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The Telluride Hospital District, the governing body of the Telluride Medical Center, named John Gardner the new chief executive after its current executive director, Gordon Reichard, announced his retirement after nine years at the helm. [caption id="attachment_58049" align="aligncenter" width="401"] John Gardner, new director, Telluride Medical Center[/caption] Gardner, a Fellow...

Did you know you can deduct pet expenses on your tax return? Well actually you can’t, but I tried that one out on April 1 as a joke. Roped a lot of humans in. Sadly, the truth is otherwise: unless you use your pet for specific purposes...

The Telluride Hospital District announced this week Dr. Heather Linder will leave the primary care practice at the Telluride Medical Center to serve as Medical Director at Uncompahgre Medical Center in Norwood. Dr. Linder joined the TMC team in 2013 to help meet growing demands for...

Please allow me introduce myself. My name is Tarzan. I’m a one-year-old Red Heeler/Catahoula (CataHeeler) freshly arrived at Second Chance. [caption id="attachment_57980" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Tarzan[/caption] CataHeelers like me are awesome athletes built to be active and have a good time, so I am very lucky to be homeless...

A documentary, “The Past, Present & Future of Mountain Village,” is scheduled to be screened at the Telluride Conference Center in Mountain Village on Saturday, April 2, 2016, 5 - 7 p.m. Guest speakers include Ron Allred, William Mahoney Sr., Junior Mahoney, and Johnnie Stevens, all of...

Ed. Note: When Emily wrote this it was Spring in Telluride. In the meantime we've had two storms, and over 2 feet of snow. So, I've decided to leave the slider image titled "Snow Sunday." Her title will continue to say "Spring Sunday." Hey, it's...

Of 600 candidates to apply, 22 candidates met the criteria for the position of Telluride Medical Center CEO to succeed Gordon Reichard who, after nine years at the helm, announced his retirement last month. [caption id="attachment_21646" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Gordon Reichard, retiring Executive Director, Telluride Medical Center[/caption] The application...

Eating disorders are characterized as an unhealthy relationship with food. The literature in the field discusses anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binging eating disorder (BED). Additional focus on behaviors related to eating disorders would be on compulsive eating, anorexia athletica (or compulsive exercising),...

Dr. Haley Perlus continues with tips about ways to empower “Your Inner Athlete.” This week, Haley talks about the silly (read shakeable) comment we tend make around our mental toughness. What we are after is the unshakeable kind. In our sports. In life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EhqQLVReMk About Dr. Haley Perlus: The event wears its...

Easter is usually such a fun time: egg hunts and pastel dresses and warm weather. But don’t be dazed by all the sugary sweet innocence - the Easter Bunny has a few tricks up his sleeve for pet parents. In the vein of the Second...