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Valley-Wide Health Systems is pleased to announce that Allison Peddle, MD, has successfully completed the necessary requirements for recognition in the Geriatric Medicine Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ) as a Diplomate of the American Board

By: Louise Middaugh, PA-C Many people look forward to a brand new year because it gives us a chance to “start over.” The number one

Valley-Wide Health Systems is pleased to announce  that the Valley-Wide Pharmacy, is now a registered drop-off location for the Colorado Household Medication Take-Back Program! There is now a drop-off receptacle located at the pharmacy for the collection of household

By: Eric Wolfe, R.PH You know you have them – those bottles of pills and other prescription medications that have expired or gone unused for years. They’re in the back of your bathroom

By: Emelin Martinez, MSN, MA, FNP-BC Emelin Martinez, a Family Nurse Practitioner and graduate from the University of New Mexico with dual masters degrees in Primary Care and Southwest Studies, will

An Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) workshop is being offered at the San Luis Valley Behavioral Health Group with the generous support of the SLVBHG and Adams State University’s Counseling Center. ASIST provides

Official notice is given that sealed Responses to Request For Qualifications from architectural firms will be received in the Administrative Services Building, Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc. (“VWHS”), 128 Market Street, Alamosa,

By: Michael Noonan, PA-C  So said Ben Franklin many years ago. This is very true when thinking about your health and planning healthcare visits. Seeing your primary care provider

While feeling ill or hurt can cause sadness or anxiety, many people do not recognize that moods can have effects on physical health. Stress, anxiety, and depression all raise body levels of a hormone

By: Ashley Absmeier-Koppenhafer, PT, DPT Dry Needling is a technique utilized to restore normal muscle function.  A thin filament needle is used to decrease muscle

It’s early in the day, but the waiting room at Alamosa Family Medical Center is already crowded. Two-year-old Michelle is here with her dad, who has an appointment with one of the physicians; Ozzy, also 2, is here

Dyan Anderson, Nurse Home Visitor for the San Luis Valley Nurse-Family Partnership Program at Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc. (VWHS) was recently awarded a Kaiser Permanente Loan Repayment Award through The Colorado Community Health Network