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Nellie Mclerie Sipko, RN, Administrator
Covered by Medicare, Medicaid and Private Insurances
Proudly Serving the Grant County area since 1996.
505.538.0912
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1123 N. Pope St. • Silver City, New Mexico 88061
(505) 388-1000 (877) 388-2053
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36 – SILVER CITYLIFE
Nurses at heart and autonomous since 1965, studies show they save insurance companies money. If prevention is the key to good health, it’s good to know these openhearted nurse practitioners are keen to gather the latest information and test studies, and share this wealth with their patients. Meeting up with some of our local nurse practitioners was a glimpse into the health care field at its best. Alexis Harsh just ran into the first preemie she cared for twenty-eight years ago. Karen DeGenevieve knew at age twelve she wanted to become a nurse. Chris Brickley loves to teach, and once had a clinic on the northern rim of the Grand Canyon. Micki Burger has worked in pediatrics for twenty years and has two children of her own. Pat McIntire runs the Nursing Program at Western New Mexico University and stays on the leading edge of medicine by keeping her clinical practice active. Another facet of the health care jewel is the Physician Assistant. Begun at Duke University during the Vietnam era, medics coming home from serving their country were educated in specialized fields then placed under the supervision of a doctor. Conscientious, and