Clinicians at Valley-Wide Health Systems never know who will appear at their clinic in San Luis, a town of about 600 people in southern Colorado.
"If someone's in labor, they'll show up. If someone has a laceration, they'll show up," said nurse practitioner Emelin Martinez, the chief medical officer for the health care system serving 13 rural Colorado counties.
But she struggled to find a full-time medical provider for that clinic, the only one in Costilla County. Born and raised in the area, Martinez filled some of the gap by driving about 45 minutes from Alamosa, the nearest city, once a week for months. A physician assistant from another town chipped in, too.
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