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Medicaid Assistance at Taos First Steps

The Taos First Steps program is offering Medicaid assistance to any parents with a child aged prenatal to 3 years. We can help with completing applications, re-certifications, checking current status, and other general questions. Please call Drew Holsapple at 575-751-5801 to discuss your needs and make an appointment.

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First Steps – En Español

El Programa First Steps del Hospital Holy Cross ofrece servicios de visitas a domicilio a padres de niños desde el período prenatal hasta los cinco años de edad, incluyendo a padres, padres adoptivos y familias de acogida en los condados de Taos y Western Colfax. Los servicios de visitas a domicilio brindan a los padres […]

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First Steps Makes Connections

Once a month you can find the friendly faces of First Steps Home Visitors singing, reading books, and elbow deep in arts and craft. Tucked into the little reading nook in the Children’s Library at the Taos Public Library you’ll find the happy bunch of 10-20 youngsters and their parents, grandparents, and babysitters joining in […]

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First Steps

Leer en español Holy Cross Hospital’s First Steps Program provides home visiting services to parents of children ages prenatal to five, including fathers, adoptive parents, and foster families in Taos and Western Colfax Counties. Home visiting services provide parents with information, support, and access to resources in our community that promote early childhood development and […]

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Federal Health Care Grant Awarded to Northern NM

A Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program grant was awarded to Holy Cross Medical Center by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The Rural OB Access & Maternal Services (ROAMS) network will develop innovative methods for providing rural OB services on a regional basis. The first year of the grant is a planning […]

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Jeannie Ross

Jeannie was born and raised in Kentucky.  Enchanted by the mountains, she relocated to Taos after graduating from Tulane University in 1991.  She has focused her career on supporting families and children.  She has been a teacher, home visitor, parent educator, and program coordinator.  She is a certified Love and Logic, Circle of Security, Nurturing […]

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Holy Cross Medical Center’s Community Health Services in 2023

As the calendar turns a page, it’s a time not just for resolutions and fresh starts but also for reflection. Looking back on the accomplishments of the past year at Holy Cross Medical Center brings a sense of pride in the services and support provided to our community. From the Holy Cross Benefit Navigation program, […]

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Edith Perez-Guzman

Edith was born in Chiapas, Mexico and moved to the states in 2007. She has lived in Deming, Santa Fe, Taos, Arizona and Colorado. She returned to Taos because of her love for the area and community. Edith is fluent in English and Spanish and joined the First Steps team in 2022. She is certified […]

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Labor and Delivery

Over the last 85 years, Holy Cross has been proud to serve many generations of Taoseños as they bring new life to our community. The Labor and Delivery department at Holy Cross Hospital has helped deliver over 10,000 babies since 1937 and our local practitioners provide excellent care throughout pregnancy, during birth, and into childhood. […]

Email Signatures

Thanks for taking the time to format your email signature to match the overall brand of Holy Cross Medical Center. Below you will find step-by-step instructions that will make the process as straightforward as possible. Step 1: Download the logo that represents the location you work, you’ll need this in one of the steps so […]

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Looking Back at 2021

In 1936 Mabel Dodge Luhan donated a house on La Posta Road that became the first location of Holy Cross Hospital in Taos. It has been 85 years since the original building was donated and Holy Cross Hospital began growing its roots in Taos. Over the years, Holy Cross Hospital has expanded to include a […]

Employment Opportunities

Now Hiring Registered Nurses Above Market Pay with Increased Sign-on Bonuses Holy Cross Medical Center is actively recruiting long-term local nurses to fill permanent positions at Holy Cross Hospital. The above-market salaries for registered nurses surpasses many other organizations in our region and we are offering increased sign on bonuses. Please contact Vanessa Garcia directly […]

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Federal Health Care Grant Awarded to Northern NM

A Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program was awarded to Holy Cross Medical Center by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The Rural OB Access & Maternal Services (ROAMS) network will develop innovative methods for providing rural OB services on a regional basis.  The first year of the grant is a planning year.  […]

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Emotions, Wellbeing, and Children’s Rights

In support of the United Nation’s Universal Children’s Day, over 160 countries shared EQ POP-UP Festivals to build community and educate children and adults about emotions, wellbeing, and childrens’ rights. On Tuesday, November 27 2018, Children’s Trust Fund and First Steps hosted an EQ Pop up in partnership with the SmArthouse. The SmArt House is […]

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Kathy Theriot

Kathy has dedicated her career to helping people. She brings to First Steps over 15 years of experience working in behavioral health, with very young children, adolescents, in early intervention, and with families of all shapes and sizes. She graduated from New Mexico State University in 2006 and recently received her Master’s degree in Social […]

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Ana Medina

Bio: Ana is a home visitor for the First Steps Program, joining the family in October 2014 after participating in the program as a client. She was born in Chihuahua, Mexico and has been living in Taos NM since 2003. She is fluent in English and Spanish. Ana is currently pursuing her degree in Social […]

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Beth Enson

Bio: Beth Enson has been a home visitor for five years. She loves connecting with people in the life-changing process of becoming parents. Home visiting provides a chance to talk, feel and reflect about the experiences we have with our kids and that they have with us, experiences that allow us to know ourselves on […]

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Jaci Imberger

Bio: Jaci and her family moved from Chicago to Taos in 2002.  She received her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from the University of Iowa in 1986.  She has been a bedside nurse, a nurse manager, HIV research coordinator, Nursing Director for a HIV independent living facility and home visitor for families prenatal to three.  […]