The Staff
at Pecos Valley Medical Center
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Senior Staff
Executive | Medical | Finance | Nursing | Dental
Executive Director: Sigrid E. Olson
Ms. Olson was hired in September, 2005 to lead the management team in the rebuilding of the clinic’s administrative process. Prior to her hire, the clinic had been in financial trouble due to low encounter rates, poor collection rates, inconsistent budget and accounting policies. In nearly four years of work with the board of directors and the management team, the clinic operation is financially solid and the services and community responsiveness continue to improve.
Ms. Olson has extensive experience in the field of management of non-profit health centers. She was the executive director for nine years (1996–2005) for Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless, Inc. in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This agency provides medical, dental, behavioral, and case management services for the homeless and the chronically mentally ill people of greater Albuquerque. She supervised a staff of 75 and coordinated the funding, financing, design, and construction of a new 23,000 square foot building for the agency.
She was responsible to the board of directors for the day-to-day operation of a $5,000,000 program budget, management of the financial and data systems, oversight of the personnel system, and accountability to many local, state, and federal agencies.
In addition, Ms. Olson has relevant state government experience working with the Public Employees Retirement Association (1995–96), with the New Mexico State Legislature (1995), and as General Counsel for the Department of Human Services (1992–1995). In that capacity, she helped develop state policies on public assistance, Medicaid, and child support. She has extensive experience with state purchasing, contracting, lobbying, and legislation. She has worked with relevant state and federal laws concerning employment, regulatory compliance, and accountability. These skills have benefited the development of a clear set of program, financial, and personnel policies for PVMC.
Ms. Olson also practiced law in New Mexico and the Caribbean (1979–1993) and brings a wide variety of legal experience to her work in community health.
Medical Director: L. David Young, DO, MBA
Dr. Young was hired as the Medical Director in January, 2004. He has spent much of his educational and medical career in the Southwest: He earned his Bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Texas and a Master's degree in business administration from the University of Colorado. He received a Doctorate in Osteopathic Medicine from the University of Health Sciences in Kansas City, Kansas. He served as a medical officer in the US Army (1988–1992) where he was Medical Director for Quality Assurance for the Doctors Hospital Medical Center.
Dr. Young worked in Colorado Springs, Colorado for over twenty years, primarily in a hospital-based outpatient clinic. He was Medical Director at Colorado Springs Community Health Center (1986–1990) and co-founder of Pikes Peak Medical Hospice. He maintained a private practice in Colorado Springs until 1992 when he moved to Florida and practiced private medicine until 2004. In 2004, he moved to New Mexico, is currently certified in the State of New Mexico, and has been Medical Director at PVMC since that time.
Since coming to PVMC, Dr. Young has built a talented, professional medical staff, now comprised of a new Family Practice doctor, a Physician Assistant, and a Nurse Practitioner. He is a preceptor for the University of New Mexico School of Medicine as well as adjunct faculty, supervising interns, residents, and nursing students. He has privileges at St. Vincent Hospital in Santa Fe, although PVMC utilizes a hospitalist service for in-patient care coordination.
Dr. Young is responsible for all clinical care provided in the medical facility. As such, he was a motivating force for the transition to electronic health records, lab interface, e-prescribing and other electronic health record improvements. He works closely with the QA committee and staff in developing practices and policies to revise the intake procedures, disease improvement, and outreach activities of the clinic.
Finance Director: Debbie Zeyher, CPA
Ms. Zeyher was hired in June 2009 as a part time contractor. She is responsible for supervision and training of the finance staff as well as preparation of monthly financial reports and submission of financial data for grant applications and reporting. She received her CPA license in 1982 and has extensive practical experience with QuickBooks and not-for-profit accounting. Since she started, she has created a working budget for PVMC, created a formal finance policy manual, and is also working with the 3rd party billing company to improve submission and collection of claims. She participates in the weekly management team meetings and reviews financial reports with the each department manager monthly.
Director of Nursing: Eileen Frueh
Ms. Frueh has been employed by PVMC since August of 2002. She is responsible for supervision of the clinic's nursing staff. Ms. Frueh received her AAS in Nursing from the Santa Fe Community College (2000) and has clinical experience working with children at Carrie Tingley Hospital, the mentally ill at Las Vegas Medical Center, and the elderly at La Residencia. She has varied experience with oncology and renal patients at St. Vincent’s Regional Hospital.
Ms. Frueh combines these experiences with a kind, intuitive insight into patient care. She participates in the weekly management team meetings.
Dental Director: Richard C. Peters, DDS
Dr. Richard Peters was hired in August, 2008 and began full time work at PVMC in mid-October. Dr. Peters received his degree in dentistry at the University of Missouri in 1979. He worked in Las Cruces, New Mexico from 1979 to 1981 as an associate dentist and then from 1981 to 2008 operated his own private practice in Hobbs, New Mexico. He is licensed to practice in New Mexico in general dentistry.
Dr. Peters is responsible for overall services, performance, and quality improvement in the dental section. He is also responsible for the budget and the supervision of three full- and part-time dental assistants, the dental program coordinator, and the .8 FTE hygienist. He has participated in several CHC dental director orientation and training conferences, is adjusting to the nature of the practice with sliding fee, QA/QI requirements, and other differences between the private sector and CHCs. He participates in the weekly management team meetings and reports directly to the executive director.
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