Odessa Rural Health Clinic
Location: PO Box 190, Odessa, WA 99159

Barb has worked in healthcare since she was in Junior High School cleaning the medical clinic and becoming a Certified Nursing Assistant in High School in Odessa.  Other places she worked in healthcare was Spokane County Health District as secretary to a children’s program, nursing homes as a bookkeeper and an Internal Medicine office in Bellingham as bookkeeper & biller.  She was the Clinic Manager at the Odessa Clinic for 43 years until her retirement in August 2021.  However she couldn’t leave entirely and works part time as an Insurance Navigator.  The Odessa Clinic is a Provider Based Rural Health Clinic and is part of Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center, a Critical Access Hospital.  Barb continues to be a an advocate in rural health care.

For Barb, one of the most important things in healthcare is access to quality healthcare in rural areas.  She has continued to stay on the board as Treasurer for the past 20 years because of her commitment to the mission of the RHCAW.  If we don’t work as a team to protect this aspect of healthcare, it can result in huge losses to Washington’s rural health community.

Barb is also Secretary for the Odessa Historical Society, is active in many community activities, country living, traveling as time permits and visiting with friends & family.