Kids First Health Care at Kearney Middle School

Ms. Hinnenberg has worked as a pediatric primary care and school-based health care provider with Kids First Health Care since 2002. At Kearney Middle School, she provides health services to enrolled students, including acute primary care, well child exams, immunizations, health education, and health maintenance. She graduated from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center with Masters in Nursing in the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program. She has 35 years of experience in pediatric health care and 21 years of experience as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. Ms. Hinnenberg particularly enjoys working with young teens and their families, promoting healthy behaviors, treating pediatric asthma, coordinating the early identification of conditions, and supporting and treating a wide range of adolescent behavioral health concerns.

Ms. Aguilar joined Kids First in August 2019. As the medical assistant at KMS, she greets students, checks in patients, takes vitals, obtains medical histories, runs labs, and much more. In 2013, Ms. Aguilar graduated from Everest College and began working as a medical assistant. She previously worked at Clinica Family Health and currently works part-time at Pediatrics at Cherry Creek and pediatrics at Stapleton Plaza. She grew up in Commerce City, attended Adams 14 schools, and graduated from ACHS in 2011. She is bilingual in English and Spanish.

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.

Ms. Banuelos has worked as a medical assistant with Kids First Health Care since August 2019. In her role, she assists with a variety of medical tasks, including recording patients’ medical histories, taking vitals, running labs, and more. She graduated from Pima Medical Institute as a Certified Medical Assistant in April 2018 and then completed her externship with Clinica Family Health. She is bilingual in English and Spanish.