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New clinic brings at-home health care to La Plata, San Juan counties

New clinic brings at-home health care to La Plata, San Juan counties

Engineer-turned-doctor seeks to improve access, efficiency and affordability for rural residents

Activism and altruism: Karen Zink reflects on a life of giving back after beating cancer

Activism and altruism: Karen Zink reflects on a life of giving back after beating cancer

practitioner works to bolster women’s health care in La Plata County

Mercy Hospital’s outpatient palliative care switches to for-profit model

Mercy Hospital’s outpatient palliative care switches to for-profit model

CommonSpirit Health at Home dealing with employee turnover

Mobile nonprofit delivers dental care to underserved communities

Mobile nonprofit delivers dental care to underserved communities

‘My heart and soul (are) in this van,’ founder says

February 20, 2026

Durango Planned Parenthood clinic to reopen Monday

Durango Planned Parenthood clinic to reopen Monday

Facility was forced to close a year ago due to a provider shortage; it will now operate two days a…

October 14, 2025

Providers work to overcome difficulties for reproductive health care access in Southwest Colorado

Providers work to overcome difficulties for reproductive health care access in Southwest Colorado

Durango Planned Parenthood clinic to reopen for two days a week

October 7, 2025

Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains to reopen in Durango

Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains to reopen in Durango

Community support a driving force behind health center’s return, organization’s president says

October 3, 2025

Animas Surgical Hospital cancels appointments because of water main break

Animas Surgical Hospital cancels appointments because of water main break

Hospital administration hopes to reopen on Wednesday

August 26, 2024

Mercy Hospital had a retention problem: What changed?

Mercy Hospital had a retention problem: What changed?

the country, doctors left their jobs. Mercy has employed new tactics to get them back

Fort Lewis Student Health Center accredited by Colorado Medicaid

Fort Lewis Student Health Center accredited by Colorado Medicaid

College estimates about a third of the students would qualify for Medicaid

January 25, 2024

Pediatric practice tests to delabel patients with mislabeled antibiotic allergy

Pediatric practice tests to delabel patients with mislabeled antibiotic allergy

10% of people are said to be allergic to penicillin; the real number is closer to 1%

December 14, 2023

Animas Surgical Hospital names insider as CEO

Animas Surgical Hospital names insider as CEO

Roberts started at the hospital as a receptionist 20 years ago

December 5, 2023

10 Mercy physicians honored with lifetime achievement awards

10 Mercy physicians honored with lifetime achievement awards

Organizer hopes awards will increase physician retention and preserve institutional knowledge

November 2, 2023

Two Durango pediatric practices awarded integrated behavioral health care grants

Two Durango pediatric practices awarded integrated behavioral health care grants

Service ‘changes your life as a provider,’ recipient says

October 19, 2023

Over-the-counter birth control could expand access to contraceptives, but cost of pill to be determined

Over-the-counter birth control could expand access to contraceptives, but cost of pill to be determined

professionals laud FDA decision

August 30, 2023

Leaving for treatment can be hard; coming back is an added burden

Leaving for treatment can be hard; coming back is an added burden

substance abuse patients return, they find same triggers, few support systems

Axis Health System set to move into Mercury building in 2024

Axis Health System set to move into Mercury building in 2024

care provider intends to consolidate patient care centers into one location

San Juan Regional Medical Center announces Daisy Award winners

San Juan Regional Medical Center announces Daisy Award winners

honored for dedication, compassionate care

Will overturning Roe lead to more crisis pregnancy centers that steer patients away from abortion?

Will overturning Roe lead to more crisis pregnancy centers that steer patients away from abortion?

nonprofits fill gaps in health care, but critics say community members are ‘manipulated’

August 12, 2022

Wait times at Colorado abortion clinics hit 2 weeks as out-of-state patients strain system

Wait times at Colorado abortion clinics hit 2 weeks as out-of-state patients strain system

most of the country, median wait time before overturning Roe v. Wade was around five days

Abortion advocates, opponents look to a post-Roe future in Durango and Colorado

Abortion advocates, opponents look to a post-Roe future in Durango and Colorado

likely to see more women traveling from Texas, Utah and Arizona for procedure

COVID-19 vaccines for young children to begin this week in La Plata County

COVID-19 vaccines for young children to begin this week in La Plata County

Pediatric offices will start vaccinating kids 5 and younger after federal approval

Former employee sues health care provider at La Plata County Jail

Former employee sues health care provider at La Plata County Jail

Southern Health Partners allegedly violated Colorado’s whistleblower law

La Plata County briefed on logistics of ending San Juan Basin Public Health

La Plata County briefed on logistics of ending San Juan Basin Public Health

Commissioners stress they are in a ‘due diligence’ stage