Kids First Health Care at Adams City Middle School/Summit Heights Jr. High

Kathleen brings more than nine years of experience as a certified family nurse practitioner to her role at Kids First Health Care. She has spent her adult life in healthcare and has grown from a CNA/MA to LPN to RN, and now nurse practitioner.  

Her experiences include extensive expertise in family practices, where she has been able to treat the entire family from newborns to grandparents. Kathleen has a knack for understanding the family unit, unique family dynamics, family health histories and is passionate about helping families support one another.  

At Adams City Middle School (ACMS), Kathleen serves as the nurse practitioner, where she provides integrated health care services to all ACMS students.  

Kathleen joined the Kids First Health Care team because she is a steadfast supporter of school-based health centers and believes that when children have access to high quality health care services where they spend most of their time, they are better prepared to learn and succeed in life.  

In addition to her work at Kids First Health Care, Kathleen works for Banner Health in a rural family practice clinic.  

Ms. Garcia-Abrego has worked at Kids First Health Care since 2010. In her role as Enrollment Coordinator, she enrolls families and children in Medicaid, CHP+, and Kids First’s sliding scale; helps families sign up for Presumptive Eligibility (temporary Medicaid coverage); troubleshoots issues with public insurance enrollment; and provides referrals for community resources. Prior to serving at Kids First, she worked in medical billing, and in 2003, she obtained her medical assisting certification through Concorde Career College. Ms. Garcia-Abrego is bilingual in English and Spanish, and she adores serving her community.