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With the recent resignation of Tony Sudduth as CEO from Southwest…
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Courtney Jones, MD Joins SMG Mancos Valley
/in Blog Home, CEO /bySouthwest Health System Announces Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Program
/in Blog Home, CEO /byDr. Jennifer Gero Joins Southwest Walk-in Clinic
/in Blog Home, CEO /byADCES Accreditation August 2021
/in Blog Home, CEO /byHealthTrust Honors Member Organizations for Excellence, Sustainability and Innovation
/in Blog Home, CEO /byNew Interim CEO Appointed at Southwest Health System
/in Blog Home, CEO /byWith the recent resignation of Tony Sudduth as CEO from Southwest Health System (SHS) on April 16th, Chief Financial Officer Rick Shrader stepped in as Interim CEO until a longer-term interim could be identified and brought on-site. Jeanette Filpi, MHA, originally from Grand Junction, Colorado, has been appointed Interim CEO beginning April 26, 2021. Jeanette […]
Carly Temple, FNP Joins SMG Family Medicine and Pulmonology Team
/in Blog Home, CEO /byApril 5, 2021: Cortez, CO – Southwest Health System, Inc. (SHS) announces Carly Temple, FNP, joins Southwest Medical Group complementing our current team of providers serving on our main campus SMG Primary Care and Pulmonology. “Carly will join two teams at SMG- Pulmonary and Family Practice. We are very excited to add her expertise to […]
Kimberly Washburn Joins SHS’s Women’s Health Team
/in Blog Home, CEO /bySouthwest Health System, Inc. (SHS) is proud to announce that Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP) Kimberly Washburn, RN, BSN, MSN, WHNP recently joined our Women’s Health team rounding out their program Women’s Health program. “Kimberly Washburn joins our fast-growing Women’s Health Team. She brings many advanced techniques and procedures that complement the entire practice. We […]
Colorado COVID-19 Vaccine Current Eligibility
/in Blog Home, CEO /byEffective March 5th, 2021, per Governor Polis’ office the groups below are eligible to receive the COVID-19 Vaccine. If you are eligible, click here to schedule your appointment today. PHASE 1A Highest-risk health care workers and individuals:• People who have direct contact with COVID-19 patients for 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period. • […]
February 26th CEO Update
/in Blog Home, CEO /byThe two words ‘information’ and ‘communication’ are often used interchangeably, but they signify quite different things. Information is giving out; communication is getting through. – Sydney J. Harris February 26, 2021 CEO COMMUNICATION: For the first time in a long-time, I am really optimistic about the direction the COVID statistics are trending. We are seeing […]
Community Update from CEO 1-22-2021
/in Blog Home, CEO /byJanuary 22, 2021 UPDATE From the CEO: It has been a while since I provided a community update but I wanted to get back on track and let you know how things are going with the COVID situation at SHS. We have actually seen a significant decline in the number of inpatient COVID cases […]
COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign for Montezuma County Begins at Southwest Health System Today
/in Blog Home, CEO /bySouthwest Health System began implementing Phase 1A of the state’s COVID-19 vaccine plan this morning. Local press were invited to watch SHS Chief of Staff Ben Carelock, DPM receive his first of 2 COVID-19 vaccines. The second to be given in 3 weeks. Dr. Carelock commented, “I’m proud to be taking the Covid-19 vaccine today. […]