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BUSINESS
Wallowa County Chieftain
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Community Connection
Hillock Family Medicine opens hires a new manager
ENTERPRISE
Focus is on patients
in all stages of life
By ANN BLOOM
For the Wallowa County Chieftain
ENTERPRISE — Listening to
Sarah Peterson for a few minutes
it becomes clear she is passionate
about rural health care. Her devo-
tion to her patients runs deep.
“The biggest thing I want to be
able to do is give my patients the
time and care they deserve,” she
said.
Peterson believes in treat-
ing the patient as a whole. From
focusing on preventative medi-
cine — the disease processes to
end-of-life care — birth to death,
for all ages.
“I take on the responsibility of
caring for my patients. It doesn’t
end at 5 o’clock,” she said, “it’s
24/7. Being able to be there
after hours for patients’ minor
care needs is benefi cial for my
patients, and frees up a very busy
ER in the county.”
Hillock Family Medicine
opened June 6, 2022, and is
accepting new patients. The
offi ce is located at 107 N. River
St., next to Sugar Time Bak-
ery. Hours are Monday through
Thursday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Fri-
day through Sunday by appoint-
ment. Peterson is also doing Tele-
Health appointments.
Peterson said when it became
time to do her clinical experi-
ence, she visited Wallowa County
and “just fell in love with it (Wal-
lowa County).”
“It’s the people,” she said.
“They’re down-to-earth, hard
working and it’s a friendly
community.”
She settled on Olive Branch
Medical to do her clinical with
Theresa Russel because they
shared the same vision — a fam-
ily provider for all needs of the
patient.
She wants to provide an
open door, family-friendly envi-
ronment “while providing my
patients with great health care.”
Peterson graduated with a
bachelor of science in nursing
from Lewis-Clark State College
“I have a passion for derma-
tology. It’s really exciting. It’s
something I can off er to the com-
munity,” she said.
The goal, is to off er the com-
munity a comfortable, beautiful
and relaxing environment for pri-
mary care and other needs they
have. Peterson encourages people
to not only schedule their well-
ness exams, but an annual skin
“I HAVE A PASSION FOR DERMATOLOGY.
IT’S REALLY EXCITING. IT’S SOMETHING
I CAN OFFER TO THE COMMUNITY”
— Sarah Peterson, Hillock Family Medicine
in Lewiston, Idaho. She was a
critical care nurse at Tri-State
Memorial Hospital doing the
pain clinic, gastroenterology and
wound care.
Then, “I decided I could do
more and give more,” she said.
It was at that time she decided
to pursue a doctor of nursing sci-
ence at Idaho State University in
Pocatello. She is also a certifi ed
family nurse practitioner.
Originally from Southern
Idaho, her goal was always to be
a rural nurse practitioner.
“Being able to work in a rural
area and give care to people and
treat people like I saw people
treat my grandfather, and care for
people throughout their life,” she
said is what she wanted to do.
Her practice off ers primary
care and medical aesthetics for
both cosmetic and medical pur-
poses. Medical aesthetics would
cover using Botox to treat var-
icose veins, or migraine head-
aches, to name a few. Cosmetic
Botox could be wrinkle treatment
and wrinkle prevention.
cancer check, too.
“It’s also very important,” she
said.
Peterson is immersing herself
in the life of Wallowa County get-
ting to know the community. She
has joined the Elks and plans to
make Wallowa County her “for-
ever home.”
“Andrew Hillock and I want
to raise our daughter here. I want
to build a practice that cares for
individuals or entire family units
and is people’s forever provider,”
she said. “Patients who come here
will be so happy they won’t want
to leave. I want to provide home-
town health care that seems to be
diminishing anymore. I want to
be able to leave a legacy for my
daughter, if she so chooses to fol-
low in my shoes.”
Peterson is credentialed to
accept insurance from Medi-
care Part B, Moda and Pacifi c
Source Commercial and is cur-
rently working toward creden-
tialing with other companies. To
schedule an appointment, call
541-263-1225.
Brockamp has been
with organization
for seven years
writing and securing new buses.
Brockamp has several goals for
the agency in her new leadership
position.
“I want to keep things moving
ANN BLOOM
forward and always be looking for
For the Wallowa County Chieftain
opportunities to better ourselves
(Community Connection), and
ENTERPRISE — Danielle serve the community,” she said.
The agency also coordinates
Brockamp admits she never
thought she’d fi nd herself in the the senior meal sites in Enterprise
position she’s in now as the new and Wallowa, meals on wheels
manager of Community Connec- and the emergency food banks in
Enterprise and Wallowa.
tion in Enterprise.
She credits Guentert for giving
“Being with the agency (Com-
munity Connection) is a career her a strong foundation of knowl-
opportunity. Not having a college edge about the agency and for
training her in her new role.
background — in this
“Connie is a very inspir-
position is amazing to
ing person. Working with
me,” she said.
Connie and her teaching
Brockamp offi cially
me, I have a foundation of
started in her new posi-
knowledge,” she said.
tion on April 10, replac-
She also credits the sup-
ing Connie Guentert who
port of the administrative
assumed the directorship
Brockamp
offi ce of Community Con-
of Community Connec-
nection of Northeast Ore-
tion of Northeast Ore-
gon. The administrative offi ce is gon, located in La Grande, and the
other county managers for helping
located in La Grande.
Brockamp has been with Com- her learn her new position.
Guentert acknowledges Brock-
munity Connection for almost
seven years, working her way up amp’s number of years with Com-
from bus driver to transit oper- munity Connection, in her various
ations where she was schedul- capacities, has been invaluable in
ing drivers and rides, to self-suf- her assimilation to her new job.
“She has gained invaluable
fi ciency coordinator. She started
as interim county manager on knowledge about tour agency, the
April 6. She knows almost all the programs and how important our
programs and services off ered by programs are to each community
we serve. She brings a signifi cant
Community Connection.
Brockamp admits to having amount of operational knowledge,
a strong work ethic and learns great working relationships with
quickly, although she is still on a community partners, and she has a
steep learning curve. She super- great relationship with the existing
vises approximately 16 employees staff ,” Guentert said.
“I look forward to the opportu-
including a care coordinator, bus
drivers, kitchen and offi ce staff , all nity to grow personally and profes-
of whom have been stepping in to sionally and grow our programs.
I’m a kind and compassionate per-
help her learn her new job.
She said her challenges now son — I’m here to talk if anyone
are learning the budget, grant needs to talk,” Brockamp said.
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