South Central Colfax County Special Hospital District (SCCCSHD) was established in 1986 to bring health care providers and services to rural communities of Colfax County. At that time, there was only a small general hospital in Springer and no medical providers in Cimarron or Angel Fire.
Over the years, we’ve converted the hospital to a nursing facility with 33 beds, opened the Cimarron Healthcare Clinic and opened the Moreno Valley Healthcare Clinic. Cimarron staffs one physician and one physician assistant, and Moreno Valley has one family physician and two nurse practitioners. We also operate a full-service laboratory that covers the entire county.
The hospital district area of operations is based upon the school district boundaries for Maxwell, Springer and Cimarron School Districts. With a service population of 6,000, we cover almost 3,100 square miles. If you look at the national basis, we’re operating under Frontier Medicine, since we’re so rural.
The closest acute general hospital is 35 miles from Springer, and 60 miles from Cimarron. It is in Raton, Miner’s Colfax Medical Center. The closest hospital for Moreno Valley is in Taos, Holy Cross Hospital. It’s 30 miles away, through mountain canyons.
A 5 member board governs SCCCSHD, and they’re elected by popular vote to represent each of the school districts. They are not only elected, but they must also be consumers of the hospital district’s services. They have 5 year terms, and they oversee all aspects of the hospital district.
The district’s funding comes from a 4.25 million dollar tax levy on properties within the district’s boundaries. We’re a medically unserved area, so the funding is necessary for the day-to-day functioning. The Mil Levy is on the ballad every 4 years.
The SCCCSHD Board has 5 members, each elected by the section of the hospital district boundaries in which they live. Each member must also be a consumer of the services offered by the hospital district. They serve for 5 years, then must run for an additional term.
SCCCSHD REGIONAL BOARD LIST
Mister Chairman:
Steve Briggs
370 Springer Lake Rd.
Springer, NM. 87747
Cell: 447-4178
E-mail address: ftfdchief@bacavalley.com
Date Appointed: December 18, 1997
Vice Chair
Nate Lay
10 Polo Barn Rd
Cimarron, NM 87714
Cell: 447-3637
Work: 376-1150
Email address: Nate.lay@scouting.org
Date Appointed: October 11, 2011
Secretary/Treasurer
Fredrick Martinez
PO Box 216
3rd Street
Maxwell, NM 87728
Cell: (575) 643-5562
Email: fredamartinez40@gmail.com
Date Appointed: 2008
Chairman:
Steve Briggs
370 Springer Lake Rd.
Springer, NM. 87747
Cell: 575-447-4178
Date Appointed: December 18, 1997
Vice Chair
Nate Lay
10 Polo Barn Rd
Cimarron, NM 87714
Cell: 575-447-3637 Work: 575-376-1150
Date Appointed: October 11, 2011
Secretary/Treasurer
Fredrick Martinez
PO Box 216
3rd Street
Maxwell, NM 87728
Cell: 575-643-5562
Date Appointed: 2008
Trustee
Bruce Jassman
PO Box 1148
Angel Fire, NM 87710
Home: 575-377-1943
Cell: (575) 595-1943
Email: bruces_gravel77@hotmail.com
Date Appointed: September 10, 2013
Trustee
Robert Portillos
PO Box 353
Springer NM, 87747
Home: (575) 483-2870
Cell: (505) 469-1346
Email: robertp@q.com
Date Appointed: January 01, 2020
Trustee
Bruce Jassman
PO Box 1148
Angel Fire, NM 87710
Home: 575-377-1943
Cell: (575) 595-1943
Email: bruces_gravel77@hotmail.com
Date Appointed: September 10, 2013
Trustee
Robert Portillos
PO Box 353
Springer NM, 87747
Home: (575) 483-2870
Cell: (505) 469-1346
Email: robertp@q.com
Date Appointed: January 01, 2020
Trustee
Bruce Jassman
PO Box 1148
Angel Fire, NM 87710
Home: 575-377-1943
Cell: 575-595-1943
Date Appointed: September 10, 2013
Trustee
Robert Portillos
PO Box 353
Springer NM, 87747
Home: 575-483-2870
Cell: 505-469-1346
Date Appointed: January 01, 2020
Phone: (575) 483-3300
Fax: 575-483-3344
Email: adminasst@colfaxhealth.org
Addresses:
615 Prospect Avenue Springer, New Mexico 87747-8082 (Lab/Nursing Home)
Cimmarron
31039 Hwy 64
Cimarron, NM 87714
Moreno Valley
11 Elliott Barker Road (POB 133)
Angel Fire, NM 87710
Business Hours:
Clinics
Nursing Home
Lab
Phone: (575) 483-3300
Fax: 575-483-3344
Addresses:
615 Prospect Avenue Springer, New Mexico 87747-8082 (Lab/Nursing Home)
Cimmarron
31039 Hwy 64
Cimarron, NM 87714
Moreno Valley
11 Elliott Barker Road (POB 133)
Angel Fire, NM 87710
Business Hours:
Clinics
Nursing Home
Lab