Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor,

I just received a letter stating Kenda Huseby NP will be leaving the Crook County Medical Services District clinic in February.

Ms. Huseby has given her patients, according to my experience, exceptional care. I am more than disappointed to lose her as my provider. She has always been thorough and made me feel she had a vested interest in my well-being. Others have expressed the same opinion about her to me. Ms. Huseby has strong familial ties to this area and has practiced here for several years.

Recruiting qualified personnel is an expensive business. Not many providers want to live in a rural community and retention of skilled professionals is certainly in the District's best interest.

In closing, when trust in a provider's expertise is established, and that provider has been a long-term employee, I wonder why she is moving on to another medical facility? As a past CCHSD Board member, I speculate this move is related to salary and benefits? If so, what a poor business decision to lose such a dedicated professional.

Patricia Frolander