Western Governors University and Family Health West entered an agreement to help their FHW healthcare employees seek higher education opportunities.
WGU officials told WesternSlopeNow they chose to partner with the Fruita facility to help provide the best care possible to the local community.
A Grand Junction hospital unveiled a new logo and name that reflects a merger as well as a regional approach to health care.
But the mission at St. Mary’s remains the same as when the hospital opened nearly 135 years ago, executives insist, and that’s to care for people, including the poor and vulnerable.
After having to wait more than a year, Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue has deployed two new LUCAS automated cardiopulmonary resuscitation devices in frontline ambulances, providing critical cardiac care to the community.
We received an extraordinary delivery yesterday at Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center. Introducing the Senographe Pristina™ Mammography System to Huerfano County! We are thrilled to bring a new service line to our community. Stay tuned for more details as they become available.
There is no better illustration of the value that rural facilities provide to their communities than the annual identification and recognition of the top-performing rural facilities. Each year, the rural hospitals are analyzed through the lens of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX, the industry’s most comprehensive and objective assessment of rural hospital performance in the United States.
There is no better illustration of the value that rural facilities provide to their communities than the annual identification and recognition of the top-performing rural facilities. Each year, the rural hospitals are analyzed through the lens of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX, the industry’s most comprehensive and objective assessment of rural hospital performance in the United States.
Some hard work, dedication to patient care, and revamped processes led to San Luis Valley Health receiving a 2023 Lighthouse Award from the American Excess Insurance Exchange. Along with the award was a $12,000 check. SLV Health was recognized for its outstanding achievement in “Reducing Length of Stay for Improved Patient Outcomes.” This national award celebrates excellence through innovation and SLVH is one of five award winners promoting patient safety.
Dr. Pevny, a Glenwood Springs, Colo.-based orthopedic surgeon, became the first physician in the region to offer Iovera, an FDA-approved osteoarthritis knee pain treatment.
On Friday, March 1, 2024, Wonderland Nature School will transition to Little Adventures Child Care Center. The change is the culmination of months of work by the Wonderland Nature School Board of Directors to address budgetary and operational issues. The transition will ensure there is no disruption in care for families and the employees of Wonderland Nature School do not lose their livelihood. The childcare facility will see no disruption in service and will continue providing care for families in the Gunnison Valley.
Despite the complications McGovern — and her daughter — endured, a partnership between St. Mary’s and Children’s Hospital Colorado enabled her and other parents of premature infants in Mesa County to have their babies virtually screened for retinopathy of prematurity, saving McGovern and Tatum additional costs, stress and travel.