Section: News - posted in 2017
Posted on Oct 17, 2017
By Joe Kellerman - Director of Marketing
Elizabeth and Bethany Coffey, owners of the Living Harvest Bakery and Three Questions Coffee House, are now stationed at the Mimbres Valley EMS Building and will be responding to calls in the area.
Pictured: (Left to Right): Elizabeth Coffey, EMT; Taffy Arias, GRMC CEO; Bethany Coffey, EMT and Eloy Medina, Director of GRMC EMS EMS Director, Eloy Medina has been working to get ambulance services in the Mimbres for the past two years. Two ...
Posted on Oct 12, 2017
By GRMC Marketing
The Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC) Cancer Center has been in the process of rebuilding and restructuring its cancer program over the past three months in collaboration with its new cancer care provider, the University of New Mexico Comprehensive ...
The Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC) Cancer Center has been in the process of rebuilding and restructuring its cancer program over the past three months in collaboration with its new cancer care provider, the University of New Mexico Comprehensive ...
Posted on Sep 28, 2017
By Anna Dykeman - HealthInsight New Mexico
Five New Mexico hospitals are being recognized today for their high performance on quality of care outcome measures and patient satisfaction. The 2017 award recipients are: Gila Regional Medical Center – Silver City Holy Cross Hospital – Taos Lea ...
September 27, 2017 Albuquerque —Five New Mexico hospitals are being recognized today for their high performance on quality of care outcome measures and patient satisfaction. The HealthInsight Quality Award Program promotes transparency in health ...
Posted on Sep 14, 2017
By Joe Kellerman - Director of Marketing
Safety is important in everyone's life, but especially in a hospital where people come for medical care. Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC) is recognized by The SafeCare Group® for Healthcare Excellence and ranks in the top 100 of all hospitals in ...
Photo Caption: Taffy Arias, CEO, leading the daily Safety Huddle at Gila Regional (Left to right) Taffy Arias, CEO; Ray Goellner, Director of Pharmacy, Rennie Mariscal, Director of Discharge Planning; Peggy White, CNO and Ron Corbly, Interim Director ...
Posted on Aug 30, 2017
By Vera MacGregor
The Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC) Auxiliary has awarded eleven scholarships, for a total of $22,000, for the academic year 2017-2018.
Pictured (Front left to right): Irma Trejo, Jerrika Lewis, Jasmine Rumero, Star Ann Moon, Delores Escudero, Zachilah Rodriguez, Pamela Marquez, Ariana Garcia, Dana Chairez and Mary Jo Tillman Pictured (Back left to right): Joe Kellerman and Vince ...
Posted on Aug 25, 2017
By Devan Garcia
A group of Silver City lifters belonging to the Billy Casper Wellness Center gym entered a NASA power lifting competition on July 15 th 2017.
Photo Caption: Billy Casper Lifters (left to right) Joan Bacon, Barry Christian and Devan Garcia. Not pictured: Daniel Castillo A group of Silver City lifters belonging to the Billy Casper Wellness Center gym entered a NASA power lifting competition ...
Posted on Aug 3, 2017
By Joseph Kellerman - Director of Marketing
In addition to her regular role of Assistant Vice President of Nursing (AVPN) at Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC), Kelly Rodriguez is also the Interim Director at the Gila Regional Cancer Center (GRCC).
Photo Caption: Kelly Rodriguez, AVPN, RN, Interim Director at the Gila Regional Cancer Center In addition to her regular role of Assistant Vice President of Nursing (AVPN) at Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC), Kelly Rodriguez is also the Interim ...
Posted on Aug 1, 2017
By Joseph Kellerman - Director of Marketing
Martha Placencio has 39 years experience as a Medical Assistant (MA) and Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) with the past 5 years serving patients at Gila Regional Medical Center's (GRMC) Cancer Center.
Martha Placencio has 39 years experience as a Medical Assistant (MA) and Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) with the past 5 years serving patients at Gila Regional Medical Center's (GRMC) Cancer Center. "When I heard that GRMC had posted the position ...
Posted on Jul 31, 2017
By Joseph Kellerman - Director of Marketing
The Patient Navigator program at Gila Regional started in 2009 under the UNA Amiga Grant and later transitioned fully to Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC) in 2011. Since the beginning, Rachel Benavidez has been helping cancer patients navigate ...
The Patient Navigator program at Gila Regional started in 2009 under the UNA Amiga Grant and later transitioned fully to Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC) in 2011. Since the beginning, Rachel Benavidez has been helping cancer patients navigate ...
Posted on Jul 28, 2017
By Joseph Kellerman - Director of Marketing
A Graduate from University of New Mexico (UNM), Ciro Chairez has 23 years of experience as a Radiation Therapist. For the past nine years Ciro has been an employee of the New Mexico Cancer Center (NMCC) serving patients at Gila Regional Medical ...
A Graduate from University of New Mexico (UNM), Ciro Chairez has 23 years of experience as a Radiation Therapist. For the past nine years Ciro has been an employee of the New Mexico Cancer Center (NMCC) serving patients at Gila Regional Medical ...
Posted on Jul 27, 2017
By Joseph Kellerman - Director of Marketing
Kristy Arambula is a Registered Nurse at Gila Regional Medical Center's (GRMC) Cancer Center. She has been in nursing for 2 years, her first year and a half as a floor nurse and the past 7 months in Oncology.
Kristy Arambula is a Registered Nurse at Gila Regional Medical Center's (GRMC) Cancer Center. She has been in nursing for 2 years, her first year and a half as a floor nurse and the past 7 months in Oncology. "I love oncology," said Ms. Arambula. ...
Posted on Jul 21, 2017
By Joseph Kellerman - Director of Marketing
One of the biggest challenges in healthcare is knowing what to do and say when working with a real life patient on your first day. At Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC) new Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) are going through a boot camp training ...
Photo Caption: (foreground left to right) Janeanica Wade, CNA and Johnny Tafoya, CNA practice care on a simulated patient while Mary Flores, RN gives input and tips to help the incoming CNAs be better caregivers on day one. Also pictured in the ...
Posted on Jul 20, 2017
By Joseph Kellerman - Director of Marketing
Shelly Carter is a Registered Nurse at Gila Regional Medical Center's (GRMC) Cancer Center. She has been in nursing for 24 years with the past 14 years serving cancer patients at the Cancer Center as an employee of the New Mexico Cancer Center (NMCC) ...
Shelly Carter is a Registered Nurse at Gila Regional Medical Center's (GRMC) Cancer Center. She has been in nursing for 24 years with the past 14 years serving cancer patients at the Cancer Center as an employee of the New Mexico Cancer Center (NMCC) ...
Posted on Jul 19, 2017
By Joseph Kellerman - Director of Marketing
The Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC) Cancer Center enters a new chapter of cancer care with the widely accredited University of New Mexico (UNM) Comprehensive Cancer Center.
The Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC) Cancer Center enters a new chapter of cancer care with the widely accredited University of New Mexico (UNM) Comprehensive Cancer Center. Starting on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, the transition process began. As part ...
Posted on Jul 18, 2017
By Joseph Kellerman - Director of Marketing
An emergency meeting of the GRMC Board of Trustees was held on Monday, July 17, 2017 at 2:30 PM at the Grant Count Commissioner's Meeting room and the final decision was made. The contract was signed and UNM officially became the cancer care provider ...
July 18, 2017 – After a year of unsuccessful negotiations with the New Mexico Cancer Center (NMCC), a Request For Proposal (RFP) process was initiated and the University of New Mexico (UNM) Comprehensive Cancer Center was chosen by the selection ...
Posted on Jul 13, 2017
By Joseph Kellerman - Director of Marketing
July 13, 2017 – With the arrival of Gila Regional Medical Center's (GRMC) new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Taffy Arias, the nationwide search now begins for a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the hospital.
July 13, 2017 – With the arrival of Gila Regional Medical Center's (GRMC) new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Taffy Arias, the nationwide search now begins for a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the hospital. The position has been temporarily ...
Posted on May 4, 2017
By Joe Kellerman - GRMC Marketing
Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC) is proud to announce that their new Nuclear Medicine (Nuc Med) Camera will be up and ready for patients as early as next week.
Gila Regional Medical Center Ready to Go with New Nuc Med Camera May 4, 2017 – Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC) is proud to announce that their new Nuclear Medicine (Nuc Med) Camera will be up and ready for patients as early as next week. The new ...
Posted on Apr 19, 2017
By Joe Kellerman - GRMC Marketing
After a nationwide search that resulted in 120 applications for the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC), the Board of Trustees decided to hire Mrs. Taffy Arias as the new CEO for the hospital.
April 19, 2017 – After a nationwide search that resulted in 120 applications for the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC), the Board of Trustees decided to hire Mrs. Taffy Arias as the new CEO for the hospital. Mrs. ...
Posted on Apr 18, 2017
By GRMC Marketing
April 12, 2017 – In an effort to meet regulatory requirements placed upon Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC) as a county owned hospital and the need to continue to provide quality services to Grant County and the neighboring counties, a Request for ...
Posted on Feb 22, 2017
By Joe Kellerman - GRMC Marketing
February 20, 2017 – The Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC) Board of Trustees met to decide on the members of the community that would assist in choosing the next Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for GRMC. Board member and committee lead Tony Trujillo ...
Posted on Jan 20, 2017
By Joe Kellerman - GRMC Marketing
SILVER CITY, NM —January 20, 2017— New Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, which assign A, B, C, D and F letter grades to hospitals nationwide, were announced by The Leapfrog Group, a national patient safety watchdog. Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC) ...
Posted on Jan 10, 2017
By Joe Kellerman - GRMC Marketing
January 9, 2017 – The new Interim CEO, Alfredo Ontiveros, met with the department directors at Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC). This was his first official day of work at GRMC though he had served as the CEO before back in the mid-90s. Mr. ...
Posted on Jan 2, 2017
By Joe Kellerman - GRMC Marketing
January 2, 2017 - The First Baby in Grant County for 2017 has been born at Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC). Galilea Alvarez came to this world at 12:12 AM on January 2nd, 2017. She was 8.15 lbs, seen here held by her mom, Erika Alvarez. Also ...