About Us
Mission Statement
Durango Urgent Care supports our Community, by providing our patients accessible, affordable, quality healthcare; offering prompt attention and
expert care, delivering unsurpassed customer service in a welcoming environment.
Durango Urgent Care began in July 2006 to service Durango's urgent care needs when Mercy Regional Medical Center relocated to Three Springs east of Durango.
Our urgent care is primarily staffed by two experienced board-certified family physicians: Dr. 9 Sanders and Dr. Jim Brooke. Our physicians provide quality medical care in an urgent care setting. In addition, our physicians are supported by Dr. Jack Cartier one of the managing members of Durango Urgent Care and an emergency room physician for Mercy Regional Medical Center for more than 28 years.
Durango Urgent Care is privately owned yet works in alliance with Mercy Regional Medical Center.
Physicians on staff at Durango Urgent Care
Dr. Wendy 9 Sanders, M.D.
Dr. 9 attended Dartmouth College and the Oregon Health Sciences School of Medicine.
Dr. 9 started her career in her home state working for several years as the General Medical Officer for the Department of Surgery at the Alaska native Medical center in Seward, Alaska while starting her family.
In 2001, her family moved to Ouray, Colorado where she entered family practice at Mountain Medical Center in Ridgeway, Colorado.
Dr. 9 enjoys time with her 3 children, hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, target shooting, and ice hockey.
Michael Guillette, PA-C
Mike Guillette attended University of Washington School of Medicine, MEDEX Northwest graduating with a B.S. in Clinical Health Services in 1996.
Mike spent 6 years in the Emergency Department at Mercy Regional Medical Center prior to joining Durango Urgent Care in 2010. Prior to that he spent time working with the Mancos Valley Health Center as a sole provider of family medicine and emergency care in a remote clinical setting.
Relocating to the area from Taos in 1992, Mike lives in Mancos and enjoys spending his time with his two children as well as ranching, hunting, and fishing.
