Marisa Cordero
Administrator
A Dodge City native and licensed administrator who spent ten years in hospital case management.
Our people
The people behind every recovery
Physicians, nurses, therapists and case managers who meet about you three times a week.
Our team
The masthead
Dr. Alan Petersen, DO
Medical director
A family physician who has practiced in southwest Kansas for twenty-eight years.
Gabriela Ortiz, RN
Director of nursing
Gabriela leads nurses on every hall and built our IV and wound-care programs.
Ryan Koehn, DPT
Therapy director
Ryan grew up on a farm near Ensign and designed the return-to-work course.
Luz Hernández, OTR/L
Occupational therapist
Luz runs the practice apartment and does home visits across nine counties.
Abby Schmidt, CCC-SLP
Speech-language pathologist
Abby works with stroke patients on speech, swallowing and memory.
Tom Nguyen, LMSW
Case manager
Tom sets every discharge date and handles Medicare and KanCare questions.
Rosa Villalobos
Admissions director
Rosa works with hospitals in Wichita, Amarillo and Garden City seven days a week.
Fr. Daniel Ruiz
Chaplain
A retired parish priest who visits any patient who asks, of any faith or none.
Helen Brandt
Dietary manager
Helen plans every therapeutic diet and makes sure there are tamales at Christmas.
Jesús Morales, CNA
Restorative aide
Jesús walks with patients between therapy sessions so the practice never stops.
Sample family reviews
Letters from patients
I had my knee done in Wichita and came home to Dodge for rehab. My wife visited every day instead of every weekend.
Mi mamá entendió todo porque su terapeuta hablaba español. She came home stronger and less scared.
Ryan had me stepping up into a truck bed before I went home. I was back feeding cattle in March.
Abby worked with Dad's swallowing after his stroke. He's eating Sunday dinner with us again.
Telehealth with my surgeon from my suite saved me a six-hour round trip.
Luz drove forty miles to check Mom's house before she went home.
We live in Denver. The video care conferences meant we never missed a decision.
The nurses caught an infection early and started IV antibiotics right here.
Tom gave us a date in the first three days and they hit it.
The guest room let me stay over the night after Dad's surgery. That meant the world.
I walked out the front door on day sixteen. My grandkids were waiting.
Recover close to home. Ask for Sandhill Plum.
You have the right to choose where you recover. Tell your hospital case manager, or call our admissions team any day of the week.