On July 26, 2018, a Health Care Town Hall at the Frazier Park Library brought 14 panelists and a full house of mountain residents together to focus on updates in health services to this rural region.

Previously, we met panelists Chief Brian Marshall of Kern County Fire Department; Myron Smith of Hall Ambulance Service; Brian Harris, CEO of Clinica Sierra Vista (CSV); Brent Burket, M.D., of CSV in Lebec; Sharon Powell, Pine Mountain Health Center; Sarah Edwards, Ph.D., Psychotherapist; Anne Weber Burnaugh of the Family Resource Center; Militsa Brennan of South West Health Care District and the Mountain Communities Health Fair; Pharmacist Ty Stout, of the El Tejon Pharmacy in Frazier Park; plus Chief Steve Shoemaker and Captain Steve Freeland of the Kern County Fire Department, and Hall Ambulance managers Darrell Stapley, Ryan Strange and Mark Corum.

In Part Five, Clinica Sierra Vista CEO Brian Harris told of changes to the CSV network, including the clinic in Lebec. He has contracted with RadNet for expanded imaging services, but an X-ray tech is also back at Lebec’s clinic. Some lab tests will also be done on-site in Lebec. Sharon Powell of Pine Mountain Health Center said PMHC is providing extra services, including house calls. Dr. Brent Burket of CSV said they will be able to do much more on-site than before at the Lebec clinic, and that it is an exciting time. In Part Six, Health care providers speak about electronic record keeping. In Part Seven, we begin to hear community concerns and questions.

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Moderator Patric Hedlund, The Mountain Enterprise:
Christina Myers, would you stand up? I’m introducing Christina [from Frazier Park] because she’s responsible for all this. I’ll tell you why. She called us up at the newspaper and she had questions about…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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Christina Myers asked about dental services, support for cancer patients, X-ray services and access to pediatric care.

Christina Myers of Frazier Park began the audience questioning part of the Health Care Town Hall. She wanted to know about dental services, support for cancer patients, x-ray services and pediatrics. We are grateful to all the panelists for participating. B.J. Saidi, president of the Mountain Communities Chamber of Commerce, recorded the event. The Mountain Enterprise coordinated the Town Hall, moderated and is producing the transcripts. Susan Templeton of the Frazier Park Library hosted the event.

Frazier Park’s Christina Myers (back row, white blouse) had questions at the Health Care Town Hall (hosted at the Frazier Park Library) for Brian Harris, CEO of Clinica Sierra Vista.

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