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Show Page Ten - The Pyramid - January 29. 2004 Dr. Mia Carson opens' clinic in MP bv Cheryl K. Brewer MT. PLEASAN- T- Interest, need and the desire of her patients for complimentary medicine were the driving force behind Dr. Mia Carsons decision to open a new clinic in Mt. Pleasant. Dr. Carsons clinic, which opened last week, is located near Sanpete Valley Hospital at 1100 South Medical Drive. The clinic is phase one of the soon-to-b- e Skyline Family OH. At Case, she was part of an accelerated program that combined the fourth year of med school and the first year of residency into one. medical Case is schools in the U.S. that teaches a whole gamut of different techniques combining western and eastern medicine. Carson attended the school on a National Health Service Corp. scholarship, on the condition that she practice in an one-of-s- ix Wellness Center. underserved area which Although both buildings are not completely finished. Dr. Carson is forging ahead with plans for a different kind of medical facility- - one that uses integrative medicine to treat patients. Dr. Carson not only uses Sanpete certainly qualifies. She visited Spring City during the annual Heritage Day to tour the pioneer architecture of the homes and buildings. While she was here, she said she would some day like to move to the area. After medical school, she had the opportunity to come standard medicine but also herbal remedies, accupressure, meditation, hypnosis, aromatherapy and massage, to name a few, because it all works well together for the benefit of her patients. Dr. Carson did her undergraduate work at the University of Utah and entered medical school at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, here through Intermountain Health Care when she found out that Spring City is indeed close to Mt. Pleasant. While in med school, she said she had no desire to go into private practice. She says she is not competing with IHC now, she just practices differently than the IHC model. Because of her medical training, the usual type of healthcare facility wouldnt do for Dr. Carsons needs and desires. Thats why the new facility will house a day care, a cafe, that serves nutritious sandwiches and salads; a Montessori school, with a hands-o- n, child-directe- d, learning system; and rooms for visiting specialists. When Dr. Carson decided to build the facility, through the influence of her husband, Andy, who cares about the environment; and the common sense of her mother to do things with less waste, the decision was made to use recyclable materials. So what does one do when needing recyclable building materials? Simple- - use Ebay. Dr. Carson got on the internet and found a building in Cali- fornia that was being dis- mantled because it was no longer needed. She says she decided that the building was such a bargain that she would buy two-henexpanding the clinic to involve the other services. She has also used local conbusinesses for building and the fur- tractors, workers and nishings for the clinic. She trades with local people for items that she needs such as having a patient sew cloth exam gowns that can be re-us- ed COMING SOON instead of paper disposable ones. Dr. Carson is grateful for the outstanding community support she has received including Warren Benincosa, Sanpete Valley Hospital administrator, and all the IHC doctors. She says Benincosa is strong, kind, giving, wise and has been tremendously supportive to her efforts. Think outside the box. With love in your heart and the enthusiasm to get the right thing done, you can do anything, is a motto that Dr. Carson lives by and has helped her to strive for the new facility. Dr. Carson can be reached at Office hours (435) 462-460- rv Skyline family Wellness Center Dr. Mia Carson stands in front of her new building which will be a part of the new Skyline Family Wellness Center. She is accepting appointments at 462-4600. 0. are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and beginning Sunday, Feb. 8 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Gunnison proud of civic library Editors note: This is series occasional an of part by the Sanpete County Travel and Heritage Council on the people, places and preservation efforts along U.S. Highway 89, the Heritage Highway. GUNNISO- N- It may not be a Carnegie Library, but residents of the city of Gunnison, located along U.S. Highway 89, the Heritage Highway, are still as proud as they can be of their local library. "We want people to know that we have a library, and that it is an important part of the community and our history, says Jerolyn Young, a member of the Gunnison City Council and Gunnison Civic Library board. 'Last year, the Sanpete County Travel and Heritage Council wrote articles publicizing the fact that the county is home to three of Utahs remaining 17 Carnegie Libraries; Mt. Pleasant, Ephraim and Manti. All of the libraries were constructed early in the 20th Century as part of a nationwide and even worldwide effort by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to establish public libraries. After the articles were published, Young and other members of the Gunnison City Council decided they wanted to draw attention to their library Carnegie or not that was established in 1943, thanks to a grass-roomunity effort. ts com- The citizens of the area got together and said 'We need a library and made it happen, Young says. In 1979, the library was moved to its present home at 38 West Center Street, one of the citys oldest buildings that also houses the city courts, police station and senior citizens center. liThe 2,445-square-fo- ot brary serves the city of Gunnison, along with the communities of Fayette, Mayfield and Centerfield. We have meetings there, weekly story hours for children and many other activities, along with computers and reading areas, says Young. A lot of the high school students come to the li- brary to work, its always quite busy. The library also has a book-sharin- g program that allows patrons to borrow materials from other libraries in Utah and the United States. The Gunnison Civic Lilibrarbrary has one full-tim- e ian, Stephanie Prisbrey, along with a nine-memb- li- er brary board. During winter the months, the hours of operation are Monday through Thursday, 2 to 6 p.m.; and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. During the summer months, the library is open Monday through Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Thursday, 3 to 7 p.m.; and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Library may be 4 reached at (435) or 528-310- online at Dr. Carsons motto is If you have love in your heart, you can do anything. The heart wreath pictured above is a symbol of this motto and was given to her by a patients family. Th Cairsifi) CDomc Located on the hospital campus (1100 South Medical Drive) Accepting new and established patients for a full range of services including: WIGS3IEB(Elje Open: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, 1 0 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday Hours Beginning Feb 8: 1 1 a.m. - 3 p.m. Please join Dr. Carson in welcoming her new colleagues: Christy Mecaham, FNP, PHD Sara Staker, FNP Raun Childs, PA Steve Ruiz, PA ScottHunt,PA easeicall362 03$ |