Maple City Dental

Over a hundred of us work together as employees. Three fourths of us are bilingual Spanish/English speakers. Half are native Spanish speakers. We are all immigrants. We come from Mexico, Egypt, Venezuela, Canada, Cuba, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, other countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Founded in 1989 by people in our neighborhood, we started out with one doctor and a half time receptionist. Weve seen times when our survival seemed unlikely, but our focus on mission has led us into an abundance of surprising discoveries. We currently serve more than 6,000 people each year.

I feel honored to work with families during their transition to parenthood. I am married and have 2 school aged children. I enjoy riding my bicycle and gardening. My favorite dessert is creme brulee or pie.

I most enjoy the relationship and collaboration with the patient. I am not here to tell you what to do. I am here to give you the best information available so that you can make the best choices for your health and well being.

I am passionate about advancing health equity for underserved populations, particularly for the Black/African American community. I grew up in Elkhart and returned to the area in 2015 after beginning practice in Nashville, TN. In my spare time, I enjoy both road and international trips, cooking new recipes, and spending time with my twin daughters and dog, Addie.

I grew up in Washington state. I came to work at Maple City Health Care Center as I am passionate about making quality healthcare accessible to all who need it. In my free time I enjoy being active outside, reading, and playing board games with my family.

I enjoy getting to know my patients and their families. I'm grateful to work for Maple City where shared values drive creative solutions for providing quality care. Outside of work I love being active outside, road trips, and spending time with my two young kiddos.

I have been working with the Maple City Health Care Clinic since my family and I moved back to the area in 2019, though I am originally from Pennsylvania. I sincerely love getting to know my patients and their families. My experiences as a health care provider have taught me that I learn as much from my patients as I hope I can teach them.

I love primary care as it enables me to get to know individuals and families at a deeper level. I am proud of the work we do at Maple City Health Care Center to provide medical care to everyone, regardless of their ability to pay. I also work as a Nursing Professor of Pediatrics at Goshen College.

I am married and have two children. We love to travel and take our niece and nephew on family adventures with us as well. Our happy place is to be anywhere where we can see a large body of water and especially love the salty ocean air. My hobbies include getting lost in a good book, hanging out with my loved ones, and planning our next family excursion. I like primary care because I enjoy working with patients of all ages. It allows me to connect with individuals and get to know them personally, as well as building relationships with families.

Indiana University School of Medicine '85; Internal Medicine internship, Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, IN '86; Psychiatry Residency, Indiana University School of Medicine '89; Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology '93.

Mental health support should be a right, as it impacts a significant part of our overall well-being. For the past decade, my husband and 3 children have enjoyed forming a community here in Goshen. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time in nature, reading, dancing and hanging out with loved ones. I am passionate about racial justice and the arts.

Master of Social Work from Western Michigan University. Clinical training in music therapy at Western Michigan University. Master of Music in percussion performance from the University of Michigan. Bachelor's degrees in Spanish and percussion performance from Ball State University

I was born in Germany and immigrated to the US with my family when I was six. I enjoy gardening, hiking, biking, being in nature, intuitive art and a variety of crafts. I have four cats and I love to travel. I believe in our mission and values and enjoy the integrated care approach to patient care that we offer.

I am passionate about helping children, teens, and families to understand mental health and meet individual goals. I especially enjoy helping youth who are experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, behavioral issues, and ADHD. I enjoy making counseling FUN and building trusting therapeutic relationships with my patients. My favorite things include: traveling, scrapbooking, chilaquiles, white chocolate, thunderstorms, spending quality time with family, and laughing with my son and daughter.

I am passionate about improving access to healthcare in a dental setting and feel honored to offer this service at Maple City Health Care Center! I began work here in 2021 and hope to grow trusting relationships with my patients in the years to come. In my free time I enjoy spending time with my husband and our two daughters.

I grew up in Mexico and moved to Goshen, Indiana in 2003. I am very passionate about giving patients a smile and building relationships. I am married and have a little girl and a boy on the way. I enjoy having family gatherings and going on vacation with my family. I also enjoy staying active by lifting weights, bike riding and long walks on the trails.

Fomentar una comunidad saludable en nuestro vecindario al proveer y promover atencin mdica de calidad a un precio razonable, accesible e integrado, y articular y promover nuestra experiencia como un modelo sostenible.

Nuestro rea de enfoque se multiplica. Si nos centramos en las necesidades, las necesidades se multiplican. Si nos centramos en nuestros recursos, encontramos que se multiplican los recursos de nuestra comunidad.

Somos ms de cien personas trabajando juntos como empleados. Tres cuartos de nosotros somos hispano/angloparlantes bilinges. La mitad son hispanoparlantes nativos. Somos de Mxico, Egipto, Venezuela, Canad, Cuba, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Puerto Rico y otros paises de Amrica, Europa, Asia y frica.

Fundado en 1989 por personas de nuestro vecindario, empezamos con un mdico y una recepcionista de medio tiempo. Hemos visto momentos en los que nuestra supervivencia pareca improbable, pero nuestro enfoque en la misin nos ha llevado a una abundancia de descubrimientos sorprendientes. Actualmente servimos a ms de 6.000 personas al ao.

Maple City Health Care Center (MCHCC) opened our doors in 1989. James Nelson Gingerich, a young physician, and dozens of neighbors formed a board of directors and renovated an unused fire station that the City of Goshen donated. In February 1989, our health center began serving residents of north and east Goshen with affordable high quality health care.

Two years later, we were serving 1,800 patients each year and no longer had the capacity to add new patients. We created the Mom-to-Mom program. Dr. Rose Gillin joined us to help provide care for the growing number of Spanish-speaking residents who we welcomed into the neighborhood.

In 1994, our fifth year, we started a diabetes management class in Spanish and began a campaign to test neighborhood children for lead poisoning. In 1995, we added a new wing to two sides of the old fire station using mostly volunteers. In 1997, Indiana Governor Frank OBannon approved our neighborhood as a Medically Underserved Population. The designation opened the door to state and (later) federal funding. In our tenth year, we employed 15 people and served 2,700 people per year. We started our Centering Pregnancy program.

Our health center won federal funding in 2012. In addition to a large yearly grant, status as a federally qualified health center gave us access to the 340B drug discount program and to federal malpractice insurance. We hired a dietician and added nurse practitioners. Federal funding enabled us to add dental care through a collaboration with a private dental practice and enabled us to add mental health services through Elkhart County Clubhouse. We received the National Summit Award from Managed Health Services for innovation in healthcare. The Robert Wood Johnson LEAP project recognized our center as one of 31 exemplary practices from across the nation.

In 2015, MCHCC added a second site, Vista Community Health Center, located in an historic mansion. We added two physicians and nearly doubled the number of people on our staff. Within a year of opening, Vista operated at capacity, which doubled the number of patients we served annually to more than 6,000.

By the end of 2015, we had adopted a new model of care co-located patient care teams. In 2016, we added a psychiatrist and an addictions counselor to begin a new treatment program for substance use disorder. In 2018, we employed 85 people. We added solar panels to our two sites.

In 2020, we made even bigger changes. At the beginning of 2020, we switched to a new electronic patient record system just as the Covid pandemic forced us to limit in-person visits. By the end of April 2020, our clinical providers were using telehealth to care for as many patients as possible and our non-clinical employees were working from home. In May 2020, we opened a Covid testing site. In October, we won the CDCs Million Hearts Hypertension Control Challenge.

In January of 2021, we finished converting a large house into a dental clinic and hired our own dental staff. We started vaccinating people in our community against Covid-19. In April 2021, with about 90% of our 120 staff members vaccinated, we began bringing our employees back to work on-site.

Throughout our history, weve felt blessed and supported by our community. This support has shown us how operating out of a sense of abundance frees us to imagine and to risk the innovation that has permeated our journey so far.