Miners’ Colfax Medical Center Posts January 16 Board Meeting Agenda

Miners’ Colfax Medical Center’s Board of Trustees agenda lists a regular meeting set for Friday, January 16, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. in the Zia Conference Room at the MCMC Acute Care Facility, 203 Hospital Drive, Raton, New Mexico. The agenda text appears as a legal announcement published by KRTN Enchanted Air Radio with a publication date of February 23, 2026 and the station contact listed as 575-445-3652 and 1128 State St., Raton, NM 87740.

The agenda schedules an executive session invoking Section 10-15-1(H)2 of the New Mexico Open Meetings Act for medical staff credentialing. Listed new appointments for credentialing review include Timothy Carter, MD (Teleradiology); Michael Cellini, DO (Teleradiology); and James Gonzales, MD (Emergency Medicine). Re-appointments listed are Chad Cox, MD; David Jolgren, MD; Akshita Mehta, MD; Bosten Miller, MD; and Jeffrey Stevens, MD, all under the teleradiology specialty.

Open-session action items on the agenda include a formal line for "MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES AND APPOINTMENTS (Action Item)" and multiple governance items tied to clinical oversight. The agenda names the FYE 2025 Financial Audit as an action item and schedules a "2026 Strategic Initiative Update - Long Term Care" presentation by Stephen Kelley. Also listed for board action are Credentials Committee membership and a Policies & Procedures Review, alongside a Medical Staff Report, Financial Report, and a CEO Report. The agenda notes correction and approval of prior minutes, specifically the December 19, 2025 minutes, and concludes with open session announcements and adjournment.

The KRTN notice and the Minershosp entry both indicate that Jan. 16 materials and subsequent minutes are treated as public record; Minershosp lists "January 16th, February, March. Agenda (PDF)" as available. A brief Facebook snippet in the material references a "NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE MINERS' COLFAX MEDICAL CENTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES" but provided text does not include a date for that special meeting. The agenda as posted contains a timing discrepancy: the meeting is dated January 16, 2026 while the KRTN legal announcement carries a February 23, 2026 publication date; a separate February 20 meeting date is not supported by the agenda text available.

The medical center’s past legal history is noted in the materials: "On August 23, 2018, the Miners Colfax Medical Center and its board of trustees were served with a lawsuit by former employee, Gail Stoecker, for sexual harassment, failure to investigate, and wrongful termination." The materials list Stoecker’s counsel as Kate Ferlic of Egolf + Ferlic + Harwood, LLC.

Miners’ Colfax Medical Center serves Raton and surrounding communities and is regionally relevant to residents of southern Colorado, including parts of Las Animas County. The agenda’s mix of credentialing for multiple teleradiology providers and a new emergency medicine appointment, together with the FYE 2025 audit and long-term care strategy discussion, signal board-level decisions that could affect clinical capacity and regional access to services in the months ahead. Because the agenda cites closed sessions under Section 10-15-1(H)2, some personnel deliberations and credentialing details may have occurred in executive session with limited public disclosure under the New Mexico Open Meetings Act.