I want to share this article with our Evergreen Team members. It eloquently describes an approach Evergreen Family Medicine tries to avoid when “the form survives, but the function erodes.” We encourage a thorough review of data and processes, but we also pay attention to patterns we observe and intangible factors that impact patient care. When our experience, official modeling, metrics, and guidance are incongruent, we step back to consider a broader perspective. John P

I missed my chance to attend and publicly thank our community nurses last week during the Douglas County Board of Commissioners' Proclamation of National Nurses Week. Last-minute staffing needs changed my plans to attend. Evergreen nurses were busy meeting their professional obligations at our clinics, so my target audience wouldn't have heard my thank-you remarks anyway. However, it is important to honor our Evergreen nurses and staff who have embraced their roles in caring

As I begin my new role as CEO at Evergreen Family Medicine , my community should know who we are, how we got here, and where we are going. During the mid-1990s, hospitals, large HMO groups, and insurance companies were forming or acquiring primary care practices to manage patient care. Individual practices were being absorbed by these entities all over the country. In 1995, a group of local physicians had the foresight and courage to form Evergreen Family Medicine and take a