{"id":17661,"date":"2019-08-16T17:03:38","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T23:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/?p=59467"},"modified":"2019-08-16T17:03:38","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T23:03:38","slug":"rural-health-network-fundraiser-honors-providers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/rural-health-network-fundraiser-honors-providers\/","title":{"rendered":"Rural health network fundraiser honors providers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.2158154859967\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-59467-606\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_2767-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_2767-1024x678.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com | The Bulls, Boots and BBQ fundraiser kicked off during dinner with a speech from Grand County Rural Health Network's Executive Director Jen Fanning, as well as a video of a client sharing her experience.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.012244897959\">\n<p><strong>The Bulls, Boots and BBQ fundraiser kicked off during dinner with a speech from Grand County Rural Health Network\u2019s Executive Director Jen Fanning, as well as a video of a client sharing her experience.<\/strong><br \/>McKenna Harford \/ <a href=\"mailto:mharford@skyhinews.com\">mharford@skyhinews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_2767-1024x678.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_2777-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_2777-1024x678.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com | Katie Hornbaker, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesiologist at Middle Park Health, is the only anesthesia provider in the county.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.4364161849711\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8.728323699422\">\n<p><strong>Katie Hornbaker, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesiologist at Middle Park Health, is the only anesthesia provider in the county.<\/strong><br \/>McKenna Harford \/ <a href=\"mailto:mharford@skyhinews.com\">mharford@skyhinews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_2777-1024x678.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_2790-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_2790-1024x678.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com | Katie Hornbaker, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesiologist at Middle Park Health, was nominated for her work tailoring anesthesia to her patients and her community involvement with the Pregnancy Resource Connection, her church and coaching volleyball.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.46283783783784\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11.108108108108\">\n<p><strong>Katie Hornbaker, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesiologist at Middle Park Health, was nominated for her work tailoring anesthesia to her patients and her community involvement with the Pregnancy Resource Connection, her church and coaching volleyball.<\/strong><br \/>McKenna Harford \/ <a href=\"mailto:mharford@skyhinews.com\">mharford@skyhinews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_2790-1024x678.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_2799-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_2799-1024x678.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com | Sue Johnson, a Licensed Social Worker and Behavioral Health Navigator for Mind Springs Health, is one of two Behavioral Health Navigators in the county.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.44300518134715\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8.860103626943\">\n<p><strong>Sue Johnson, a Licensed Social Worker and Behavioral Health Navigator for Mind Springs Health, is one of two Behavioral Health Navigators in the county.<\/strong><br \/>McKenna Harford \/ <a href=\"mailto:mharford@skyhinews.com\">mharford@skyhinews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_2799-1024x678.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_2804-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_2804-1024x678.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com | Sue Johnson, a Licensed Social Worker and Behavioral Health Navigator for Mind Springs Health, was honored for her work to develop the Behavioral Health Navigator Program and her volunteer work with the schools and at community events.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10.123188405797\">\n<p><strong>Sue Johnson, a Licensed Social Worker and Behavioral Health Navigator for Mind Springs Health, was honored for her work to develop the Behavioral Health Navigator Program and her volunteer work with the schools and at community events.<\/strong><br \/>McKenna Harford \/ <a href=\"mailto:mharford@skyhinews.com\">mharford@skyhinews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_2804-1024x678.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/news\/rural-health-network-fundraiser-honors-dedicated-providers\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/news\/rural-health-network-fundraiser-honors-dedicated-providers\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a county of over 15,000 people, Grand County\u2019s health care providers are greatly outnumbered by their patients but still find ways to provide top-notch service and support the community.<\/p>\n<p>Local providers and health care workers were celebrated at the seventh annual Bulls, Boots and BBQ fundraiser for the Grand County Rural Health Network on Thursday at the B Lazy 2 Ranch in Fraser.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope every single person there took away something new, whether they learned about new services or advocacy that we do, or connected with a video or people in the crowd,\u201d said Jen Fanning, executive director of the rural health network. \u201cI hope they took something away about this organization we have in our community that lifts up our voices and that honors the people who work here and live here, that supports our people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event also named this year\u2019s recipients of the Excellence in Health Care Services award \u2014 Katie Hornbaker, a certified registered nurse anesthesiologist at Middle Park Health, and Sue Johnson, a licensed social worker and behavioral health navigator at Mind Springs Health.<\/p>\n<p>Hornbaker and Johnson expressed how honored they felt to be the recipients of the award amid a field of deserving colleagues and dedicated providers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrankly, I\u2019m still shocked,\u201d Hornbaker said. \u201cIt\u2019s rare that I\u2019m short on words, but I am because this means a lot to me that I was awarded this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There were six nominees this year, and Fanning said Hornbaker and Johnson received the award because of their work within the community and their volunteerism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of our health care providers and health workers go above and beyond in their day job\u2026 so if we went on that alone, it\u2019d be impossible to make a decision,\u201d Fanning said. \u201cSo they really look at community involvement in health or anything else, because we know the health of a community comes from participation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fanning added that the fundraiser plays an important part in connecting health care providers and the community, which helps foster support and boost services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe community fundraisers are really important because foundations and other government entities who give us money really want to see the community buy-in, literally, and this is the biggest way to do it,\u201d Fanning said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Johnson echoed the sentiment, saying she hoped people would leave the event with a better understanding of the work the rural health network does and its direct impact on the community.<\/p>\n<p>She highlighted the organization\u2019s recent accomplishments, including representing Grand County on the state behavioral health task force and creating the Behavioral Health Navigator Program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave you ever tried to drink from a firehose? Similar concept to trying to do rural health care,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cThey do (strategic planning) so intentionally to try to get everyone that\u2019s affected involved. \u2026 They lift up voices that otherwise wouldn\u2019t be heard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/news\/rural-health-network-fundraiser-honors-dedicated-providers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Sky-Hi News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bulls, Boots and BBQ fundraiser kicked off during dinner with a speech from Grand County Rural Health Network\u2019s Executive Director Jen Fanning, as well as a video of a client sharing her experience.McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com Katie Hornbaker, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesiologist at Middle Park Health, is the only anesthesia provider in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-17661","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-13 20:25:03","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KRKY Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17661"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17661\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}