Val Verde RMC | Keeping Well | Spring/Primavera 2021

6 Keeping Well/Mantenerse Sano Services/Servicios Taking care of you and your family SEE WHAT THE RURAL HEALTH CLINIC HAS TO OFFER M AYBE YOU’RE NEW in town and looking for a great primary care provider. Or maybe your kids need a pediatrician. Perhaps it’s an OB-GYN you’re after. You’ll find these services and more at the Val Verde Rural Health Clinic (RHC) at 1801 North Bedell Ave. in Del Rio. Rural health clinics fill a vital need in communities like Del Rio. “Expanding patient access is our mission,” says Jorge Jurado, Practice Management Administrator. ONE-STOP CARE Val Verde Regional Medical Center’s RHC brings together a variety of services for people of all ages and life stages—in one convenient location: Pediatrics. Crystal De La Cerda MD, and Jose Oviedo Jr., MD, care for children of all ages, from newborns to teens. A great team of nurse practitioners and physician assistants supports them. Women’s health. David Hernandez, MD, provides pregnancy care and a full range of gynecology services. Family medicine. A team of family doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners is led by physician Vivian Viera, MD . They can care for your entire family, from children to grandparents. Podiatry. Jordan Deliman, DPM, rejoined the RHC in January. Dr. Deliman will help fill a local need for specialized foot and ankle care. “We are very excited to have Dr. Deliman return to the Del Rio community and care for our Rural Health Clinic patients,” Jurado says. Services provided at the RHC include: ■ Preventive care, such as wellness visits ■ Chronic disease care ■ Vaccinations ■ DOT physicals ■ X-ray and lab tests ■ Virtual visits ■ Telemedicine ■ Remote patient monitoring ■ Same-day appointments All of these services are available right now. VVRMC’s goal is to continue to increase patient access while improving the patient experience. “We want to ensure that our community receives quality health care locally,” Jurado says. AN EXPERIENCED AND CARING TEAM The best thing about the RHC? “It all comes down to our people,” Jurado says. “Everyone is invested in doing the right thing for our patients. There’s a great sense of community. They focus on building relationships with our patients. It’s not a one-visit thing. We want to be there for our patients at different stages of their lives.” And you can trust that the clinic’s providers have the skills you need. “There are a lot of years of experience, and there’s a lot of expertise in this clinic,” Jurado says. The VVRMC Rural Health Clinic La Clínica de Salud Rural de VVRMC