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Press release
Providing health services to Carbon County longer than most of us have been alive, Carbon Medical Service at Sunnyside, Helper and Price will celebrate 70 years in business on September 17th. This free community celebration will take place at the Carbon County Events Center. from 3:00 PM to 10:00 PM and will focus on showing the community how much Carbon Medical appreciates its patients and the community it serves.
“I believe we are the oldest health center in the state of Utah,” said Carolyn Abeyta, CEO of Carbon Medical. Carbon Medical opened in 1952 in Dragerton as part of Kaiser Permanente Dragerton Hospital. This building would stand until 1972, when that particular wooden structure was torn down and Carbon Medical built a clinic on the same site. During this time, the coal medical service was run by the mine workers of America.
“As the local mines began to close in the 1980s, it was difficult for the clinic to continue operating,” Abeyta explained. “So in 1992, Carbon Medical applied for funding through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).” The success of this app allowed Carbon Medical to begin serving patients on a sliding fee scale based on their income and family size.
“This program has helped us help the most vulnerable patients,” Abeyta said. “These grants allow us to offer quality health care regardless of the patient’s economic situation.” In addition to scale, Carbon Medical accepts Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance. Carbon Medical Service has always served Carbon and Emery counties and has worked to expand its coverage and access by opening clinics in Helper and Price.
In 2019, a new clinic was built in Sunnyside with HRSA grants, which now allow the clinics to serve about 4,000 patients in the carbon corridor.
“We have expanded our services to include medical, behavioral health, pharmacy and dental services,” Abeyta said. Clinic officials include: CMO Dr. Cam Williams, MD; Doug Perkins, DO; Joe Morrison, DNP; Dylan Taylor, PA-C; Jordan Tatton, DNP; Kourtney Atwood, DNP; Haven Halk, FNP; Jeff Cowley, DNP; Russell Scow, PhamD; Mike Smith, PharmaD; Dane Keil, Director of Behavioral Health, CMHC; Devin Edwards, LCSW; Gypsie Delgado, LCSW; Dan Gibson, CMHC; and Dannette Moynier, LCSW. Carbon Medical dental services are provided by Dr. Jordan Kofoed, DDS and hygienist Misty Metelko.
Please join the staff at the three Carbon Medical Clinics on September 17th for an amazing community celebration. This event will be exciting for the whole family, including food vendors, a wine and beer bar, two live bands, bounce houses for the kids and an indoor drive-in movie with popcorn and Complimentary cotton candy to end the night.
Brittany Zele, who has been with the company for nine years, said, “We are so excited to be able to put on a family fun event for our community and hope everyone will find time to celebrate with us!”
For 70 years, Carbon Medical’s mission has been to provide access to quality health care for all.
