City of La Junta Responds to AVRMC Staff Reductions, Pledges Support for Healthcare Access
City of La Junta Responds to AVRMC Staff Reductions, Pledges Support for Healthcare Access The City of La Junta is deeply saddened by the news of recent staff reductions at Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center. Our thoughts are with the dedicat...
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AVRMC Announces Staff Reduction to Support Long-Term Stability
Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center Announces Workforce Reduction as Part of Long-Term Stability Plan LA JUNTA, CO - (June 25, 2025) - Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center (AVRMC) has announced changes to strengthen and better position the ...
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Colorado Medicaid Terminates MedRide Contract Over Safety and Compliance Violations
Colorado Medicaid Terminates Contract with Transportation Provider MedRide MedRide jeopardized the public health, safety and welfare of Colorado Medicaid members by not complying with state and federal regulations Denver, CO - Today, the Departmen...
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Otero College Celebrates 10th Medical Laboratory Technician Graduating Class at Pinning Ceremony
Otero College Celebrates 10th Medical Laboratory Technician Graduating Class at Pinning Ceremony Medical Laboratory Technician Pinning December 9, 2024. The Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) program at Otero held a pinning ceremony for its 10th ...
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Pueblo VA Clinic Rx Take Back Day Oct 25, 2024
Pueblo VA clinic Rx Take Back Day October 25th PUEBLO, Colo. – Members of the public can dispose of expired prescriptions, including controlled substances, at PFC James Dunn VA Clinic’s Take Back Day on Friday, October 25, 2024 from 10am to 2p...
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Changes Happening at Valley-Wide in The Lower Arkansas Valley
Changes Happening at Valley-Wide in The Lower Arkansas Valley La Junta, Colorado, July, 2024- A year has passed since Valley-Wide Health Systems and Southeast Health Group combined forces to better serve the Lower Arkansas Valley in whole-person h...
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Pueblo County Public Health Confirms Human Case of Plague
Pueblo County Public Health Confirms Human Case of Plague A human case of plague has been confirmed in a Pueblo County resident. We continue to investigate a potential source and encourage the public to take the precautions below: - Eliminate plac...
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Bent County Health Shuts Down Bent's Fort Inn, Designates it an "Illegal Drug Laboratory"
IMMEDIATE SHUTDOWN ORDER NOTICE OF CONTAMINATION Dear Bent's Fort Inn Resident: After conducting an on-site air quality sample in all of the public areas of the Bent's Fort Inn, including but not limited to the Lower Hallway, the Upper Hallway, an...
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Rural Frontier Hospital Cooperation Act to Strengthen Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center
Governor Jared Polis Signs Legislation Supporting Frontier and Rural Hospitals [June 3, 2023] – – In a significant occasion for Colorado’s frontier and rural hospitals, Governor Jared Polis visited Lincoln Health Byers Clinic, to sign Colora...
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Low Vision Display by Area Agency on Aging June 2, 2023
Low Vision Display by Area Agency on Aging June 2, 2023 The Area Agency on Aging is hosting a LOW VISION display on Fri., June 2, 9-11 a.m. and 1-2 p.m. at the Otero County Courthouse (13 W 3rd Street), Room 110. We'll have large desktop magnifier...
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