Anna Raymaker, DNP, ARNP, PMHNP-BC provides psychiatric services at Columbia Valley Community Health (CVCH), a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), in Chelan, WA. This is the first time that CVCH Chelan has had a psychiatric prescriber on site full-time. Dr. Anna Raymaker provides both ongoing psychiatric treatment to a panel of patients as well as consultative services to the primary care providers (PCPs) at CVCH Chelan.
Dr. Anna Raymaker has worked in healthcare for approximately 10 years, and has explored various settings, specialties, and geographic locations throughout her career. She feels fortunate to have a meandering and nonlinear career, as it has provided her with so many unique and rewarding learning experiences.
CVCH Chelan utilizes an integrated care model, where medical, dental, and behavioral health services are provided under the same roof and in a collaborative way. Dr. Anna Raymaker is new to this model and hopes to further develop the communication and clinical skills necessary for this model of care through the UW Community-Based Integrated Care Fellowship.
Dr. Anna Raymaker hopes that involvement with the UW Community-Based Integrated Care Fellowship will allow her to help facilitate growth of behavioral health services within her agency and her community. For the near future, Dr. Anna Raymaker hopes that integrated care becomes a possible model for all rural communities, as rural healthcare continues have unmet primary care and behavioral health needs.