All Entries Tagged With: "Prowers Medical Center"
Business of the Week – PMC Cardiac Rehabilitation
You help your community thrive when you shop locally! Be sure to read The Prowers Journal each week when the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and The Prowers Journal highlight a featured Business of the Week. This week we are proud to spotlight PMC Cardiac Rehabilitation Give them a call at: 719.336-6731 Prowers Medical Center has been a vital part of our […]
New Equipment at Prowers Medical Center
The Prowers Medical Center Auxiliary recently purchased a new multi-specialty ultrasound table for the PMC Imaging Department. Auxiliary members joined the Ultrasound Technologists to view all the features the table offers to patients-even trying it out! When a patient has an ultrasound, positioning to get access to the body part being scanned can be challenging. […]
Changes Coming for Local VA Health Care
Area veterans are receiving mailed invitations to attend a June 26 meeting at the Lamar VA Clinic where they will be briefed on VA Telehealth services which will become a new treatment procedure. The meeting will be conducted at the Lamar VA Clinic that Wednesday from 9:30am to 12pm. The rental agreement between the […]
Fire Department Incident Reports June 18, 2013
Monday, June 17 At 4:18pm on Monday, June 17, Lamar Fire personnel were dispatched to a smoke alarm at 1102 S. 11th Street in Lamar. Upon arrival, fire personnel found that the home owner had burnt some food and there was no threat to life or property. The occupant was instructed to open her doors […]
HAZ MAT TEAM CALLED FOR PATIENT Fire Department Incident Reports June 13, 2013
Wednesday, June 12 At 12:09 pm on Wednesday, June 12, Lamar Fire personnel were dispatched to a CO detector activation at 300 S. 8th Street in Lamar. Upon arrival at the location, the home owner told fire personnel that the CO alarm downstairs had been beeping. The gas meter showed no CO in the home […]
Property Donation Requested from PMC or High Plains by Local Group
The PMC board was approached by Jillane Hixson and Loren Brown, representing a group of interested citizens, requesting that 9.52 acres of land owned by the hospital be donated to establish a nursing home on the site. In a follow-up to earlier meetings with hospital management on various scenarios for the donation, […]
Prowers Medical Center Annual Board Meeting, Wednesday May 22
Prowers Medical Center Board of Directors Annual Meeting May 22, 2103, 6pm I Call to Order – 6pm II Annual Meeting Agenda Items a. Legal Counsel Designation b. Date & Location of Board Meetings c. Notice of Meetings d. Designation of Official Notification e. Election of Officers: Chairman/Vice-Chairman/Secretary-Treasurer & […]
PMC Birth Announcements May 16, 2013
Alicia Downing and Rob DeVoter of Lamar are proud to announce the birth of their new baby girl, Sadie Mae DeVoter. Sadie was born at 8:13 am on May 13, 2013. She weighed 7 lb 7 oz and measured 20.5 inches long. Sadie’s new siblings are Angelina, Asia and Zack. Her grandparents Mike and Berta Downing […]
PMC Birth Announcements May 14, 2013
Kayla and Trenton Spell of Springfield are the proud new parents of a little boy, Jordan Duain Spell. Jordan was born at 6:25 am on May 9, 2013. He weighed 6 lb 11 oz and measured 19.5 inches long. Jordan is welcomed to this world by his older brother Alexander, and his grandparents Greg and […]
Prowers Medical Center Thanks the Citizens of Holly!
(Lamar, CO) May 13, 2013 – Press Release Prowers Medical Center would like to take this opportunity to say “Thank You Citizens of Holly” for allowing us to serve you and your healthcare needs for over 20 years. The Holly Community Corporation, through Kyle Neill, notified Craig Loveless, CEO of Prowers Medical Center via certified mail […]
PMC Observes National Nurses Week
“Nurses – Delivering Quality & Innovation in Patient Care” is the theme for this year’s observance of National Nurses Week. May 6 is also officially observed as the beginning of observances to honor the birth of Florence Nightengale, the founder of modern nusing practices. Mayor Stagner and Candy Candy Ruedeman, R.N. and chairman of the […]
PMC Birth Announcements May 3, 2013
Kaely and Robbie Wilger of Carlton are the proud new parents of a little boy, Blake Michael Wilger. Blake was born at 11:16 pm on April 23, 2013. He weighed 8 lb .5 oz and measured 20 1/4 inches long. Blake is welcomed to this world by his grandparents Don and Joy Downing, and Bob […]
Prowers Medical Center to Honor Nursing Staff During National Nurses Week
Prowers Medical Center (PMC) will honor their nursing staff during National Nurses Week which begins May 6th and ends on May 12th, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. The week-long celebration will recognize nurses for “Delivering Quality and Innovation in Patient Care”, the American Nurses Association’s 2013 theme for National Nurses Week. In 2012, Americans again voted nurses […]
PMC Birth Announcements April 16, 2013
Melissa and Hector Mendoza of Lamar are proud to announce the birth of their little girl, Aracely Ann Mendoza. At 8:05 am on April 10, 2013, Aracely was born weighing 7 lb 10.5 oz and measuring 19 1/4 inches long. She is the new sister to Blanca, Yasmin, and Hector Jr. She is the newest […]
PMC & HPCC Holding Joint Meeting April 11
Prowers Medical Center Announces Joint Board Meeting Scheduled – (Lamar, CO) April 5, 2013 – Prowers Medical Center would like to announce that a joint Board Meeting between the Board of Directors for Prowers Medical Center and High Plains Community Health Center has been scheduled for Thursday, April 11th. The meeting will be held at 6:30 […]
Two Injured in Tractor/Car Collision
The Colorado State Patrol is investigated a traffic accident that involved an implement of husbandry (farm equipment) and a passenger vehicle. The location of the accident was Prowers County road 8 and Prowers County road RR approximately 7 miles north of Lamar, CO. Both vehicles were northbound on County road 8. The farm tractor was […]
PMC Prepares for ACA in 2014
John Leavitt, President of The Colorado Network, a health care firm representing rural hospitals in western and southern Colorado, presented the Prowers Medical Center board of directors with an overview of the impact the approaching HealthCare reforms will have on rural hospitals. Leavitt said the emphasis on the new medical directives will center on areas […]
Commissioners Discuss Road Closing Protocols, ADA Restroom Compliance
Captain Lawrence Hilton of the Colorado State Patrol and Troop 2C in southeast Colorado paid a courtesy call on the commissioners. The commissioners took the opportunity to ask what state department had the authority to close the highways into the county when weather conditions made for unsafe travel. Hilton replied that to his knowledge, […]
The High Cost of Poor Health in Prowers County
Lamar, Colorado – Prowers County’s Health Ranks Near Bottom in State Prowers County has the sad distinction of ranking near the bottom when it comes to health according to the National County Health Rankings http://www.countyhealthrankings.org. The health rankings, which look at health statistics for each county and compare them to other counties in the […]
LPD Provides Mass Shooting Seminar
How many of us who have flown in a commercial airliner since 9/11 hasn’t given thought to what they could or could not do if their plane was hijacked by terrorists? Fewer of us, have also considered alternatives to a course of action if an armed maniac opened fire in a theater or in our […]