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Letters to the Editor: Nov. 17 2020

Is this the season to love your neighbor as yourself? Do you remember sneezing and coughing as a child? Your grandmother and mother asked you to cover your mouth so you would not pass on the bugs to somebody else. Your grandmother knew something. Pay attention now.China is forcing their[Read More…]

November 19, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Rangely

Veterans Mobile Medical Unit visits Rangely

RANGELY I On Oct. 20-21 the Department of Veterans Affairs rolled their VA Mobile Medical Unit into Rangely for the first time. Anchored by the VA Western Colorado Health Care Systems (WCHCS) and outpatient clinics in Glenwood Springs, Craig, Montrose, and Moab, Utah, the VA Mobile Medical Unit provides non-urgent, preventative[Read More…]

November 6, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker

Healthcare foundation announces scholarships

RBC | Pioneers Healthcare Foundation is excited to announce the 2019 Healthcare Scholarship Applications are available. Deadline for Healthcare Scholarships is Friday, April 5, 2019. Applications are available at http://pioneershealthfoundation.org/about-us/news/ There are several scholarship opportunities; if you are a high school senior starting your college career and are pursuing a[Read More…]

March 18, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

County

Funding loss could impact up to 5 percent of RBC children

RBC | Up to 5 percent of Rio Blanco County children under 18 receive healthcare via the Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+), a public low-cost health insurance program for certain children and pregnant women in Colorado. Generally, these families earn too much money to qualify for Medicare, but not enough[Read More…]

November 14, 2017 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Editor’s Column: Crowdfunding our health

I’m waiting for permission from the Daily Sentinel to share an article about Savannah Edinger, who has lots of Meeker connections, and her recovery from a traumatic accident on I-70 that left her with serious burns and killed two of her beloved horses. Our thoughts and prayers are with her[Read More…]

July 22, 2017 by editor Comments are Disabled

Pioneers Healthcare Foundation announces 2017 scholarship winners

MEEKER | “We are excited to award $4,500 in healthcare scholarships this year,” said Healthcare Foundation Executive Director, Margie Joy. Five outstanding students and healthcare professionals received this year’s scholarships, awarded to Kinzy Burke (nursing), Meghan Gerloff (nursing), Alexis Gutierrez (nursing), Maggie Phelan (occupational therapy) and Brittany Smith (occupational therapy).[Read More…]

May 27, 2017 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

$3 million available in Colorado for students interested in healthcare

RBC I On Thursday, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced $3,461,312 in new awards to nine organizations in Colorado.

July 30, 2016 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

County

Colorado Health Foundation CEO visits area…

CEO of the Colorado Health Foundation Karen McNeil-Miller of Denver, led an entourage of healthcare-interested support folks to Meeker and Craig on Monday.

February 17, 2016 by Reed Kelley Comments are Disabled

Tipton continues with plan to improve care for rural veterans

RBC I U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO) is working to advance a measure in the U.S. House to ensure veterans living farther than a 40 mile drive from a VA healthcare facility are able to receive and use Veterans Choice Cards to access alternative care providers closer to home.

February 4, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Radiology lends a hand towards finding the cure

RBC I Radiology is often a misunderstood science — and art. Definitely, radiology is a highly evolved science and important diagnostic tool in medicine.

November 20, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Screening coming to Meeker

MEEKER I Residents living in and around Meeker can be screened to reduce their risk of having a stroke or bone fracture. Life Line screenings will be held at the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds on Oct. 17, 2012.

October 8, 2012 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled