Member News

CEO Joe Theine gave a report on the condition of SHS and Cortez’s Southwest Memorial Hospital on Monday at the county commissioners’ workshop.

At a virtual roundtable hosted by Healthier Colorado, U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, heard from advocates about how new Medicaid requirements under H.R.1, an end of extended Affordable Care Act tax credits, and other cuts from the federal government have hindered health providers’ ability to offer the care that patients across the state need.

At a virtual roundtable hosted by Healthier Colorado, U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, heard from advocates about how new Medicaid requirements under H.R.1, an end of extended Affordable Care Act tax credits, and other cuts from the federal government have hindered health providers’ ability to offer the care that patients across the state need.

At a virtual roundtable hosted by Healthier Colorado, U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, heard from advocates about how new Medicaid requirements under H.R.1, an end of extended Affordable Care Act tax credits, and other cuts from the federal government have hindered health providers’ ability to offer the care that patients across the state need.

At a virtual roundtable hosted by Healthier Colorado, U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, heard from advocates about how new Medicaid requirements under H.R.1, an end of extended Affordable Care Act tax credits, and other cuts from the federal government have hindered health providers’ ability to offer the care that patients across the state need.

The National Rural Health Association released its annual list of the top 20 rural and community hospitals in the U.S., based on an evaluation of prospective payment system hospitals by the Chartis Center for Rural Health.

Congratulations to Dr. Ann Hedderman from Delta Health, Dr. Ann Mass from Aspen Valley Health, and Dr. Monica Grafals from Vail Health for being recognized by Castle Connolly Top Doctors as 2026 Exceptional Women in Medicine.

As Colorado begins planning how to allocate more than $200 million designated to the state in 2026 alone, the local impacts have not yet been identified. The Four Corners region, however, has two representatives helping guide the decision-making.

April Randle, a rural physician and Cortez city councilwoman, and Joe Theine, CEO of Southwest Health System, joined 13 other representatives from across Colorado last week for the advisory committee’s first planning meeting.

Memorial Regional Health has found a meaningful way to ensure unused medical supplies continue helping patients even after they can no longer be used locally.

CommonSpirit Mercy Hospital is pleased to announce the re-opening of the dedicated wing known as Mercy Hospice House for patients who require hospice inpatient and palliative care services.