Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center CEO Community Update 9/29/21
AVRMC CEO Community Update September 29, 2021 AVRMC Employees are a great bunch of folks. They have risen to the occasion during the COVID-19 crisis; but even before that, there were situations that tested the team, and they always exceeded the de...
Read More InfoShelia Jean (Bates) Burns Obituary
Shelia Burns November 21, 1945 - September 23, 2021 Obituary Shelia Jean (Bates) Burns, 75, passed away, Thursday, September 23, 2021, surrounded by her family. She was at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs after a valiant fight against COVID. ...
Read More Info9/23/2021 Crowley/Otero COVID-19 Update #1: Weekly Update
THIS IS A FLUID SITUATION. INFORMATION AND ACTION ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. BE PREPARED TO BE FLEXIBLE AND PATIENT. The situations, numbers, website links, data, and etc. described below were current as of Thursday 9/23/2021 at 12:15 p.m....
Read More InfoAVRMC Facing Staff Shortage
A recent letter from Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center (dated Sept. 8, 2021) was included in a letter to Governor Polis from the Otero County Commissioners requesting a variance on the vaccination mandate for the region has been re-circulate...
Read More Info9/20/2021 Crowley/Otero COVID-19 Update #1: Rate Status...
THIS IS A FLUID SITUATION. INFORMATION AND ACTION ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. BE PREPARED TO BE FLEXIBLE AND PATIENT. The situations, numbers, website links, data, and etc. described below were current as of Monday 9/20/2021 at 1:25 p.m. PL...
Read More InfoLas Animas Schools: No School Mon or Tues due to COVID-19
Las Animas Schools: No School Monday due to COVID-19 Las Animas Schools notified parents of parents of possible COVID-19 exposure via text message Saturday morning. https://www.facebook.com/1847261345541386/photos/a.1849983028602551/29975645538443...
Read More Info9/17/2021 Crowley/Otero COVID-19 Update #1: Weekly Update
THIS IS A FLUID SITUATION. INFORMATION AND ACTION ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. BE PREPARED TO BE FLEXIBLE AND PATIENT. The situations, numbers, website links, data, and etc. described below were current as of Friday 9/17/2021 at 11:20 a.m. P...
Read More InfoCitizens Present Resolution Opposing CDPHE, OCHD, Mask, Vaccine Mandates to Otero Commissioners
Citizens Present Resolution Opposing CDPHE, OCHD, Mask, Vaccine Mandates to Otero Commissioners After the audience participation portion of the Otero County Commissioner meeting James Baldwin responded that the resolution would be reviewed by the ...
Read More InfoOtero County Commissioners Respond to Colorado Vaccine Mandate
Otero County Commissioners Respond to Colorado Vaccine Mandate The Otero County Commissioners voted to send a letter to Colorado Governor Polis requesting support to "rescind the vaccination mandate or allow rural regional providers the ability to...
Read More InfoCDPHE Partners With Local Schools to Offer COVID-19 Tests
Southeast Colorado School Districts Announce FREE weekly COVID-19 Testing through CDPHE. Parents were notified via text message Wednesday afternoon. We are expecting more details in an upcoming update from the Otero County Health Department. Swink...
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