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Welcome to Balanced Healthcare
Cora discovered her love for medicine while studying exercise science and psychology at Colorado College. She went on to earn her postgraduate degree in Physician Assistant Studies from Pacific University in 2007 then passed the national exam to become a board-certified Physician Assistant.
She spent her first five years treating a range of acute conditions in urgent care and emergency medicine in an underserved area of Iowa. Since 2011, Cora shifted her concentration to family medicine where she focuses on preventive health and managing chronic illness while continuing to utilize her skills and knowledge in acute care.
A commitment to patient-centered care
After years of seeing 25-30 patients in primary care each day and often 50 patients in a 10-hour urgent care shift, she realized traditional medicine had forgotten its core commitment to patient-centered care. The desire to prioritize each patient and a passion for helping people provided the motivation to create Balanced Healthcare - a Direct Primary Care (DPC) medical practice devoted to fostering authentic relationships grounded in more one-on-one time with patients, convenience, and acccessibility.
This dedication allows the Balanced Healthcare team to dig deeper into each patients questions, concerns, illness and injury and create an opportunity to develop each patient's individualized care plan.
Common problems with the current system:
Ignoring your needs
Doctors' offices that make you wait then are too busy to listen and too quick to refer you to another office or prescribe a medication as the solution.
Unavailable
Primary care providers who can’t get you in when you’re sick or injured and who have 3+ month wait times for your annual physical or to start as a new patient.
Quick-fix mentality
Too many doctors’ offices make you feel rushed and often prescribe medications or refer you to a specialist as quick and easy solutions that don’t actually find the cause, fix the problems, or help you feel better.
Restrictive plans
Insurance companies control your healthcare decision by limiting which tests, procedures, specialists, and medications they will pay for.
How Direct Primary Care can be your solution:
Low-cost monthly membership paid directly to your provider's office
- No hidden costs or co-pays
- No bills that arrive 6 weeks after you've been treated
No restrictions, limitations, or obstacles from the insurance companies
Contact your provider directly at any time - you'll have their cell phone number
Your Primary Care Provider can provide comprehensive medical care and support for 85-90% of your healthcare needs
- Avoid urgent care and ER visits
- Save your insurance plan for major health issues
- Lower out-of-pocket expenses
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Direct Primary Care offices see 75-80% fewer patients than traditional practices
- No waiting room approach
- Never feel rushed or unheard
Seeing fewer patients means your provider is able to:
- Spend more time with you
- Listen to you
- Direct care to your needs
- Treat you like more than a chart number
Meet the team
Medical professionals who focus on getting to know you to provide customized care that keeps your best interests at heart.
Cora Mattie
Cora, a nationally-certified Physician Assistant, founded Balanced Healthcare after decades in traditional insurance-based healthcare where she was consistently asked to see more patients per hour at the cost of providing quality patient care. Cora decided medicine should get back to how it used to be when there were “one doc towns” and medical providers knew their patients and families on a personal level. Balanced Healthcare has been a dream come true and she’s never been more excited about what she and her team have to offer each member of the practice!
Julie Cookish
Julie is a seasoned Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) with a wealth of experience in general and rural Family Medicine across New Hampshire and Colorado. Having committed a decade to the Medical Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and rapid response, Julie brings an expanse of skills to her current role in direct primary care. Her passion in medicine lies in fostering strong, personalized connections with patients, providing unhurried visits, continued learning, and delivering holistic and lifestyle-focused comprehensive primary care. Beyond the medical realm, Julie enjoys spending time with friends, family, and her husband, participating in triathlons, biking, CrossFit, snowboarding, and reading.
Diana Garcia
Diana is a Colorado native and has been serving in the medical field since 2016. Her desire to help others and have a positive impact on people’s health and wellness led her to pursue a career in healthcare, and she was excited for the opportunity to join her sister, Estefany, at Balanced Healthcare. Diana knows her dedication and compassion are a perfect fit for building strong patient relationships and will allow her to deliver the best possible service to our members.
Estefany Garcia
Estefany was born and raised in Colorado and is passionate about working in healthcare to help others. In 2015, she became a Certified Medical Assistant and has focused her work in both primary care and urgent care which she continues today as a member of the West Metro Urgent Care team. She shows up every day eager to continue expanding her medical knowledge and training. Estefany brings her dedication, skills, and kindness to each of our patients adding to the high-quality care we proudly provide at Balanced Healthcare.
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