Blog Posts in July

Welcome Flower Star, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

July 31, 2020

We would like to welcome Flower Star, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, to our dedicated team of Nutritionists here at CBHA. Flower spent the majority of her childhood in California. She later moved to Washington and lived in Port Angeles for a few years. She attended Bastyr University in Kenmore, WA and received her Master’s Degree in clinical nutrition in 2015. Her appreciation towards ...

Provider Of The Year: Dr. Sonia Idrogo, DMD

July 30, 2020

We would like to congratulate Dr. Sonia Idrogo, DMD, in receiving the 2019 Provider of the Year award! We gave out five awards this year at our 2019 Virtual All Staff event and Dr. Idrogo received this award for her leadership, problem-solving techniques, and providing excellent patient satisfaction. Dr. Idrogo grew up in Lima, Peru. She attended Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University and completed ...

Supervisor of the Year: Joshua Bunch, CFO

July 30, 2020

We would like to congratulate Joshua Bunch, CPA, CHFP in receiving the 2019 Supervisor of the Year award! We gave out five awards this year at our 2019 Virtual All Staff event. Josh is our Chief Financial Officer and responsible for managing the fiscal affairs of CBHA. He received this award for his ability to improve processes, develop talent and manage financial resources. Josh grew up in Moses ...

Employee of the Year: Jose Rincon, Patient Service Representative

July 28, 2020

We would like to congratulate Jose Rincon, Patient Service Representative, on receiving the 2019 Employee of the Year award! We gave out five awards this year at our 2019 Virtual All Staff event and Jose received this award for his honesty, integrity, dependability and positive attitude. Jose Rincon grew up in Mattawa, Washington. Back in 2016 he was presented with the opportunity to work at CBHA. ...

Provider of the Year: Dr. Jason Bleazard, OD

July 27, 2020

We would like to congratulate Dr. Jason Bleazard, Optometrist, in receiving the 2019 Provider of the Year award! We gave out five awards this year at our 2019 Virtual All Staff event and Dr. Bleazard received this award for his leadership, excellent patient care and team work and collaboration. Dr. Bleazard grew up on a farm in a little town North of Pasco called Eltopia. He attended Pacific ...

Provider of the Year: Nathan Spinelli, Pharmacist

July 23, 2020

We would like to congratulate Nathan Spinelli in receiving the 2019 Provider of the Year award! We gave out five awards this year at our 2019 Virtual All Staff event and Nathan received this award for his leadership, innovative ideas and excellent patient care. Nathan grew up in Spokane, Washington and has been a “Washingtonian” for the majority of his life. After High school, he moved ...

CBHA recognized as Best Places to Work in Healthcare in 2020

July 16, 2020

CBHA is proud to have been selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has really challenged the healthcare system to get creative in everything we do, from delivering care to our patients to creating a safe environment for our employees. Promoting a culture of safety at CBHA has been a priority pre-COVID-19 and it has helped us ...

Welcome Luis Alcalde, PA-C!

July 14, 2020

We would like to welcome Luis Alcalde, PA-C, to the CBHA Team! Luis will be joining our Family Practice team at our Wahluke Clinic. Luis grew up in Mazatlán, Sinaloa in Mexico. He received his degree in Medicine at the National Polytechnic Institute – Superior School of Medicine in Mexico City, Mexico. After moving to the United States, he entered the PA Program at UC Davis in ...

CBHA Donates 2019 Color Run Funds to Connell Parks and Rec

July 9, 2020

Our CEO, Nieves Gomez, presented a check of $5,000 to the City of Connell, along with the Mayor, Lee Barrow, and the City Administrator, Maria Pena. The funds came from our 2019 5K Color Run: Run for a Cause event. “We’re excited to give this to the cities that our clinics serve, and we can’t wait to see how they use them towards the community,” said Nieves. We want to show ...

Firestarter Spotlight - Zelene Tapia

July 7, 2020

Congratulations to Zelene Tapia on receiving Firestarter! Zelene Tapia was chosen as a Firestarter because of her excellence, positive attitude and her active participation. Zelene works in the coding department as a coder. “She is always looking to gain more knowledge by asking questions, staying up to date with policies and learning new things from her peers,” said her nominator, ...

CBHA Donates 2019 Color Run Funds to Mattawa Parks and Rec

July 6, 2020

Recently, we decided to donate the proceeds from our 2019 Color Run event to the Parks and Recs Departments of the cities our clinics serve. We took a trip down to the City of Mattawa and met with Juan Ledezma, the Parks and Recs Coordinator for Mattawa. Our CEO, Nieves Gomez, presented him with a check for $5,000 as a donation from CBHA for the City of Mattawa to use in a way that encourages ...