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How public health powers life and business

WebThe public health clinic provides preventive care for the community. This helps keep employees healthy and able to work. In 2022, the clinic provided nearly $1 million in services, including immunizations and reproductive health care for men and women. The staff also administered 15,000 COVID-19 vaccines. “The impact of one …

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At the center of care: Community Hospital opens new building

WebDuring that span, the staff at the hospital has grown from 386 to 1,400 and the annual payroll from $20 million to $106 million, he says. In 2016, Community Hospital moved to a new campus on G Road and into a four-story building with a total of nearly 140,000 square foot. The new building replaced what was a 50-year-old hospital on 12th Street.

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Health network opens new Grand Junction facility

WebA nonprofit health care organization that provides services to people affected by human immunodeficiency virus and other diseases has opened in a newly renovated location in Grand Junction. The Colorado Health Network celebrated a grand opening for the 5,000-square-foot facility, located at 1001 Wellington Ave. The Grand Junction-based …

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Wellness at Family Health West offers program for people with …

WebWellness at Family Health West in Fruita now offers Rock Steady Boxing, an exercise program for people with Parkinson’s disease. “We are fortunate to bring this program to Family Health West,” said Kara Griffith, an exercise physiologist at Wellness at Family Health West who completed training to offer the classes.

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Heart and vascular center opens at St. Mary’s

WebThe Heart & Vascular Institute at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction includes facilities and technologies to offer additional procedures and treatments for cardiac and vascular issues. The $48.5 million project constitutes the largest investment for SCL Health in the Grand Valley since the patient tower at St. Mary’s opened in 2010.

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Intermountain announces collaboration to speed shift to value …

WebAt Intermountain Healthcare, providers participating in value-based care arrangements had more than 10 percent savings in 2021 compared to providers not in those arrangements. Prior to the merger with SCL Health, more patient-derived revenue at Intermountain came from value-based care than patient revenue from fee-for-service …

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Quality Health Network marks 20 years in operation

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Medicare or group health plan: Who pays

WebIf you have fewer than 20 eligible employees and you offer group health insurance, Medicare is the primary payer for covered employees and your group plan is the secondary payer. If you have 20 or more eligible employees, you must offer Medicare-eligible employees — and their spouses, if applicable — the same coverage you offer …

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New service promotes health collaborations The Business Times

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Hospital merger expected to accelerate reform efforts

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Monument Health acquires workplace wellness firm

WebBy The Business Times Staff on January 3, 2022 Comments Off. A Grand Junction-based health care organization has expanded its operation with the acquisition of a company providing workplace wellness services to employers. Ashley Thurow, executive director of Monument Health, said the acquisition of Good Life Wellness Solutions …

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Cardiologist seeing patients at new Grand Junction practice

WebThe clinic is located in the Life Center at 2686 Patterson Road. Spriggs has practiced cardiology in Grand Junction for 25 years, including interventional, multi-modal imaging and general cardiology. He holds a medical degree from Michigan State University. Dr. Yogesh Patel also practices at the new SCL Health Heart & Vascular Clinic.

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St. Mary’s unveils new name, but mission remains unchanged

WebA Grand Junction hospital unveiled a new logo and name that reflects a merger as well as a regional approach to health care. But the mission at St. Mary’s remains the same as when the hospital opened nearly 130 years ago, executives insist, and that’s to care for people, including the poor and vulnerable. “We are here for our community.

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Group health insurance offers benefits The Business Times

WebBut self-referrals could. How expensive is group health insurance? According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health coverage reached $23,968 in 2023, with workers on average paying $6,575 toward the cost of their coverage. The average deductible among covered workers in a plan with a …

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Community hospital names chief operating and nursing officer

WebBy The Business Times Staff on October 22, 2019 Comments Off. Joseph Gerardi. Joseph Gerardi has joined Community Hospital in Grand Junction as chief operating officer and chief nursing officer. Gerardi brings to his duties more than 30 years of experience in a variety of settings, including an integrated safety net health care system.

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Health network to host April 25 summit The Business Times

WebA Grand Junction-based organization has scheduled an event designed to promote collaboration among medical and behavioral health care and social services providers across Colorado. The Quality Health Network will host the Healthier Together 2024 Summit from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., April 25 at the Colorado Mesa University …

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Family Health West marks mental health awareness month

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Mind Springs Health board names new executive

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Women’s Recovery Center set to open in Clifton

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