The Roseland Children's Health Center provides health care services to children from birth through early adolescence when accompanied by their parent or guardian. Patient fees are determined on a sliding fee scale basis. Medi-Cal, CHDP, Healthy Families, California Kids, and Partnership Health Plan insurance programs are also accepted.

No child is ever turned away due to his/her family's inability to pay.

Health Services

Physical Examinations Diagnosis and Treatment of Illness Vision, Hearing, and Dental Screenings Immunizations and TB Testing Laboratory Testing Specialist and Social Services Referrals Health Education for Families Health Insurance Application Assistance

Additional Programs
and Services

Reach Out and Read
Immunization Outreach
Health Insurance Outreach for Low Income Families
Nutritional Services
Family Advocacy
Meet the Staff

Reach Out and Read

Emerging literacy is promoted at the CHC during each well-child visit for children ages 6 months to 6 years through the Reach Out and Read program. This nationwide program was started by Dr. Perry Klass in Boston and is endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Volunteers read children’s stories in the waiting room. At each physical exam, the health care provider discusses the importance of reading to children at home and gives the child an age-appropriate book to start his/her own library along with a "prescription" to read and an application for a library card. For more information about this nationwide program and how to start your own, visit the Reach Out and Read website at www.reachoutandread.org

Immunization Outreach

A CHC Registered Nurse and Medical Assistant/Outreach Worker go to local schools or other community sites as requested to provide immunizations to children (with parental permission). These outreach clinics are advertised through school newsletters and families who need immunizations are encouraged to attend by the school nurse. Immunizations are provided free of charge. Those families who do not have a primary care provider or health insurance are also referred to local community clinics and given information on Healthy Families, California Kids, and/or Medi-Cal insurance programs.

This program is funded by a state immunization grant administered by the Redwood Coalition of Community Clinics. For more information call the Health Center at 578-2005 and ask for the immunization nurse. For more information about national immunization recommendations visit the Vaccines for Children website at www.cdc.gov/nip/vfc/.  

Health Insurance Outreach
for Low Income Families

Families at the health center and local schools are encouraged to sign up for health insurance programs available at low cost or free of charge to low income children. These programs include Healthy Families, California Kids, Partnership Health Plan, CHDP, and Medi-Cal. Clinic staff and outreach workers are well versed in the various programs and provide information to families. Help with completing insurance applications is provided on-site by appointment. For more information, please call us at 578-2005. For more information about California Healthy Families insurance program visit their website at www.healthyfamilies.ca.gov or visit the Sonoma County Healthy Kids website at www.healthykidssonomacounty.org.

Nutritional Services

Family nutrition counseling is provided by a bilingual nutritionist on-site by referral. Health care providers suggest nutrition referrals for children suffering from obesity, severe iron deficiency anemia, diabetes, or poor growth. Healthy nutrition guidelines are discussed at each well-child visit and written information (in English and Spanish) is readily available to families in our waiting room, exam rooms and Health Education Resource Room. For a referral for nutrition services, talk to your Nurse Practitioner or Pediatrician at the health center.

Family Advocacy

The family advocate program is housed next door to the Health Center in the school-sponsored Family Resource Center. Case management and social service referrals are available to families from the Bellevue and Roseland School Districts, and Wright Elementary School, as well as families who receive care at the Roseland Children's Health Center. The five Family Advocates are bilingual in Spanish and English, and are a great help to families needing community resources in the areas of housing, health care, counseling services and legal assistance. They work closely with parents and school personnel to promote success for students at risk for school failure.

Meet the Core
Health Center Staff

Meredith Kieschnick, MD
Elisabeth Chicoine, PNP
Colleen Meseroll, PNP
Ariane Baerlocher-Rosen, PNP
Kim Hansen, PNP
Irma Oregon
Lilia Huermo
Stephanie Macabeo
Luisa Ramirez
Silvia Santiago

Meredith Kieschnick, MD, is the medical director of the Health Center. She graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1981 with honors  in Biology, and received her MD from the University of California Davis Medical School in 1986.  She completed a three year residency in Pediatrics at Oakland Children's Hospital in 1989 and received an additional year of training in adolescent health issues at the Fremont High School Tiger Medics Clinic in East Oakland.  She is board-certified in pediatrics. Dr. Kieschnick is committed to providing high-quality care to all children, particularly medically under-served populations. She was trained in Boston by Dr. T. Berry Brazelton in the Touchpoints model of care, and is currently a trainer and teacher of the Touchpoints philosophy to other providers in Sonoma County.  For more information about Touchpoints visit their website at www.touchpoints.org.

Elisabeth Chicoine, PNP, is a Masters-prepared Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and serves as Clinic Director and a health care provider.  She graduated from the University of California at San Francisco School of Nursing in 1978 with a BS in Nursing and again in 1984 with an MS in Nursing and PNP certificate.  She has provided nursing care to under-served children in a variety of community settings for over 20 years and is co-founder of the Roseland Children's Health Center.

Colleen Meseroll, PNP, is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and serves as a primary health care provider at the Health Center. She graduated from the University of California San Francisco School of Nursing in 1974 with a PNP certificate and is board certified by NAPNAP. She received her undergraduate Nursing Diploma from the University of Albuquerque in New Mexico. She has worked with children in a variety of health care settings for over 20 years.

Ariane Baerlocher-Rosen, PNP, is a Masters prepared Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. She is a primary health care provider at the Health Center. She received her specialty training in Pediatrics in 1984 with a Diploma from the school of Nursing at Children’s Hospital Zurich in Switzerland. She graduated from the University of San Francisco with a BS in Nursing in 1990 and received her graduate degree from the University of California in San Francisco in 1995. She has worked in a variety of health care settings in different countries and is very dedicated in her work with under-served and multi-cultural children. She is a fluent speaker in English, French, Italian, Spanish and Swiss-German languages.

Kim Hansen, PNP, is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and serves as the immunization clinic coordinator and a primary health care provider. She graduated from the University of California, San Francisco in 2000 with an MS in Nursing and her Pediatric Nurse Practitioner certificate. She received her undergraduate nursing education at Santa Rosa Junior College and Sonoma State University. She also provides services to infants and toddlers in the Early Head Start program, and recently completed her lactation Counselor certification.

Irma Oregon is a certified medical assistant and serves as the clinic manager. She is also responsible for case management, referral processes, and health education. She is fluently bilingual (Spanish and English) and has many years experience working with children. 

Lilia Huermo is our clinic receptionist and oversees medical records as well. She is dedicated to working with children and families in the community and has experience working in preschool and daycare settings.

Stephanie Macabeo is our Medical Biller. She graduated from the Boston Reed Medical Billing Program. She became an expert in understanding billing issues for the myriad health insurance programs for children.

Luisa Ramirez is one of our bilingual medical assistants. She has several years of experience as a medical assistant in community clinic settings and coordinates our immunization program.

Silvia Santiago is one of our bilingual medical assistants. She recently completed her medical assistant program at Santa Rosa Junior College.

In addition, several volunteer physicians and nurses donate their services to the health center on a regular basis.