Cortez clinic now offering PRP and hormone therapy injections, common in the pro-sports world, target joint or back pain October 3, 2025
Hickenlooper backs bill that would allow patients to compare medical costs Legislation aims to improve health care transparency July 25, 2025
Hospitals suing patients would have to put their names on lawsuits under new Colorado bill ‘Deceiving people who owe money should never be a strategy to hide affiliation,’ patient advocacy member says April 13, 2024
Colorado hospitals that refuse services, like tying tubes, will have to say so publicly Legislation will require providers to notify patients about certain types of care they do not provide May 3, 2023
Public health councils struggle for funding in the Roundhouse budget panel ‘temporarily tables’ funding request February 28, 2023
Mercy Hospital plans to end female sterilization procedure in 2023 of treatment creates ‘unnecessary risk’ for patients, doctors say September 24, 2022
Another COVID surge threatens to overwhelm Colorado’s hospitals transfer policies could help ferry patients around the state, but staff shortages remain November 8, 2021
Retired Mercy physicians call out Centura Health for high staff turnover at hospital Medical center’s leadership outlines staffing issues, future solutions November 1, 2021
General Surgeon Dr. Dennis Lewis joins SHS’ Specialty Care Team Dennis Lewis, M.D.Southwest Health Systems General Surgeon Dennis Lewis, M.D., has joined Southwest Health System. Board-certified in general surgery, Lewis… July 28, 2020
Telemedicine is gaining popularity in remote Southwest Colorado distancing is driving use, and people seem OK with the technology May 4, 2020
Southwest Health Alliance starting negotiations to bring health care costs down raising additional start-up funds December 5, 2019
Finalized public health insurance option promises savings; methods murky Plata County residents could see 15% savings on state exchange November 19, 2019
Alcohol La Plata County sees fewer deaths by suicide Prevention efforts have made progress since 2017, official says November 2, 2019
Cortez Southwest Health Alliance to see startup savings through new partnership aims to lower costs for employers, residents October 25, 2019
Alcohol Medicaid expanding to cover inpatient, residential addiction treatment 20 La Plata County deaths this year involved drugs or alcohol October 1, 2019
Cortez Insurance premiums may fall 30% for state health exchange customers Savings depend on approval of federal funding July 17, 2019
Healthcare provider Is banding together the answer to lowering health costs? Nonprofit leads effort to adopt successful model June 21, 2019
Local News Man fights high prescription drug costs, and wins prices soar, residents and elected officials take a stand May 17, 2019
Mercy hospital’s parent organization part of mega merger CommonSpirit will operate $29 billion system February 18, 2019
Local News Health exchange sees healthy interest, but residents call for reform than 3,000 people in La Plata County use state insurance program February 2, 2019
Local News Mercy Regional Medical Center posts prices online is for self-pay, not insured, patients January 18, 2019
Local News Man protests emergency room bills from Mercy Regional Medical Center Avoiding unneeded emergency care could save Colorado $800 million January 16, 2019
Health education center executive director resigns Careers camp, apprenticeship program among accomplishments November 23, 2018
Jury rules against Durango man in lawsuit against Mercy over bedsore Hospital said it provided reasonable care April 25, 2017
