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…]
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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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
$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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
