Business
Nurse assistant wins state award for work at Cortez’s Vista Grande
Vista Grande Inn employee named ‘CNA of the Year’
Health & Wellness
When care falls short, tribes improvise
A growing number of tribes manage their own clinics and behavioral programs
Local News
Finding care for veterans in rural Colorado
In some parts of the state, care suffers as Veterans Administration searches for providers
News
San Juan Regional Medical Center to offer free flu shots
San Juan Regional Medical Center will offer free influenza vaccination clinics in October and November at five locations in northwestern New Mexico: Oct. 28: 9 a.m.-noon, San Juan Regional Medical…
Local News
Trump’s health subsidy cuts may not hit local enrollment
Tax credits will rise with premiums
Individual health premiums rising even more in Colorado
Loss of key federal subsidy may raise costs 33 percent
Local News
Colorado hospitals owed millions in unpaid Medicaid claims
Southwest Health System is owed about $10.5 million, CFO says
Local News
Number of uninsured residents drops in Southwest Colorado
Survey: Since Obamacare, more people have coverage statewide
Local News
As overdose deaths rise, Colorado plans addiction-prevention efforts
AmeriCorps members will help organize educational events
Local News
Algae bloom blossoms in Animas River south of Durango
Water officials unsure of cause; no threat to human health
Local News
New EMS station opens at Southwest Memorial Hospital
Southwest Health officials say expansion is on schedule
Local News
Southwest Health to host wound care education series
Southwest Health System’s 2017 Ford 350 ambulance is known for its safety features.Courtesy photo Southwest Health System’s director of rehabilitation services and wound care specialist, Jodi Harris, will teach a…
Living
Stalemate in D.C. leaves health insurance in limbo
By Trudy Lieberman Rural Health News Service What should you expect now that the drive to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act appears dead – at least for the…
Local News
Federal insurance program for kids at risk
Program benefiting 570 in county may lose federal funding
Living
TOPS installs new officers
Left to right: Marjie Branson, Diane Townley, Robyn Story, Lillian Allen, Judy Echols, Sandra Greene.Courtesy photo The Journal The Cortez chapter of the national weight-loss group Take Off Pounds Sensibly…
Local News
Montezuma health department likely breaches open records law
Health department charges excessive fee for restaurant reports, seeks additional help
EPA clears Towaoc Rec Center of asbestos contamination
Rec Center closed pending final repairs
Doctors donate their time for athletes’ physicals
Southwest Internal Medicine offers cut-rate exams
Rural people will have fewer insurance choices next year
Liebermandu1-i-syn As Obamacare approaches its fifth sign-up season, policyholders in many parts of the country are facing a marketplace with fewer choices and higher premiums. A New York Times analysis…