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As a part of our Leadership Team, QVMC
is proud to share with you a few of our staff members.
Colleen Canfield
Director of OR
SageView Clinic
Supervisor
The daughter of a
Navy dad, Colleen Canfield frequently moved throughout the
United States and
Scotland. Eventually, Colleen's family settled down in the small
town of Gautier, Mississippi, two hours outside of New Orleans,
where she lived for 12 years.
In 1991 Colleen began her work as a
nurse on the cardiac floor of an area hospital. Soon after,
she transferred to Surgery, where she remained for 16 years.
In 2001 Ms. Canfield decided she wanted to try the management side
of nursing and returned to school to receive her Bachelor's Degree
in the Science of Nursing.
Colleen and her family moved to Quincy in
2007 to help develop the surgery program at the Quincy Valley
Medical Center. "I wanted to enjoy the challenge of starting a
program from the beginning", said Ms. Canfield. "I loved the
people here when I came for my job interview. Quincy is a very
special, community-oriented town that has a lot to offer the right
type of person. I'm glad to be here."
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 Mary
Klingner, MD
Emergency Room Director
Born in Quincy Illinois,
Dr. Klingner completed her undergraduate studies with honors
at the University of Missouri majoring in Biology. She received her MD from
the University of Missouri, Cum Laude in 1998.
Dr. Klingner
completed her residency in family practice at Southern Illinois
University in 2001. She practiced in Quincy, IL prior to moving to Washington
in 2003 to teach residents and medical students at a University
of Washington
affiliated family practice residency program. Prior to
coming to Quincy Valley Medical Center, Dr. Klingner
worked at Central Washington Hospital’s Women’s Health
Center. Her medical interests are Diabetes,
Women’s Health and Occupational Medicine.
Dr. Klingner is a mother of 3 kids, (Talon, and twin boys
William and Levi).
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 Thomas
Steffens,
DO
General Surgeon
Born in Grand
Junction Colorado, Dr. Steffens completed his undergraduate
studies at the University of Colorado in Boulder, majoring
in Microbiology. He received his D.O. degree from the
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1981. After
completing rotating internships and going in to general
practice, Dr. Steffens entered the surgical residency
program at Brighton Medical Center, where his last two years
were served as a Captain in the US Air Force. Dr. Steffens
spent a total of five years as a USAF surgeon and was
honorably discharged at the rank of Major.
Dr. Steffens
began his civilian surgical practice in Poulsbo, WA where he
spent five years. He then relocated to Moses Lake where he
spent 13 years as a General Surgeon and Endoscopist with the
Wenatchee Valley Medical Center. He is Board Certified by
the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery and is a Fellow in
the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons.
Dr. Steffens’
clinical interest include advanced laparoscopic surgery, in
particular anti-reflux surgery and hernia repair. In
addition, he performs colonoscopies and EGDs. He is an avid
road cyclist, Harley rider and Porsche enthusiast.
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 Charlene
Brush, ARNP
Born in Seattle,
Charlene moved with her family to the Portland, OR, area during
Junior High School, then returned to Seattle to attend Seattle
University where she completed her Bachelor of Arts in English in
1990.
After working for
several years as an accountant for her husband Donavin’s, marine
contracting business, she decided to answer a call to human
services by returning to Seattle University in 2005 to become a
Nurse Practitioner.
She completed the highly
competitive and prestigious Advanced Practice Nursing Immersion
Program in 2007 through the Family Nurse Practitioner track, with an
emphasis on rural health care.
Charlene chose Quincy
Valley Medical Center’s SageView Family Care to begin her career as
a Family Nurse Practitioner because of the emphasis on quality care,
compassion, and accountability she found here. She also desired to
relocate her husband and young son, David, to the gentler pace and
wide-open spaces of rural Washington. She is excited about
participating in the expansion of services offered by the clinic and
to reintroduce superior family and urgent
care to the Quincy Valley through the clinic.
She is board certified
for family practice by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
Charlene’s research focus has been on childhood nutrition for the
prevention of chronic disease in adults, especially through
increased consumption of fruits and vegetables. She has been a
member of the Washington Rural Health Association since 2002 and is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
Charlene is a Board Member for the Washington Rural Health
Association and St. Rose of Lima School.
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 Rhonda Ramm, MN, ARNP, FNP, BSN
Born and raised in Soap
Lake, Rhonda is happy to make Grant County home for herself and her
four children. In 2007, while going to school to receive her
Master’s in Nursing, Rhonda came to the Quincy Valley Medical Center
to work as an Emergency/Acute Care Charge Nurse and to complete her
Family Internship with QVMC physician Dr. Mary Klingner.
In 2008, after graduating Suma Cum Laude and being named Master
Nursing Student of the Year at Washington State University College
of Nursing in Spokane, we are happy to welcome Rhonda back to QVMC
as our newest nurse practitioner at SageView Family Care Clinic.
Rhonda began her duties at SageView Family Care on September
15, 2008.
Rhonda is happy to be in Quincy working with the physicians at QVMC
and assisting our community members. She has experience in mental
health, adult care, internal medicine, pediatrics, orthopedics,
dermatology, family medicine and OB/Gynecology.
 Nick
Mason, MN, ARNP
Quincy has been Nick's
home away from home for many years. He started as a registered
nurse in the Quincy Hospital back in 1992 where he worked in that
capacity for over five years. He witnessed the birth of many
of Quincy's children and helped many of Quincy's residents with
accidents and illnesses.
While working as an RN
Nick also attended classes at Gonzaga University in Spokane and
earned his Master's Degree in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner
and then became nationally certified through the American Academy of
Nurse Practitioners. Immediately thereafter he practiced as an
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner in the Quincy Valley Clinic
from 1998 to 2002.
Nick and his wife Judy,
a retired RN, still call Leavenworth Washington their home.
Since Judy's retirement they have wintered in Yuma Arizona where
Nick continues to practice medicine during teh winter months.
Nick is happy to be back
in Quincy once again this summer to help at SageView Family Care
Clinic. Nick will be here through September 2010.
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Insurance: We accept most insurance plans including Medicare, Medicaid, many commercial insurances and many others. If you have questions about your insurance we can help.
Bilingual staff and interpreters are available for our Spanish-speaking patients.
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908 Tenth Avenue Southwest Quincy, WA 98848
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