La Clinica del Pueblo de Rio Arriba (LCDP) has been providing care to patients for over

50 years. LCDP began offering services in 1969 to offer patients better and more

financially reasonable services. The area residents saw a need for medical services in

the area and therefore funded the clinic. LCDP is located in northern New Mexico with

the primary population served residing in the Chama Valley, which includes the towns

and villages of Canjilon, Cebolla, Tierra Amarilla, Los Ojos, Chama, and Lumberton. As

a rural clinic, the closest hospitals are over an hour away driving in each direction with

the closest hospitals being Pagosa Springs Medical Center in Colorado, Presbyterian

Espanola Hospital, and Taos Holy Cross Medical Center. The area served has a large

population of patients at or below the Federal Poverty Line that either have Medicaid or

utilize the sliding fee offered at LCDP if uninsured/underinsured. As an FQHC clinic,

LCDP offers Medical, Behavioral Health, and Dental services within HRSA’s scope.

LCDP also offers additional services to the community through our new Physical

Therapy department and staffs the only BLS certified EMS in the area with crews on

staff 24-7.

As a non-profit, LCDP is governed by the Board of Directors (BOD). The majority of

BOD members are elected at an annual membership meeting which allows the

community to elect their peers. Ultimately, as the Executive Director reports to the BOD,

LCPD is a community-owned clinic.