LAMC Donates $2K For Senior Center Transportation
Los Alamos Medical Center (LAMC) has donated $2,000 to the Betty Ehart Senior Center (BESC) to provide transportation to senior citizens in Los Alamos and White Rock. Gathered for the check presentation Tuesday afternoon at the senior center at 1101 Bathtub Row, from left, BESC Executive Director Bernadette Lauritzen, LAMC Chief Financial Officer Jim McGonnell, LAMC Chief Executive Officer John Whiteside, BESC Transportation Director Karen McCool and LAMC Marketing Director Liz Alvarez. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
PEEC: Dickman Details Rattlesnake Encounter Tuesday
Join local author Kyle Dickman at 7 p.m., Tuesday at the Los Alamos Nature Center to hear about his rattlesnake encounter. This presentation is open to the public and free to attend. Courtesy/PEECGrief Support Group Meets Thursdays July 11-Aug. 15
Nurses With Heart Home Care Wins Los Alamos Chamber’s 2019 New Business Of The Year Award
Nurses with Heart is the recipient of the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce 2019 New Business of the Year Award. ‘It was a fabulous surprise,’ Nurses with Heart CEO Carolyn Moore said. ‘Our thanks go out to the Chamber and the community for their support … Los Alamos and White Rock have greeted us with open arms.’ From left, Moore, the CEO of Nurses with Heart. Moore is seen here with Elais Ponton, BS RN Chief Nursing Officer, and Cheryl Henry, Care Advisor. Courtesy photo Read More
Project Heart Start: Crash Course In Saving A Life … Three Sessions At Fuller Lodge Saturday June 15
Scene of a Project Heart Start training session. Courtesy/New Mexico Heart Institute Foundation
LAFD News:
For the 6th year in a row, the Los Alamos Fire Department (LAFD) is offering a free Project Heart Start course.
The community is invited to attend one of three sessions starting at 9 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Saturday, June 15 at Fuller Lodge and learn to save a life in 30 minutes.
Because 70-80 percent of cardiac arrests occur in the home, it is important to learn CPR. Children as young as elementary school age have provided CPR that saved a family member.
LAPD also teaches a hands only CPR class Read More
SFCC Paramedic Program Accepting Applications
SFCC News:
- Earn a Paramedicine Certificate in one year. Applications accepted until 5 p.m. July 31
SANTA FE – Santa Fe Community College’s Emergency Medical Services Institute is accepting Paramedic Training Program applications until 5 p.m. July 31 for the year-long certificate program that starts Oct. 14.
Applicants must be a currently licensed New Mexico Emergency Medical Technician – Basic or Intermediate and up-to-date with their certifications. The application fee is $30 and is non-refundable.
Entrance to the program is competitive. All applications will be reviewed and applicants Read More
American Red Cross New Mexico Volunteers Needed … All Training Provided … Open House June 18
American Red Cross News:On The Job In Los Alamos: AllerPops Founder Cliff Han
On the job in Los Alamos is AllerPops founder Cliff Shunsheng Han explaining the science behind AllerPops to Kimberly Underwood of Santa Fe Monday in his office at 1650 Trinity Dr. Suite 103. Han is a biologist who engineered the natural, prebiotic lollipops to help allergry sufferers combat the annual allergy season, he said. Learn more at https:////www.allerpops.com or call 505.695.4236. #worklosalamos #wherediscoveriesaremade. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.comAspen Ridge Lodge Assisted Living Community Earns 2019 AHCA/NCAL Bronze National Quality Award
Aspen Ridge Lodge earns national award for quality care. Courtesy/ARL
ASPEN RIDGE News:
Aspen Ridge Lodge in Los Alamos has been recognized as a 2019 recipient of the Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) for its commitment to improving the lives of residents through quality care.
The distinction is the first of three progressive award levels through the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program. The program, presented by the leading association in long term and post-acute care, honors association Read More
AG Balderas Issues Alert Regarding ‘Vampire Facials’
Attorney General Hector BalderasMuseum Hosts Additional Programming Related To Drug: Cost & Consequences Exhibition
Courtesy photoPartridge: Help Support Susan G. Komen’s 3-Day Walk To End Breast Cancer
Nancy Partridge of Los Alamos, third from left, participates in last year’s Susan G. Komen 3-Day walk. Courtesy photo
By NANCY PARTRIDGE
Los Alamos Daily Post
This is my 19th year walking to raise funds for breast cancer. My journey started when I found a lump in my left breast.
Since then I have lost my mother-in-law, my cousin and a dear friend to breast cancer.
Along the way I have walked with hundreds of survivors, and walked with thousands who lost mothers, sisters, wives, husbands, fathers, brothers and friends.
I keep walking because the funds we raise are supporting researchers and are making Read More
Be Cool: Tips To Help Beat The Heat And Have A Safe And Healthy Summer
Sharon Radcliffe
LAMC News:
With summer in full swing, many of us are taking full advantage of this fun time of year, whether it’s hitting the road for a family vacation, getting out on the water, organizing pick-up games in the park or taking an early evening neighborhood stroll.
However you choose to enjoy this season, following some key safety tips can help you ensure that this summer is a safe and healthy one.
Heat Safety
Did you know that heat is the number one weather-related killer in the U.S.?
“It’s essential that we stay heat smart,” said Los Alamos Medical Center Chief Nursing Officer Sharon Read More
True Health New Mexico Adds Dr. Pedro Cardona As Medical Director Over All Areas Of Medical Management
Dr. Pedro CardonaLuján Announces Support For Medicare For All
U.S. House Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján
From the Office of U.S. House Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. House Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined 112 Democratic Members of the U.S. House of Representatives as a co-sponsor of H.R. 1384, the
“Since my very first days in Congress, I’ve strongly held the belief that health care is a fundamental right for all, not a privilege for a few. No individual should ever be denied care or worry about costs when sick. But, for far too many Americans today, that is not the reality. Despite the incredible Read More
New Mexico Delegation Announces $600,000 To Combat Opioid Epidemic In Rural Communities
Local LDS Relief Society Assists Women Across Globe
Members of the LDS Church Relief Society create flannel liners to donate to Days for Girls and Women 2 Be. Courtesy photo For many women around the world, menstruation can be a humiliating or physically painful experience because they don’t have any resources to help manage their flow.
According to the Days for Girls website, for many young women in rural areas or developing countries, getting their period forces them to miss school or prevents them from graduating. Worse, in some isolated areas menstruation can lead to Read More
Therapeutic Riding Program Comes To Los Alamos
TGH Program Director Miranda Parga and Founder and Executive Director Kristin Tobias instruct students at the North Mesa Stables. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
Kristin Foree Tobias shows location of future ramp from donations to allow access for everyone. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
Kadin Hansel, 10, receives a hug from Eli the horse. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.comOwner and founder Kristin Foree Tobias describes her therapeutic riding program as “a dream come true”.
“It really is my passion Read More
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Announces Increased Medicaid Hospital Reimbursement Rates
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
