Blog Posts in June, 2017 HRRMC Foundation awards two scholarships 29-Jun-2017 Posted By Emily Haynes Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center Foundation recently awarded $2,500 scholarships to Lindsey Fagerberg of Buena Vista and Riley Johnson of Salida. Fagerberg is currently studying biomedical engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana. After her graduation in May 2018, she plans to serve on a medical-mission team and then pursue a medical degree with the ... Continue Reading HRRMC answers questions about expansion plans 28-Jun-2017 Posted By Emily Haynes Q: Why is the hospital building an expansion? A: There are several reasons. When the hospital relocated from First Street to Rush Drive in 2008, the vision of the hospital’s board and administration was that a new, modern facility would attract new doctors and services to Chaffee County. The acreage surrounding the new hospital would allow for future growth and creation of a medical campus ... Continue Reading Expansion plans approved by Salida Hospital District Board 20-Jun-2017 Posted By Marji Ackermann The Salida Hospital District Board unanimously passed a resolution at a special board meeting on June 16 authorizing construction of a new medical office building on the main campus of Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center. The board also approved expansion of the existing laboratory and construction of new staff parking lots as well as internal roads to access those lots. Mark Johnson, an ... Continue Reading Dr. David and Peg Arnett selected HRRMC Hall of Fame recipients 20-Jun-2017 Posted By Marji Ackermann Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center Foundation announced today that Dr. David and Peg Arnett will be formally inducted into the HRRMC Hall of Fame at the Jewel Ball, the Foundation’s annual fundraising gala, on Sept. 30 at the Chaffee County Fairgrounds. The hospital established its Hall of Fame in 2012 to honor individuals who have made an enduring commitment to quality health care ... Continue Reading HRRMC introduces new website design 15-Jun-2017 Posted By Emily Haynes Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center announced today the launch of its newly redesigned website. The site offers quick and easy access to hospital and clinic services, physicians, career opportunities, HRRMC Foundation information, a payment portal, news releases and more. The site is located at the same address: www.hrrmc.com. The new website features photography from our region, has ... Continue Reading HRRMC surgeon elected president of international organization 13-Jun-2017 Posted By Marji Ackermann Robert Hunter, M.D., director of the Orthopedic Center of Excellence at Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center, was named president of The Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) at the association’s annual meeting in Denver on May 20. Dr. Hunter will serve for one year as president and then an additional two years on the executive committee. “Being elected president of ... Continue Reading HRRMC offers express childbirth class on June 20 12-Jun-2017 Posted By Emily Haynes Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center's Family Birthing Center is offering an express childbirth class on Tuesday, June 20, from 6 – 9 p.m. The class will be held in the Harvard and Antero conference rooms on the hospital’s second floor. The express class is a condensed version of the full-day class and highlights important information about childbirth, comfort measures, ... Continue Reading HRRMC names new vice president of patient services 9-Jun-2017 Posted By Emily Haynes Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center has appointed April Asbury, R.N., B.S.N., M.S.N., as its new vice president of patient services. Asbury brings 17 years of nursing management and leadership experience to HRRMC. Most recently, she served as an interim nurse leader and project manager for The First String Healthcare, a healthcare-specific recruiting firm that focuses on both interim and ... Continue Reading Psychiatrist joins HRRMC medical staff 6-Jun-2017 Joshua Hogins, D.O., F.A.P.A., a board-certified psychiatrist, has joined the medical sta ff at Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center. He will provide general psychiatric care for adults, children and adolescents beginning June 12. Before joining HRRMC, Dr. Hogins served as a senior instructor for the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine and staff psychiatrist at the Colorado ... Continue Reading