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Elko Community Health Center opens infusion center, adds visiting specialists to keep care local
Summary
Elko Community Health Center reported high patient satisfaction, said it opened an infusion center to keep chemotherapy and other infusions local, and listed visiting specialists who will increase local surgical and cardiology services.
Mike Clark, CEO of Elko Community Health Center, briefed the Elko County Board of Health on clinic performance, new specialists and the center's recently opened infusion service.
Clark said the center recorded high patient-satisfaction ratings across several measures and that roughly 89% of respondents gave a top-box rating on a 0-to-10 overall facility question. He listed several visiting or new physicians who will expand local services, including general surgeons, orthopedists, cardiology and a neurosurgeon who will start in the coming months.
The infusion center is operating and already serving some patients who previously traveled to Salt Lake City for chemotherapy. Clark said the center has an agreement with Intermountain Health to provide telemedicine access to oncologists; patients can receive infusions locally while their oncologist remains in Salt Lake for oversight and periodic visits.
Clark said the center aims to keep more care local to avoid long round-trip travel for sick patients. He also described an active effort to grow women's-health services and to recruit additional clinicians to serve the community.
Board members and attendees praised the infusion center as a quality-of-life improvement for oncology patients who previously faced long drives for treatment.
