Author: Beth Ann Kelly

Heliport access for transporting critically ill patients a life-saving benefit of new facility [caption id="attachment_20970" align="aligncenter" width="156"] Dr. Diana Koelliker, Medical Director of Emergency Services & Telluride EMS Director[/caption] "In emergency care, minutes matter," said Dr. Diana Koelliker, during a Joint Public Hearing between Mountain Village Town Council...

Task Force makes Med Center recommendations to Mountain Village Council and Design Review Board The latest of several public meetings hosted by the Town of Mountain Village to evaluate initial site plans for a new medical facility in Mountain Village were held last week. The first meetings...

Saturday, March 14 marks 3rd annual Gary Wright Memorial Free Skin Cancer Screening Clinic. 8 a.m.-12 p.m. at the Sheridan Opera House. Free. First come, first served. For more information visit tellmed.org.  One in five Americans will develop skin cancer over the course of their lifetime. Living at altitude...

Last month the Telluride Hospital District (THD) selected an architectural firm, Mahlum Architects, to execute the initial planning and design phases for the proposed new medical center in Mountain Village. Mahlum Architects competed with three other firms for the contract and brings highly specialized experience in...

Last month Mountain Village Town Council ratified a land conveyance agreement with the Telluride Hospital District (THD) bringing a new regional medical center one step closer to a reality. Mountain Village Town Council sanctioned the transfer of the roughly one acre property from the Town of Mountain...

Recently the Telluride Medical Center (TMC) reported 2014 patient visit numbers reaffirming the organization's need for new hires, extended hours and a new facility.   [caption id="attachment_48603" align="aligncenter" width="466"] Patient waits for a an appointment, courtesy photo[/caption] TMC accommodated 18,623 patient visits in 2014 (73% local), an unprecedented...