray machine, and so much more.  With YOUR support, Pecos Valley Medical Center will continue to offer the highest-quality care with the latest in technology, close to home. Every gift helps the PVMC maintain the high-level of care so important to our community.

 

By Sig Olson

Executive Director of PVMC

 

 

PVMC & Virginia McNally Offer

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• Substance Abuse Prevention/Treatment
• Anxiety
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• Depression
• Bereavement
• Pain Management
• Lifestyle/Wellness

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  • Nutrition
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• Computer Based Lifestyle
• Management

 

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Behavioral Health at PVMC

 

Are you thinking about getting healthier? Want to manage weight, stop smoking or manage stress? As a student of the Doctor of Behavioral Health program at Arizona State University, the Behavioral Health Provider at PVMC, Virginia McNally, is pleased to be able to offer all employees and patients free access to utilize the Pro-Change LifeStyle Management Program Suite.

 

This suite includes a set of Pro-Change 2009 URAC Gold Award-winning programs in Best Practices in Health Management. The programs work with individuals to help them identify their readiness to change in relation to seven behaviors closely tied to preventing and managing chronic disease.

 

The LifeStyle Management programs offer individuals access to health risk intervention, computerized tailored interventions, and interactive stage-matched e-workbooks, all based on personal needs and readiness to change.

 

Virginia offers brief, individual, 30-minute training sessions on the Stages of Change and how you can access the Pro-Change Life Management Suite for your personal health and wellness. Please call PVMC to set up a time for this training or call Virginia for more information.

 

In the meantime, check out the Pro-Change Website for a full description of this service at www.prochange.com.

 

Contact: Virginia McNally, Behavioral Health Provider,

505-757-6482, virginiamcnally@pecoshealth.org

 

By Virginia McNally
Behavioral Health Provider

 

 

[The news and articles above are taken from the e-newsletter produced by Board Member Tori Young of Pecos. If you do not now receive her PVMC newsletter and you'd like to, email her at trainertori@gmail.com. You can also email the clinic at clinic@pecoshealth.org and ask to put on the mailing list for the newsletter and other notices relevant to the Pecos Valley Medical Center.]

 

 

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