Having found zero deficiencies, the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment has re-designated the Telluride Regional Medical Center as a Level V Trauma Center. According to a letter sent to John Gardner, the medical center's CEO, after an on-site review last month, the department's reviewers...
Bum-bum, backside or tushy, Dr. Gaylord? Whatever you call it, colon health is anything, ahem, butt a joke...
Staff at the Telluride Regional Medical Center are wearing red today, as part of the American Heart Association's National Wear Red Day, to build awareness for heart disease in women. "Too many people consider heart disease a 'man's disease' but this is simply not the case....
New spirometry testing at the Telluride Med Center helps identify breathing issues early. How well do your lungs work? Your primary care provider may now be able to answer that question for you at your next check-up. Thanks to a collaboration with the Tri-County Health Network and National...
According to the Colorado Cancer Coalition, an average of 150 cases of invasive cervical cancer are diagnosed annually in Colorado; two out of every 100,000 women in Colorado will die from cervical cancer. The Telluride Regional Medical Center hopes to use Cervical Health Awareness Month as a...
Early skin cancer detection saves lives. Last month the Telluride Regional Medical Center added a new tool to its arsenal to aid in early diagnosis during regular primary care visits. [caption id="attachment_63182" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Dr. Kent Gaylord examines Amy Tokarz with a new skin cancer screening tool. Courtesy photo.[/caption] With...
Patients arriving at the Telluride Regional Medical Center's Emergency Room need not worry they'll be turned away at the region's only emergency department based on health insurance coverage, according to medical center CEO, John Gardner. "If you do not have insurance, you will be treated and...
A group of local women purchase new medical equipment and fund behavioral health program in program founded by Kate Wadley, executive director, Telluride Medical Center Foundation. Kate Wadley remembers when a local women's philanthropy movement was just an idea that kept her up at night. Today, she...
The Telluride Hospital District has withdrawn wetland permit. Still determined to find future home for comprehensive health care facility. After a process spanning more than 18 months, the Telluride Hospital District, upon consultation with the Town of Mountain Village, has withdrawn its wetlands permit application to the United...
This week, the Telluride Regional Medical Center announced the emergency and primary care departments accommodated 21,036 patient visits last year, a 13% increase over the previous year and consistent with growth trends over the past six years. According to Telluride Regional Medical Center CEO John Gardner, two significant areas...
