Los Alamos County Concludes Emergency Exercise
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County’s portion of today’s multi-agency emergency exercise has concluded. Read More
Today’s Emergency Exercise At LAMC Has Concluded
Los Alamos Medical Center. Courtesy Photo
LAMC News:
The multi-agency Emergency Exercise today at Los Alamos Medical Center has concluded.
All hospital activities have returned to normal procedures.
We appreciate the assistance and understanding of our patients and visitors during the event. Read More
Los Alamos Clients Get Fit At TopNotch Pilates
TopNotch Pilates owner Sabrina Svard, right, works with a client. Courtesy photoLos Alamos Daily Post
Sabrina Svard opened her Los Alamos facility, TopNotch Pilates, in April 2016 and tripled its size June 1. The studio now occupies a spacious suite on the second floor at 127 East Gate Dr.
Svard also teaches Pilates in Santa Fe and has taught in Los Alamos prior to opening TopNotch.
“My clients in Los Alamos urged me to open a studio here,” Svard said.
Prior to moving to Santa Fe three years ago, Svard owned a studio in New England. She has been teaching exercise Read More
Alert: Multi-agency Emergency Exercise At LAMC Today
ALERT:
This is a reminder there is a multi-agency Emergency Exercise today at Los Alamos Medical Center.
If you see a lot of activity, such as emergency vehicles and the like, it is because of the Emergency Exercise.
LAMC is working with LANL, Los Alamos County, and emergency responders as part of our work to be wholly prepared in case of a true crisis.
Should there be demand for real patient care that requires ED staff attention, the exercise at LAMC will be suspended to care for patients. Read More
Blue Sky Pilates Transitions To New Owners
Alex Ignacio, left, and Leci Langille, right, have purchased Blue Sky Pilates from Mary Lutes, center. Lutes will continue to be involved with the business as an instructor. Courtesy photo BUSINESS News:
Mary Lutes, founder of Blue Sky Pilates, is excited to announce that ownership of the studio has transferred to “two amazing, energetic highly motivated individuals, Lecie Langille and Alex Ignacio, both from Santa Fe.”
The transition of ownership began Aug. 15, 2016, and will be completed by the end of the month.
Lutes decided to sell the studio due to medical issues. Read More
Cone Zone Extra: LANL Exercise Friday Aug. 26
COUNTY News:
Motorists at or near the Diamond/Trinity intersection may see activity in the parking lot of the Los Alamos Medical Center this Friday. This is only a LANL emergency exercise, no cause for alarm.
Read the LANL news release below for details. Traffic should not be impeded, but, curious drivers may be more interested in looking at “what’s going on at the Medical Center…” – so be alert if passing through this busy intersection!
LANL News Release:
Los Alamos National Laboratory is conducting an emergency preparedness exercise Friday, Aug. Read More
UNM-LA Cuts Ribbon On Newly Renovated Fire & EMS Training Facility
UNM-Los Alamos CEO Dr. Cynthia Rooney and UNM-LA Advisory Board Chair Steve Boerigter cut the ribbon placed in front of the ambulance simulator Aug. 11, officially opening the renovated Fire & EMS Training Facility on campus. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Interior of the simulated ambulance used for training at UNM-LA. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comThe University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) hosted an Open House and ribbon cutting event Aug. 11 to celebrate the completed renovation of the Fire Read More
Relay For Life Night At Ashley Pond Park Friday
Walkers circle Ashley Pond at Friday’s Annual Relay for Life, which raises funds to fight cancer. This is the 30th annual event in Los Alamos. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Medical Center Marketing Director Mary Beth Maassen admires an item at the Silent Auction. Maassen is one of the organizers of the event. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Jim Lauderdale performs during Relay for Life Night at Friday’s Los Alamos County Summer Concert Series. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Two-steppin’. Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com100+ Women Who Care Celebrate First Year, Donate $5K To PAC 8 To Produce Anti-Suicide Videos For Teens
100+ Women Who Care celebrate their first year anniversary Thursday evening on the patio at Smith’s Marketplace in Los Alamos. From left, Marie Marroquin, Sopahn Kellogg, Marvel Harrison and Kathy Boerigter. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Julie Habiger, left, draws three names from a basket of a dozen local nonprofits vying for a chance to receive funding from 100+ Women Who Care. Kristy Ortega calls out the names selected. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Kate O’Donnell, left, and Jean Gindreau of PAC 8 are selected to receive approximately Read More
Letter To The Editor: Relay For Life Week
The “rule” is – listening is the language of love. Cancer is a tough diagnosis, so your friend needs some compassion. So ask, how is it going – you can do this in person, you can do this thru an email, you can do this in a card. But, only ask, if you are willing to listen. No one is required to care and no one
Isotope Research Opens Possibilities For Cancer Treatment
The triumphant research team during the acquisition of the first actinium X-ray Absorption Fine Structure analysis (on the screen). From left, Thomas Hostetler (SSRL), Chantal Stieber (former Los Alamos), Maryline Ferrier (Los Alamos), Juan Lezama Pacheco (Stanford) and Stosh Kozimor (Los Alamos). Courtesy photoLANL News:
- Computer models supporting spectroscopy unlock behavior of actinium-225
A new study at Los Alamos National Laboratory and in collaboration with Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource greatly improves scientists’ understanding of the element Read More
Infinity Wellness Opens In Los Alamos
Dr. Carmen Solano at her new office Tuesday afternoon at 1460 Trinity Dr., Suite 8. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.comDr. Carmen Solano is the healthcare provider at Infinity Wellness, a new premier healthcare center at 1460 Trinity Dr., Suite 8, that delivers functional medicine to Los Alamos and surrounding communities.
The community is invited to celebrate the grand opening of the practice with a ribbon cutting event at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25 at Infinity Wellness, directly behind Trinity
LAMC’s New CEO Embraces Community
LAMC CFO Steve Winegeart, right, welcomes new LAMC CEO John Whiteside. Courtesy photoBy MARY BETH MAASSEN
LAMC
It has been a busy week at Los Alamos Medical Center (LAMC). Former CEO Feliciano Jiron was spirited away to manage another LifePoint Health hospital in Arizona and John Whiteside, a veteran healthcare administrator stepped up to manage LAMC and assume the role of interim CEO.
Whiteside most recently served as COO of a two-hospital system in Louisiana that also is part of the LifePoint Health system. As COO of the two facilities, he oversaw daily operations of the hospitals Read More
Luján And White House Drug Policy Director Hold Conference Call Today; Community Forum Thursday
National Drug Control Policy Director Michael BotticelliState’s Largest ‘Walk To End Alzheimer’s’ Sept. 17
HEALTH News:The Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the Alzheimer’s Association’s flagship fundraiser,
Heinrich Launches Online Zika Resource Center
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From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is providing New Mexicans with critical resources and raising awareness about the health threat posed by the Zika virus.
Today, he launched a Zika Resource Center on his website to provide information about the virus and tools to help New Mexicans stay healthy.
“While the Zika crisis grows, it’s more important than ever that New Mexicans have access to critical information about how to keep themselves and their families safe during the summer Read More
Los Alamos Kiwanis Keeps Project Eliminate Promise
Don Casperson, center, spoke at Los Alamos Kiwanis recently, updating the club on the organization’s national and regional conventions and on Project Eliminate, a campaign to wipe out maternal and neonatal tetanus worldwide. He is shown holding a t-shirt from the regional convention in Albuquerque. At left is Cheryl Pongratz, who presented him with a Secundino Sandoval print—a gift from the club. At right is Los Alamos Kiwanis President Lisa Wismer, who holds a plaque saying that the club’s donations have saved the lives of 20,800 babies. Photo by Morrie PongratzNational Sinus Institute: Allergies
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State Crisis And Access Line Helping More New Mexicans Connect With Needed Services And Support
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