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MountainView Regional Medical Center has appointed Patrick Shannon as its new CEO. Shannon assumed the role Jan. 26 after serving in hospital leadership roles in Texas and Louisiana.
As part of the state ombudsman program, Kevin Thompson visits nursing and assisted living facilities to listen to residents, document concerns and offer support in long-term care settings.
Starting Jan. 1, roughly 55,000 New Mexico Starting Jan. 1, about 55,000 New Mexico SNAP recipients could face new work, volunteer or training requirements to maintain benefits, according to the state Health Care Authority.
The New Mexico Department of Health says it will continue to strongly recommend hepatitis B vaccination for all newborns under the current schedule, even after a federal vaccine advisory panel voted to change its longstanding birth-dose recommendation.
A coyote that bit a hiker in the Gila National Forest has tested positive for rabies, marking the region’s fourth case this year. A low-cost vaccination clinic is set for Saturday in Silver City.
A Las Cruces public health nurse is among eight NMDOH professionals honored by the New Mexico Immunization Coalition for standout vaccination work, outreach and patient education at its Nov. 21 conference.
The New Mexico Department of Justice is warning residents about fraudulent or unsafe weight-loss drugs being sold online and through med spas, urging consumers to use only state-licensed pharmacies.
Families & Youth Innovations Plus, Doña Ana County’s certified community behavioral health clinic, has launched a round-the-clock mobile crisis team dispatched through the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline to respond to mental health and substance use crises countywide.
The New Mexico Department of Health has launched a statewide initiative to improve health literacy and help residents better understand and act on health information.
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