{"id":44816,"date":"2021-09-06T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/san-juan-county-commissioners-honor-hospital-staff-members\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T03:21:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:21:58","slug":"san-juan-county-commissioners-honor-hospital-staff-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/san-juan-county-commissioners-honor-hospital-staff-members\/","title":{"rendered":"San Juan County commissioners honor hospital staff members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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San Juan County Commissioners Terri Fortner and Steve Lanier meet with San Juan Regional Medical Center caregivers to honor them and declare Sept. 11 as Caregivers Celebration Day. (Courtesy of San Juan Regional Medical Center)<\/span>Courtesy of San Juan Regional Medical Center<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

FARMINGTON \u2013 The San Juan Board of County Commissioners on Wednesday proclaimed Sept. 11 as Caregiver Celebration Day and visited San Juan Regional Medical Center to honor staff members for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

Commissioners Terri Fortner and Steve Lanier presented framed copies of the resolution during their morning visit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t imagine what your daily job is and what you have to go through, but I want you to know it is not unseen, and people through the county are very, very appreciative,\u201d Lanier said.<\/p>\n

Fortner, who is also a registered nurse, nurse practitioner and former San Juan medical center board member, was a nursing student at the hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough the highs and lows of health care over the past four decades, what I\u2019ve learned about those in health care is that resiliency, hope and compassion are part of our innate skills,\u201d she said. \u201cWe trust you and pray for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Calling the caregivers \u201cHealing Heroes,\u201d the proclamation cites caregivers\u2019 \u201cbravery, commitment to purpose and compassion\u201d while serving on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

It thanks the medical center for saving \u201ccountless precious lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are so pleased that the county commission offered to draft this proclamation and adopt it in your honor, in the honor of those you work with, and in the honor of those patients that we have served,\u201d said Jeff Bourgeois, president and CEO of San Juan Regional Medical Center. \u201cWe thank you and we praise you for what you have done.\u201d<\/p>\n

The proclamation lauded the hospital\u2019s actions to prepare for pandemic care, such as converting one unit into an intensive care unit.<\/p>\n

The hospital also offers a monoclonal antibody infusion clinic.<\/p>\n

Monoclonal antibodies are laboratory-made proteins that mimic the immune system\u2019s ability to fight viruses and can help reduce COVID-19 hospitalizations, according to the Food and Drug Administration. San Juan Regional Medical Center offers bamlanivimab\/etesevimab \u2013 a combination of two monoclonal antibodies \u2013 to patients who qualify.<\/p>\n

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