Our Nurse-Midwives
Amy Ginn earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois. She obtained her midwifery education from Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing, with a master's from Case Western Reserve University. She worked on labor and delivery units and in the newborn nursery as a registered nurse before becoming a midwife. Amy has been working with mothers, babies and their families for 26 years. Midwifery continues to be a profession that teaches and amazes her each day.
An Illinois native, Amy moved to Colorado in 1986. She and her husband, Tom, have two grown sons. They enjoy camping, hiking and cross-country skiing. Amy also loves gardening and reading, depending on the season.
Mary Louise Walton, a native of western Colorado, has lived in Durango since 1976. She graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a bachelor's degree in English. Later she earned her bachelor's degree in nursing from Mesa State College, then went on to earn her master's in nursing from Case Western Reserve University. She obtained her nurse-midwifery education from Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing. She has worked with mothers and babies for 30 years, first as a labor and delivery nurse, and now as a midwife.
Mary Louise has been married for more than 30 years to Guy Walton. They have two grown children — a son and a daughter. She loves to knit, hike, read and garden.
Heidi Zink has deep family roots in the Durango area and cherishes the opportunity to practice here. She earned a bachelor's degree in biology, with minors in wellness and psychology, from the University of Denver. She then earned a bachelor's in nursing from Regis University and went on to work in labor and delivery as a registered nurse for more than four years at Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Denver.
In 2004 Heidi earned a master's degree in nurse midwifery from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. During this time she also was inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau nursing honor society. After graduation she began work with Southwest Midwives. She is happily married to Craig.