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Letter From Our CEO: Why Federal Policy Changes Matter to Moffat County Healthcare

2025-05-14T16:16:53-06:00Letter From Our CEO, Living Well Articles|

Letter From Our CEO: Why Federal Policy Changes Matter to Moffat County Healthcare Don’t miss any updates from Memorial Regional Health by signing up for our every-other-month Living Well newsletter here. Dear Community Members, As the CEO of Memorial Regional Health, one of my most important responsibilities [...]

Letter From Our CEO: The Growing Uncertainty Around Healthcare Funding

2025-02-11T11:30:41-07:00Letter From Our CEO, Living Well Articles|

Letter From Our CEO: The Growing Uncertainty Around Healthcare Funding Don’t miss any updates from Memorial Regional Health by signing up for our every-other-month Living Well newsletter here. Dear Community Members, As we begin this new year, I want to take a moment to share with you [...]

Letter From Our CEO: Celebrating 15 Years

2024-11-11T10:58:46-07:00Letter From Our CEO, Living Well Articles|

Letter From Our CEO: Celebrating 15 Years Don’t miss any updates from Memorial Regional Health by signing up for our every-other-month Living Well newsletter here. Fifteen years ago, on November 12, we proudly opened the doors to our new, state-of-the-art hospital—a moment that marked a new chapter [...]

Letter From Our CEO: Reflecting on Quality at MRH

2024-08-14T10:56:17-06:00Letter From Our CEO, Living Well Articles|

Letter From Our CEO: Reflecting on Quality at MRH Don’t miss any updates from Memorial Regional Health by signing up for our every-other-month Living Well newsletter here. Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking with a young student, a 6th grader, who asked me a question that both [...]

The Memorial Regional Health Foundation Receives Grant From The Rocky Mountain Health Foundation

2024-06-12T15:09:08-06:00News|

The Memorial Regional Health Foundation Receives Grant From The Rocky Mountain Health Foundation (CRAIG, Colorado) – The Memorial Regional Health Foundation received a $30,000 grant award from the Rocky Mountain Health Foundation in support of Workforce Development in Moffat County. The grant received will provide assistance for training and employee [...]

How Healthy Are Your Bones? Take Steps Today to Prevent or Treat Osteoporosis

2024-06-11T16:03:42-06:00News|

Being proactive about your bone health can help you maintain mobility and independence. Memorial Regional Health has an updated DEXA scanner and new expertise to help. How Healthy Are Your Bones? Take Steps Today to Prevent or Treat Osteoporosis Bones are made of living tissue, and like all [...]

John Ponikvar Enhances MRH Board Leadership with NRHA Certification

2024-06-04T10:27:42-06:00News|

John Ponikvar Enhances MRH Board Leadership with NRHA Certification John Ponikvar, a member of the Memorial Regional Health Board of Trustees for over a year, has recently graduated from the inaugural cohort of the National Rural Health Association's (NRHA) Rural Hospital Board Certification Program. This accomplishment highlights his commitment to [...]

Pickleball Curious? Have Fun, Prevent Injury

2024-05-21T09:56:52-06:00Health Topics, Living Well Articles, News|

Chris Lorio (left) and MRH Board Member Dr. Allan Reishus (right) play pickleball several times a week. Pickleball Curious? Have Fun, Prevent Injury The pickleball craze has captured not only the nation—it’s also become quite popular here in Craig. A mixture of tennis and pingpong, pickleball is played on [...]

Letter From Our CEO: Upcoming Events and Staff Spotlights

2024-05-21T08:30:34-06:00Letter From Our CEO, Living Well Articles|

Letter From Our CEO: Upcoming Events and Staff Spotlights Don’t miss any updates from Memorial Regional Health by signing up for our every-other-month Living Well newsletter here. Dear Community Members, Last week, MRH celebrated Hospital Week. Each year we spend time celebrating all of the people who [...]

Healthcare Staff Suffer Patient Assaults

2024-05-21T09:22:10-06:00Health Topics, Living Well Articles, News|

Healthcare Staff Suffer Patient Assaults Last month, in April, 2024: two security guards at a Rhode Island hospital were stabbed by a patient. an emergency room worker in Willmar, Minnesota, was seriously injured after being stabbed by a patient. in three separate incidents, several Memorial Regional Health Emergency Department staff [...]