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We are currently experiencing a problem where Comcast drops calls when all lines are full. We are calling Comcast now -Joel

Now fixed. Voicemail system will now pickup. My apologies for any confusion or stress. -Joel

From Tracy...  I wanted to let the Mountain Midwifery community know about some of the changes taking place at MMC and our plans for the future.  I am very excited that Aubre accepted the job as Clinical Director.  She is already wonderful in her role as midwife, liaison,  staff-developer, and chief “cat herder.”  She has the skills, savvy and desire to help move MMC forward.

Here in Colorado, many organizations think the HMO model in Minnesota is the panacea to our state's rising health care costs and underperfoming outcomes. In MN, they know different. Managed care can only get you so far. One reason is that these HMOs tend to function like good-old-boy networks, (but instead of boys, its MDs only) and squash innovation that undermines MD dominance. So full acceptance of Advanced Practice Nurses (APN) and Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM) in their care model continues to face stiff opposition. Dr.

Kevin Mohatt, a Denver-area photojournalist, wrote a touching op-ed piece for The Denver Post about the frustration and victimization so many parents experience because U.S. hospitals have no regard for patient preferences and the health benefits of natural birth. Like me, Kevin feels we all need to wake-up to the real damage done.  

http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_20225334/doctors-preference-should-be-natural-childbirth