St. Mary's Celebrates 120 Years
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St. Mary's Medical Center in Grand Junction officially celebrated its 120th birthday on Monday, May 23rd. St. Mary's has been a cornerstone in the Grand Valley for generations.
The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth opened the original hospital, a 10-bed facility, on May 22, 1896 at 11th Street and Colorado Avenue. In 1949 St. Mary's moved to their current location at 2635 N Seventh Street. Over the years St. Mary's has grown from a small 10-bed facility to 310 beds and annual inpatients stays as high as 14,000. history of St. Mary's; NBC News Channel 11 Coverage
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HopeWest Receives Elite
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HopeWest has been named a recipient of the 2016 Hospice Honors award, an elite national award that recognizes hospices that provide the highest level of quality as measured from the caregiver’s point of view.
Presented annually by Deyta Analytics, a division of HEALTHCAREfirst, the Hospice Honors award winners are announced at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s Management and Leadership Conference held each spring in Washington, DC. HopeWest was one of only two hospice providers in the state of Colorado to be named a Hospice Honors Award winner. read more
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| Montrose Memorial Hospital Earns Three National Awards |
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Avatar Solutions, an industry leader in healthcare quality improvement services, announced its 2015 award-winning hospital partners. The organization announced that Montrose Memorial Hospital is the proud winner of three national awards relating to measures including cleanliness and patient satisfaction. The first award is an indicator of consistent cleanliness: the HCAHPS – Best Performer – Clean Composite award for medium sized hospitals. The award indicates the hospital was rated the highest by patients, compared with other hospitals nationwide of similar size. It was the fourth time in five years the hospital has won this award. read more
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Heart of the Rockies Foundation Receives Women's Wellness Grant
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Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center Foundation has received a $191,733 Women's Wellness Targeted Outreach Grant. This is the second year of funding from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for the outreach project. read more
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| Yampa Valley Medical Center Earns Outstanding Patient Experience Award |
Yampa Valley Medical Center recently announced it has achieved the Healthgrades 2016 Outstanding Patient Experience Award™.
YVMC was identified as providing outstanding performance in the
delivery of a positive experience for patients during their hospital
stay, according to Healthgrades, the leading online resource for
comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. read more
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Mayo Medical Laboratories: Serving WHA Members Since 2004
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For over 12 years, WHA members have utilized clinical laboratory testing services through Mayo Medical Laboratories. This program has led to members saving over $934 million each year. Mayo Medical Laboratories is a global reference laboratory operating within Mayo Clinic's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology. read more
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