no 1 rsHMS Medical Services (Hidalgo County) nursing and medical assistant staff holding the certificate recently awarded to HMS by the NMIC and NMDOH. From left to right: Sayra Davis, MA; Donna Mason, RN; Forrest Henry, DO; Dusti Conover, MA; Jared Fralie, MA; and Valerie Ramirez, MA. Not pictured: Albert Diaz, RN.no 2 rsHMS Medical Services (Grant County) nursing and medical assistant holding the certificate recently awarded to HMS by the NMIC and NMDOH. From left to right: Jessica Victoria, MA; Malena Rivera, MA; Stephanie Brown, MA; Jasseica Chacon, MA; Lori Wallin, RN; Lena Castro, RN; Kaitlyn Rhodes, MA; Mary Manning, RN; Kiana Saponaro, MA; Cici Lucero, MA; Josie Chavez, MA; Brenda Portillo, MA; and Kevin Amador, MA. Not pictured: Karina Jimenez, MA; Isela Martinez, MA; Monica Gonzales MA; and Frances Groves, MA.Silver City, NM (August 17, 2017) – Hidalgo Medical Services (HMS) was recently recognized and applauded by the New Mexico Immunization Coalition (NMIC) and the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) for achieving a childhood immunization rate of over 90%.

"Achieving this goal and being recognized for it by both the NMIC and the NMDOH confirms that we, at HMS, are accomplishing great things together," stated Dan Otero, HMS Chief Executive Officer. "The HMS Medical Services team-based approach to deliver comprehensive and integrated services, including childhood immunizations, starts with the leadership of our highly-qualified nurses and medical assistants," added Darrick Nelson, MD, HMS Chief Medical Officer and Family Medicine Residency Program Director."

Please visit www.hmsnm.org to learn more about HMS services, providers, and locations, including childhood and adolescent immunizations.