The Craig Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2024 State of the Community on February 7. This signature event featured key updates from Moffat County’s industry leaders, public officials, and the Chamber's Yampa River members and cornerstone partners. Memorial Regional Health CEO, Jennifer Riley was a featured presenter and discussed the state of the hospital [...]
Many people don’t realize the risk: One in three women will get cancer in their lifetime, including one in eight who will have invasive breast cancer. But for two of the most common cancers affecting women, breast cancer and cervical cancer, nearly all women can survive if it’s caught in the early stages. Here [...]
LOOK: The imaging team at MRH shows their support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month by wearing pink! From left to right: Jade Bruchez, Nicole Gasperi (Mammographer), Jodi Keeteman, Kaylee Richardson, Brittani Weber, Holly Epp, Chandrea Holbrook, Amanda Sherwood (Mammographer) and Alicia Noland. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: How annual mammograms save lives [...]
“It can happen to anybody”: Patient with no family history of breast cancer gets tumor surgically removed Routine mammograms and self-examinations at home can help with early detection, treatment Charlotte Woods was receiving a CT scan for her chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) when her pulmonologist noticed an abnormal [...]
By Lauren Glendenning, For Memorial Regional Health When Detected Early, the Five-Year Survival Rate for Women With Stage 0 or Stage 1 Breast Cancer Is Nearly 100 Percent Thanks to early detection, the survival rate for women with breast cancer has been steadily increasing since the 1980s. Early detection typically refers to mammograms — [...]
