If you need emotional support, reach out to the national mental health hotline: 988.
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
Congressman Scott Tipton’s Legislative Director, Dustin Sherer visited our Valley-Wide Pharmacy on August 2nd to learn about our pharmacy operations and programs. It is essential that our legislators continue to support Community Health Centers like Valley-Wide. With
In case you missed this month’s KRZA Healthlines, a talk show dedicated to sharing helpful information about different health topics of interest to folks in the upper Rio Grande Valley, you can catch the full show
Valley-Wide Health Systems is pleased to announce that Dr. Jason Ward is the most recent dentist to join our team. He will work at our Edward M. Kennedy Dental Clinic in Monte Vista and at the Center
By:Trevor Schmidt, PT, DPT Pain is something that every person has at some point in time. In fact, if we are not able to feel
SLV Habitat for Humanity is making the dream of home ownership possible! They work with families who are unable to obtain a traditional mortgage but are willing to pitch in on constructing their new homes. SLV Habitat’s work is made
