Telehealth and house calls in Dragoon with Dr. Carter Mayberry!
Announcing Dr. Carter Mayberry, physician at the Chiricahua Community Health Center in Benson, is striking out on his own. As of June 1st, 2025, Dr. Mayberry is offering a subscription based health care services that allows him to increase the quality of care he can provide to each individual patient.
For those that don't know:
Education:
Bachelor of Animal Sciences
University of Arizona 1986
Doctor of Medicine
University of Arizona 1991
His website will be up soon! https://www.cartermayberrymd.com/
Images and text, copyright Dr. Carter Mayberry
Background
Dr. Mayberry was born in the “old” Benson Hospital, where the library is now. For old-timers, I was delivered by Dr. Max Kartchner. I am the seventh of nine children of Jim and Gwen Mayberry. I grew up on a small farm in St. David, where I attended grades 1-12. Kindergarten was only held in “far-away” Benson, so I did not attend that.
After high school he attended the University of Arizona for one year, then served a Church mission in Venezuela for 19 months. Upon returning, he graduated from U of A in 1986 with a degree in animal sciences; I knew I wanted to return to St. David, so I wanted to earn a degree that would help me in that regard. Besides, I just felt more “comfortable” around people involved in agriculture.
He then attended U of A Medical School. He took a year off to train for distance cycling events in the 1988 Olympics; He did not qualify, but he learned a lot in the process! He graduated in 1991, then completed my family medicine internship in Rockford, Illinois where he finished the last two years of his residency in Denver, Colorado.
He then worked for four years on the White Mountain Apache Indian Reservation in Whiteriver, AZ. This enabled him to pay off some loans and to get some experience and confidence before returning to the San Pedro Valley in 1998 to care for his home town folks.
His son, Ashton, died of suicide in January 2014. This was a “watershed” event for him. He is grateful for the love and support of so many people in the San Pedro Valley since that tragic day. He feels like he has learned many things since Ashton’s suicide, including greater compassion for others who are struggling in whatever way.
He is married to the former Faye Richardson. They have four children and eight grandchildren. He still enjoys cycling as well as hiking and gardening. He and Faye served an 18-month mission in Lima, Peru, where they supervised the health and safety of about 1500 young missionaries serving in the northwest portion of South America. That mission ended October 2018. Starting December 2019, they served another 18-month mission, this time in Auckland, New Zealand, with responsibilities for the young missionaries in the south-Pacific islands.
Here is the announcement letter:
Here's included a picture of his letter to the right so you can see his own words.
For those that want better health care and convenience, this might be a superb option!
Here is his statement of professional mission:
I believe in Health For All because as a Christian, I strive to follow Christ's example and teachings in how I think about, speak about, speak to, and treat others. I strive to treat others as I would want to be treated. I strive to treat others with dignity and respect. I fall short, but those are my ideals. I have lived in several countries. I am fluent in Spanish. I hope I have developed greater compassion for people from many different backgrounds.
Dr. Carter and his wife, Faye enjoy traveling. Here they are at Blue Spring.
Dr. Carter and his wife, Faye watch a lunar eclipse in Auckland, New Zealand.