Health

Hospital hires marketing director
January 29, 2010
Payson Regional Medical Center has hired Bo Larsen as the hospital’s director of marketing and business development.
Get in balance at annual Women’s Wellness Forum
January 19, 2010
Meeting the challenges of everyday life coupled with the stresses resulting from the new economic climate, it is hard to stay in balance. So, the 12th Annual Women’s Wellness Forum is featuring the theme of getting in balance.
Store offers ‘back to basic’ healthy living products, services
January 19, 2010
After opening nearly 18 years ago, Back to Basics is one of the few longstanding businesses left in town. Recently, the health food market, at 908 N. Beeline, added a few new services to its already large list of alternative products and medicines.
County to hold flu vaccination clinic Thursday
January 12, 2010
To mark National Influenza Immunization Week in Gila County, a vaccination clinic will take place Thursday, Jan. 14 at the Payson county health clinic.
Chiefs promoting new life-saving device: ICE
December 31, 2009
The Northern Gila County Fire Chiefs want to turn your cell phone into a potentially life-saving device. They are asking all residents to establish an emergency contact that can be reached by paramedics and other emergency personnel during an emergency.
Payson now has one of state’s
December 22, 2009
Payson’s Rim Country Health and Retirement Community now has one of the state’s few sensory rooms as a therapy tool for its residents with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia. At some point the room may also be made available to children with sensory processing disorders, such as autism, said Lynnette Sommers, director of nursing at the facility, who spearheaded the drive to get the room.
State reminds parents two H1N1 shots needed for children
December 15, 2009
As the 2009 H1N1 influenza begins to fade from the media spotlight, the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) reminds parents and caregivers of the need for a second dose of H1N1 vaccination for young children.
Flu shot restrictions lifted, Friday clinic set at Julia Randall
December 11, 2009
There will be a free flu shot clinic from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 11 at Julia Randall Elementary School gymnasium, 902 W. Main St., Payson.
Prescription drug abuse by teens on the rise
December 4, 2009
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has sounded an alarm on teens abusing prescription drugs.
Federal funds for health clinic sought
December 4, 2009
Rim Country’s large population of low-income and uninsured residents could make it an ideal location for a new, federally-funded community health care clinic, said Amanda Guay, director of outreach and clinical programs for North Country HealthCare.
Methods for heart attack treatments challenged
New research shows shift in oxygen mask used by paramedics could significantly increase survival
December 1, 2009
Recent research suggests Payson’s paramedics could save lives if they changed the way they give oxygen to people who have suffered a heart attack.
SimonMed Imaging expands to Payson
November 10, 2009
The largest outpatient imaging provider in Arizona has expanded to Payson.
Health, care fair provides low-cost, free tests
November 6, 2009
Having laboratory tests performed by your physician can sometimes be unsettling and cause concern. But lab tests are important instruments in evaluating the status of one’s health.
County has confirmed 44 cases of H1N1 flu
November 6, 2009
Fewer people in the Payson area continue to be hospitalized for the H1N1 virus than in southern Gila County, county Director of Emergency Management Matthew Bolinger said Thursday. A Saturday vaccination clinic at Julia Randall Elementary School will help targeted populations develop immunity.
Patients rely on state, fed plans
Hospital racks up $2.3 million in uncompensated care as pool of people with private insurance sinks
November 6, 2009
The recession has cost some Rim Country residents their medical insurance, but Arizona’s Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) for low-income people has absorbed many of those patients, according to trends noted at the Payson Regional Medical Center.

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