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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.

Our Board 

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

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Date Appointed: December 18, 1997

Vice Chair

Nate Lay                               

10 Polo Barn Rd

Cimarron, NM 87714                                                 

Cell: 575-447-3637                                                  Work: 575-376-1150 

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Date Appointed: October 11, 2011

Secretary/Treasurer         

Fredrick Martinez               

PO Box 216

3rd Street

Maxwell, NM 87728

Cell: 575-643-5562

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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

Click for Email address

Date Appointed: September 10, 2013

Trustee 

Robert Portillos                   

PO Box 353

Springer NM, 87747

Home: 575-483-2870                                 

Cell: 505-469-1346

Click for Email address

Date Appointed: January 01, 2020

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