Patient care shouldn’t be just a slogan Trudy Liebermandu1-i-syn Recently I heard from a woman in rural Nebraska who told me about her 76-year old father, who… June 29, 2017
Southwest Health’s Marc Meyer honored by infection control group Named ‘fellow’ by infection control group June 24, 2017
Southwest Health celebrates Wound Healing Awareness Month June is Wound Healing Awareness Month, and Southwest Health System’s director of rehabilitation services, Jodi Harris, offers some advice for… June 6, 2017
Elderly may see drastic cuts in Medicaid, Medicare Older Americans may be in for a rough ride if the changes Washington politicians are considering come to pass. Because… June 6, 2017
The Metabolic Approach to Cancer takes on disease with food Two Durango-based health professionals wrote the book on cancer and nutrition May 24, 2017
Colorado approves another round of pot research State officials hope to fill gaps in research from era of illegal pot use December 13, 2016
Out-of-network ER docs may charge big bucks By Trudy Lieberman Rural Health News Service Surprise medical bills spell big trouble for consumers, especially those who find themselves… November 29, 2016
Local News Cigarette tax increase proposed for ballot Would raise the tax per pack from 84 cents to $2.59 July 8, 2016
Local News Abortion debate turns to single-payer health care Advocates worry state ballot drive could limit access June 28, 2016
Living Fort Lewis College raises goals for student health School meets many recreation, nutrition requirements of partnership June 26, 2016
Living Southwest Health pharmacist stresses antibiotics awareness Meyer helped update CDC’s guidelines May 30, 2016
Local News Cortez council approves hospital plan, City Hall contract Southwest Memorial expansion includes new patient wing, office building May 27, 2016
Local News Colorado pot report: More adults smoking Kids not smoking more since legalization April 19, 2016
Local News Pain pills give rise to heroin in West Near Sacramento, California, nearly a dozen people died from opioids in recent weeks April 19, 2016
Guest Columns Thinking About Health Women’s life span falling in rural America Those of us who grew up in small rural communities in the 1950s and ’60s, expected to have longer life… April 19, 2016
Local News Mercy plans groundbreaking ceremony for hospice For The Journal Mercy Regional Medical Center and Mercy Health Foundation invite the community to celebrate the groundbreaking for the… April 19, 2016
Local News Ute Mountain Utes get hands-on drone lesson TOWAOC — At the Ute Mountain Ute Learning Center, a dozen Native Americans crowd around tables full of half-built, remote-control… April 1, 2016
Local News Ute Mountain Utes awarded $8M for job training Money intended for technology, health care jobs April 1, 2016
Business Copter chops up a blizzard at health fair The barely visible Air Care helicopter from San Juan Regional Medical Center stirs up a blizzard as it lands by… March 27, 2016
Business Bootstrap yoga class targets PTSD, anxiety Cortez yoga class helps practitioners to be more aware of their bodies March 21, 2016
Business Cortez physical therapist Harris to participate in focus group Harris Physical therapist Jodi Harris, PT, CSW, WCC, has been selected to participate in an American Physical Therapy Association focus… February 23, 2016
Local News Body found in Wal-Mart parking lot A body was found in a van in the Wal-Mart parking lot of Thursday morning. Police were asked to check… February 12, 2016
Local News Regional simulation will test response to outbreak of plague Simulation depicts disease crisis December 31, 2015
Living Mercy Regional Medical Center’s new hospice in Durango to provide patients a place to die Facility will fill gap in end-of-life services in the area December 18, 2015
