Gateway Community Health Center adds
two physicians, two dentists to staff

Gateway Community Health Center, Inc., has significantly expanded its scope of services to include a pediatric dental care specialist and an additional dentist as part of its preventive dental healthcare services. In addition, Gateway's primary medical services has seen the addition of three providers through an expansion grant from the Bureau of Primary Healthcare.
Gateway is working with the newly formed County Healthcare Coalition to pursue new avenues in providing healthcare services to the large number of Webb County residents without health insurance. Gateway is also in the process of renovating both its Central and South Clinics to provide additional space for future medical, dental, and ancillary services. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has recently reaccredited the Center.
Joining the growing list of medical and dental providers at Gateway Community Health Center are Sandra Flores, WHNP, Rosalinda Cuellar, FNP, Gloria Yañez, DDS, and Romona L. Davis, DDS.
Sandra Flores, Women's Healthcare Nurse Practitioner, is a 1995 graduate of the University of Texas School of Nursing in Austin. She was certified in 1999 as a women's healthcare nurse practitioner by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Her nursing experience has included staff RN in labor and delivery, postpartum, and nursery at the Lake Pointe Medical Center in Rowlett, TX; staff RN in labor and delivery at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Laredo; and woman's healthcare nurse practitioner at UT Southwestern in Dallas.
"Sandra represents the hardworking, bright talent that Gateway strives to obtain in order to provide the community with the highest medical quality care available," said Miguel Treviño, Jr., Gateway CEO. "Her exceptional communication skills, along with her ability to provide individualized care based on patient needs, makes her a valuable resource to both the clinical staff and the community at large."
Rosalinda Cuellar, RN, MSN-FNP, is another addition to the Gateway staff. Her duties have included providing screening as well as preventative services at the Fort Duncan Rural Health Clinic in Eagle Pass; treatment of children and adolescents at the Pediatric Clinic of Dr. Miguel Cavazos in Laredo; providing care to critically ill patients with multiple organ failure at McAllen Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen and both Doctor's Hospital and Mercy Regional Medical Center in Laredo; and providing mental health services and treatment for clients at the San Antonio State Hospital in Laredo. She holds a master's degree in Nursing from Texas A&M University in Corpus Christi, and is a board-certified family nurse practitioner. She earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing in 1998 from Texas A&M International University in Laredo and her associate's degree in Nursing in 1995 from Laredo Community College.
"Rosalinda's willingness to locate a challenging position to utilize her advanced nurse practitioner skills and the Clinic's overall mission to provide quality medical care makes her a key player in bringing to fruition Gateway's vision for the community," said Treviño. "Her extensive professional experience allows for providing treatment in different aspects of care."
Gloria Yañez, D.D.S., is a 1980 graduate of Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio where she earned a B.A. in Chemistry in 1980, and a 2003 graduate of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio-Dental School in San Antonio.
"It is extremely important that the community be made aware of Gateway's commitment to providing not only medical care, but high quality primary dental care in a professional, personal, and cost-effective manner as explicitly stated in our Mission Statement," said Treviño. "In order to continue our long tradition of providing top of the line dental care and treatment, Gateway is fortunate to have acquired the dental expertise of Dr.Yañez. Her bilingual skills and desire to work with patients in a community health clinic setting make her an excellent partner in accomplishing the objectives and goals of our Clinic here in Laredo."
Pediatric dentist Dr. Romona L. Davis obtained her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio-Dental School in 1999, and her bachelor of science degree from Texas A&M University in College Station in 1994. Her postgraduate training in pediatric dentistry was obtained at the Howard University College of Dentistry in Washington, D.C., and her most recent academic appointment was that of Assistant Professor of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio-Dental School. Davis is American Board of Pediatric Dentistry Board Eligible, and is currently a member of the American Dental Association, the Texas Dental Association, the American Dental Education Association, the American Society of Dentistry for Children, and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.
"Dr. Davis' expertise and knowledge of pediatric dentistry at the international and national level will only lead to our patients receiving the best of care and treatment. Her education, training, and research, along with her great desire to work with children, are a winning combination for Gateway," said Treviño.
For further information, contact Gateway Community Health Center, Inc., at (956) 795-8100, ext. 645.