All Entries in the "Health" Category
Prowers County Sheriff’s October 2011 Report
The Prowers County Sheriff’s office responded to 319 calls for service in October with 122 from Lamar, 41 from Holly, 19 from Wiley and 129 from the County. Lamar had 22 jail related calls, four for drugs and two for thefts. Holly calls included two for burglary and disturbances, Wiley had three calls for domestic […]
PMC Opens Cardio Rehabilitation Department
Prowers Medical Center continues to expand their cardio departments with the opening of the Cardio Rehabilitation Department this week. Last year, PMC opened their pulmonary rehabilitation department for area patients. The Rehabilitation Department offers a twelve week program, initiated by a cardiac patient’s physician. The out-patient program seeks to stabilize, slow and hopefully reverse the […]
What a Windy Weekend
A lot of tumbleweeds got a chance to change their location in southeast Colorado this past Saturday, with wind gusts approaching 60 mph for a portion of the afternoon. As usual, trash cans went rolling down the alleyways, some shingles went sailing from neighborhood roofs, a lot of autumn leaves were stripped from the trees […]
XI PI Runners Raise $400
Members of the Xi PI Sorority raised $400 last Saturday, October 29, in a Spooktacular Sprint at Willow Creek Park. Members donned Halloween costumes to promote the event. Best Costume went to the Vallejos family who were dressed as Dr. Suess characters, including The Cat in the Hat, and they received one of the […]
Prowers Medical Group – Veterans Affairs Clinic Open House
For Immediate Release: November 4, 2011 In June of this year, Prowers Medical Group opened the Lamar VA Clinic. It has been an honor to serve the Veterans in the southeast Colorado region. Prowers Medical Group is proud to announce that we recently received notification that our contract to provide these healthcare services to Veterans […]
Spooks Who Sprint
Members of XiPi Sorority in Lamar decided the best way to take off a few pounds for the holidays, was to sprint ahead of Halloween around Willow Creek Park before all the left-over ‘trick or treat’ candy went to their stomachs of thighs. About two dozen XiPi members, spouses and family members were in costume […]
Equipment Upgrades Continue at PMC, Additional Recall Forum Proposed
Four equipment upgrades were approved by the Prowers Medical Center Board of Directors, including a new telephone system. Frontier Telephone was the low bidder for a new phone system at a price not to exceed $50,000. Frontier’s bid was $45,173, and the company will provide training on the new system for the medical clinic. Chief […]
Juniper Village Open House Features Bridge to Home
Juniper Village hosted a community open house, Tuesday, October 25, to showcase their Bridge to Home Therapy program. Juniper Village and Genesis Rehab Services developed a portion of the Village into a physical therapy wing, offering out-patient and resident services for various physical therapy needs. The goal is to create a ‘bridge’ between […]
Ports to Plains Update, New Lining at Lamar Landfill, City-County Funding Agreements
Lamar City Councilwoman, Bev Haggard, briefed council members on the Ports to Plains annual meeting she recently attended in San Angelo, TX. Haggard is the city’s liaison to Ports to Plains, and said representatives from Alberta, Canada to Mexico were on hand for regional progress reports on highway construction on the multi-million dollar project, intended […]
Business of the Week – Inches A-Way & MakesScents
You help your community thrive when you shop locally! Be sure to read The Prowers Journal each week when we highlight a featured Business of the Week. This week we spotlight Inches A-Way & MakeScents at 201 South 4th in Lamar, owned and operated by Shannon Venturi & Candace Zordel. Inches A-Way partnered up […]
To the Citizens of Prowers County: Letter to the Editor
I was thinking about the re-call petitions being circulated in our community for the Prowers Medical Center Board; how come this is being done in the first place since none of the alleged reasons can be proven? I think we need someone with medical knowledge on the Board. Candy Ruedeman has many years of experience […]
Retail Food Regs Discussed at Commissioners Meeting
What foods are safe to eat? The issue of regulating and licensing retail food outlets was discussed recently by the Prowers County Commissioners and Jackie Brown, Director of the County Health and Environment Department and Keith Siemsen, Manager of Environmental Health. The commissioners approved a Memorandum of Understanding between the Colorado Department of Public Health […]
Listeria Contamination Linked to Storage & Cleaning Equipment
The FDA confirmed today, October 19, that packing equipment and cold storage areas at Jensen Farms in Granada tested positive for listeria contamination. The first indications were that the contamination developed from the produce fields owned by Jensen Farms in Holly. In a letter to Jensen Farms, the FDA states, “During the September 10 inspection, […]
Breast Cancer Topics Featured through October
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and some 50 Lamar area residents took part in a Linked in Pick, Woman’s Walk around Willow Creek Park walk to show their support of on-going efforts to educate the public healthy lifestyles which can help prevent the disease. Sponsored in part by Prowers Medical Center, High Plains Community […]
Granada Playground Taking Shape
The rainy weather from this past Saturday, October 8, postponed the work scheduled for the construction of all the playground equipment at the Granada Park. Mayor Leslie Baca said the work will be done mostly by volunteers and with some help from Summit Recreation, the playground suppliers. Some work was completed last weekend, while […]
City Water Tank Being Refurbished
Manzanares Construction Services has been at work south of Lamar, refurbishing the city’s large water storage tank. The restoration project had been delayed from last spring as another contractor had been unable to meet the completion dates. City officials decided to postpone work on the tank until the peak water demands of the […]
More Arguments Heard on PMC Recall Petition
Prowers Medical Center, board recall petitioners, have about one month left to collect 300 approved signatures to initiate a recall vote for members Candy Ruedeman and Marge Campbell. That many registered voters are needed on the petitions to hold a recall vote for either member. Once the petitions were approved, the petitioners had 60 days […]
Southeast Mental Health Services Expanding to Memorial Drive
Just as Lamar has an industrial park off North Main Street, a comprehensive medical park has been developing over the years at the northern end of Memorial Drive. Another addition to the site now anchored by Prowers Medical Center and High Plains Community Health Center, took a step closer to fruition Tuesday, October 4, […]
PMC Hosts Orthopedic Surgical Group this Week
A group of five orthopedic surgeons have expressed interest in the Specialty Clinic at Prowers Medical Center and will be hosted to a luncheon at the hospital Thursday, October 6. The surgeons will attend a ‘meet and greet’ with the medical staff at that time. Hospital CEO James Fairchild said earlier, that one way to […]
NLNAC Site Visit to LCC a Huge Success
(Lamar, Colorado, September 28, 2011) The Lamar Community College Nursing program hosted a site review for initial accreditation of its Associate Degree in Nursing program by the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission, Inc. (NLNAC) on September 20-22, 2011. LCC and the Nursing program met or exceeded expectations in all six standards related to excellence […]