In response to limited options for local safe and responsible medication disposal, Rim Communities For Youth will now be distributing Deterra deactivation bags to all Rim communities. The Deterra system deactivates prescription drugs, pills, patches, liquids, creams...
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Take possible bat exposures seriously
Mountains Community Health is reminding residents to use caution around bats and seek prompt medical guidance following any possible exposure. Bat-related visits occur every year, but the hospital is currently evaluating more patients than usual for possible...
MCH Le Grand Picnic takes a pause
Submitted by Kimberly McGuire Executive Director, MCH Foundation For more than three decades, Le Grand Picnic has brought our community together in support of local healthcare. It has raised countless dollars for Mountains Community Health while creating a...
MCH board approves floating a bond
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor After careful consideration, the members of the Mountains Community Health board of directors unanimously approved placing a bond measure on the Nov. 3 ballot. But before they took the measure to a vote, CEO Mark Turner said he...
Helping Folks to See Clearly
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor It began more than 20 years ago. After Hurricane Katrina, VSP vision insurance partnered with eye doctors in Louisiana who had lost their offices. Through their first mobile clinics, they reached thousands of community members who...
MOUNTAINS COMMUNITY HEALTH — Decision on bond measure postponed
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor At the special meeting of the Mountains Community Health board of directors on July 9, the directors heard from the consultants working with them on the feasibility of placing a bond measure on the Nov. 3 ballot. The plan was to...









