A new bill is working its way through the Colorado Legislature that would allow marijuana dispensaries to set up social consumption establishments, or places where people could use marijuana. The bi-partisan bill is an attempt to address Colorado’s public cannabis consumption issues, by allowing medical and Continue reading
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The Moffat County Commissioners approved a lease agreement for Memorial Regional Health at their meeting yesterday, which will allow the hospital to open a one day a week medical clinic in Dinosaur. The Dinosaur clinic will be located in the Moffat County Road Department shop building. According to Memorial Regional Health CEO Andy Daniels, the Continue reading
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There will be a blood drive this week at Yampa Valley Medical Center in Steamboat. The blood drive will be held Thursday from 12:30 to 6. Appointments can be made through the Bonfils appointment center website, by using Continue reading
One person was injured after their vehicle left the road last week north of Oak Creek. 23-year-old Kyle Baglo of Oak Creek was driving Thursday on Colorado Highway 131, when he went off the road near the intersection of Routt County Road 179 and hit a tree. According to a Continue reading
Senator Cory Gardner has joined the effort to make it easier to conduct scientific research on marijuana as a safe and effective medical treatment. Gardner and Utah Senator Orrin Hatch introduced the Marijuana Effective Drug Study Act of 2017 this week. Gardner says the medical community Continue reading
The Moffat County Commissioners accepted a recommendation from the County’s Employee Health Insurance Board at their weekly meeting yesterday to allow Memorial Regional Health to assume operations of the County’s Continue reading
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There will be a blood drive this week at Yampa Valley Medical Center in Steamboat. The blood drive will be held Thursday from 12:30 to 6. Walk-ins will be accepted from 3:30 to 5:30, as time allows. Donors should eat a full meal, and drink plenty of water prior to donating. The entire process should take Continue reading
Eight Colorado hospitals including Yampa Valley Medical Center in Steamboat are now part of a pilot program to cut down on the amount of opioids used in their emergency rooms. Participants of the program will use alternatives to Continue reading
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Legislation has been introduced that would exempt strains of therapeutic hemp, used to fight seizures caused by epilepsy, from the U.S. Controlled Substances Act. Colorado Senator Cory Gardner helped introduced the bipartisan, Therapeutic Hemp Medical Access Act last week. The legislation would exempt marijuana strains with low THC and high CBD levels from federal drug laws. THC is the psychoactive ingredient in Continue reading
A Sweetwater County Detention Center inmate injured himself during a court hearing last week and had to be transported to the Hospital. A male inmate reportedly became agitated while in court Friday, resulting in him banging his head against a court room table. Court room officers subdued the man, Continue reading
Yampa Valley Medical Center is considering a partnership with UCHealth. UCHealth, also known as the University of Colorado Health Systems, is a Continue reading
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There will be a blood drive this week at the Yampa Valley Medical Center in Steamboat. The blood drive will be held Thursday from 12:30 to 6. Appointments can be made by calling the Bonfils appointment center at 1-800-365-0006, or by following the this link and using the site code 0234. Walk- Continue reading
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