Southern Ute Indian Tribe

About

The Southern Ute Health Center Pharmacy is a full-service outpatient pharmacy located on the east end of the Southern Ute Health Center. We are currently accessible only at the walk-up window. Those with limited mobility may request curbside delivery by calling the pharmacy office at 970-563-4781.

Patients registered at the Southern Ute Health Center with an active and up-to-date chart are eligible to receive prescriptions with no out-of-pocket expense through our pharmacy. Available medications are limited to those in our formulary and by prescription only. Exceptions to our formulary may be made for medical necessity, at the discretion of our Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee, and subject to product availability.

The Southern Ute Health Center Pharmacy is contracted with some insurance plans, including Colorado and New Mexico Medicaid. While our patients are never charged out-of-pocket costs for their prescriptions, we do bill contracted plans, in order to be able to extend our services to all eligible patients.

Pharmacy Staff

Emily Flores, RPh – Pharmacy Director

Emily joined the Health Center in 2012 and has been the Pharmacy Supervisor since 2015.  She earned her Bachelors of Science Degree in Pharmacy from the University of Colorado in 1996.  She worked in retail pharmacy before becoming a Director of Pharmacy for a long-term care facility and then a psychiatric hospital.  She moved back to her home-town of Durango to be near her parents and to raise her two girls in a small town.  She is a Certified Immunization Pharmacist and was a member of the Tribe’s Incident Management Team for the Covid Response.

Michelle Robertson, PharmD – Staff Pharmacist

Michelle has a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of New Mexico. She has been the staff pharmacist for the Southern Ute Health Center Pharmacy since 2016. She has previously worked in community and compounding pharmacy in New Mexico, Colorado, and Alaska. She is certified in immunization delivery and provides specialty compliance packaging services. She is the Pharmacy Informaticist at the health center.. She enjoys exploring the outdoors no matter the weather or terrain. You may see her on the trails, with furry companions leading the way.

Denise Turner, CPhT – Pharmacy Technician

Denise is a Certified Pharmacy Technician with experience in both community and hospital pharmacy. She joined the SUHC team in 2014 where she takes the lead on supply and procurement. She enjoys gardening, strolling along the water with her husband and dogs, and getting together with her children and grandchildren.

Julia Arellano, CPhT – Pharmacy Technician

Julia is a native of the Four Corners. She joined the Southern Ute Health Center Pharmacy team in 2016. She is a Certified Pharmacy Technician, excelling in customer service and pharmacy robotics. She delights in giggling with her toddler and big kids, decorating cakes, and relaxing with her husband.

Kristen Anderson, PharmD – Clinical Pharmacist

Kristen has a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Florida and a Bachelor’s of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Colorado.  She completed an ASHP Accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency in Detroit, MI and worked primarily in Hospital Pharmacy until 2012 when she joined a Geriatrics Practice as an Ambulatory Care Pharmacist.  She comes to the Sothern Ute Tribe from Northern Navajo Medical Center where she worked in In-Patient, Out-Patient and Ambulatory Care pharmacy.  She underwent training and practice there as a Pharmacist Clinician seeing patients under a Collaborative Practice Agreement.  She is Board Certified in Geriatrics and is a Certified Immunization Pharmacist.  She loves animals, the outdoors, and being able to live in her home town of Durango.

Services

• Prescriptions with no out-of-pocket cost to eligible patients
• Pharmacy consultation and education about medication use
• Specialized diabetes education and medication management
• Medication Therapy Management (MTM) services
• Tobacco cessation counseling and medications
• Adherence programs helping you with your medications include personalized medication lists, automatic refills, pick-up reminders, med boxes, and bubble packs for eligible patients
• Medication disposal of unused or expired patient prescriptions returned to the pharmacy
• Easy prescription refills by phone, website, or mobile app

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