Cowboy Clinic plans to expand

When Presbyterian Medical Services (PMS) announced its departure from Catron County earlier this year, many residents feared a gap in local health care. But nurse practitioner Jenifer Deziel, owner of the newly established Catron County Cowboy Clinic, has stepped in to help fill that void.

“We had about 300 patients before PMS announced they were leaving, and now we have a couple hundred more,” Deziel said. “We’re working with the county commissioners to get the building vacated by PMS ready so we can move in and have a real clinic.”

The Cowboy Clinic began in early 2025 as a mobile practice before settling into a small office space. With PMS’s exit, the demand for services has surged. Deziel said about $140,000 in grant funding has been earmarked for building improvements at the former PMS facility, which was stripped of equipment when the organization left. “They really left nothing,” she said. “We have to get the building improved and also work on getting supplies we still don’t have.”

For now, Deziel is running the Reserve clinic on her own, seeing patients from across the county. She hopes with the grant money they will be able to hire more healthcare providers, to expand the Reserve practice and eventually re-open the former PMS clinic located on the Quemado Schools campus.

In the meantime, the clinic continues to serve patients of all ages with a wide range of primary care services.

“We see all patients, birth to death,” Deziel said. “Sports physicals, well checks, Medicare exams, pap smears, suturing — all the family practice needs.”

The clinic also offers nutritional infusions such as Meyers cocktails and other wellness treatments. Vaccinations are not yet available but will be added once the new facility is ready and appropriate storage is installed.

After months of delays, the clinic recently received its Medicaid group number, allowing the clinic to bill Medicaid patients.

Deziel said her decision to stay in Catron County after her contract with PMS ended was rooted in a love of the community.

“I came to really become attached to these patients and this area,” she said. “It just felt wrong to leave.”

Appointments at the Cowboy Clinic can be made by calling 575-277-9562, and Deziel asks people only call once and leave one message due to their short staff.