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Albuquerque Jurors Issue $52 Million Verdict In Insurance Bad Faith Lawsuit Against Professional Underwriters Liability Insurance Company – Subsidiary Of The Doctor’s Company

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Attorney Zackeree Kelin of Davis Kelin Trial Lawyers

STATE News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Davis Kelin Trial Lawyers, an Albuquerque-based premier litigation firm, along with Las Cruces-based McGraw Law, LLC, received a $52 million verdict in an insurance bad faith case against Professional Underwriters Liability Insurance Company (PULIC) — a wholly owned subsidiary of The Doctor’s Company — in a decade-long case relating to unfair insurance practices.

In 2013, PULIC refused to defend and indemnify its insured doctor after he was sued for the wrongful death of multiple patients who died as a result Read More

LAMC Honors Genevieve Fairchild With 2023 Daisy Award

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2023 Daisy Award recipient Nurse Genevieve Fairchild. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

LAMC CEO Tracie Stratton presents Nurse Genevieve Fairchild with the 2023 Daisy Award as nominees Dianne Vandiver, seceond from right and Melissa Weiss, right, look on during a special ceremony Monday at the hospital. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Medical Center (LAMC) Nurse Genevieve Fairchild was honored as the recipient of the 2023 Daisy Award during a ceremony Monday in the hospital lobby.

The Daisy Award recognizes Read More

Governor-Backed Fund Would Address Shortage Of Health Care Providers In New Mexico’s Rural Areas

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Sen. Liz Stefanics

By DANIEL J. CHACON
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Immediately after Dr. Wangler opened a nonprofit health center serving Gallup and McKinley County last year, patients started to pour through her doors.

“We certainly could tell that we had identified a critical need,” said Wangler, founder and executive director of Gallup Community Health.

Since then, the health center has expanded from mostly only Wangler seeing patients to 11 providers working in the burgeoning facility in some capacity or another.

“We believe in paying our staff fairly and making sure that they’re able to Read More

New Mexico Lawmakers Propose Chemical Castration To Keep Paroled Sex Offenders From Harming Children

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Rep. Stefani Lord

By ROBERT NOTT
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Legislative sessions in New Mexico often include bills that court controversy.

This year, a pair of House Republicans could stir up the Roundhouse with a proposal that would allow a court to order a convicted sex offender to undergo chemical castration as a condition of their parole.

Reps. John Block of Alamogordo and Stefani Lord of Sandia Park say House Bill 128 would offer sex offenders an option for early release if they agree to the treatment.

Lord said the program would be “voluntary” and is aimed at felons who were convicted of sexually Read More

On The Job In Los Alamos: Dr. Grant At Trinity Urgent Care

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On the job in Los Alamos Monday afternoon is Dr. Ed Grant at Trinity Urgent Care, LLC, 1460 Trinity Dr. Suite A & B. Locally owned and operated, Trinity Urgent Care opened its doors to the community on Nov. 30, 2015, and provides up-to-date expert evaluation and treatment covering a wide range of minor emergencies, illnesses and injuries. ‘Trinity Urgent Care is an alternative to the long wait or high cost of a visit to a hospital emergency room. If your own primary care provider isn’t available when you need them, we are, 7 days-a-week.’ To learn more, click here. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Drs. Aimee Price & Erika Bittner Change Practice Location

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Dr. Aimee Price and Dr. Erika Bittner move practice to 557 Oppenheimer Drive. Courtesy photo

ACUPUNCTURE News:

Dr. Aimee Price and Dr. Erika Bittner, whom are both Doctors of Oriental Medicine at The Acupuncture Center of Los Alamos have announced that they have changed locations.

They are now at 557 Oppenheimer Drive and share offices with Los Alamos Chiropractic Center and Sage Integrated Health.

Dr. Price (DOM) has worked at the Acupuncture Center of Los Alamos since 2015 and recently took over ownership in 2021. She has treated everything from back pain, migraines, hot flashes, digestive Read More

Barranca Mesa Healthy Schools Team To Host Strategies For Managing & Resolving Conflict

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Circle time in Aleandra Holcomb’s 4th grade class. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

In the schools and in the community we continue to experience the negative effects of the pandemic. Many people, children and adults alike, are struggling with rebuilding connections and managing conflict when it arises.

The Barranca Mesa Elementary Healthy Schools Team would like to invite parents and caregivers of elementary aged students to an opportunity to connect and discuss strategies for managing and resolving conflict.

The vision for Barranca School is that all students will develop positive relationships Read More

NNMC: Introduction To Medical Cannabis For Health Care Professionals March 20-May 12, 2023

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NNMC Nursing and Health Sciences Chair Ellen Trabka, MSN, RN

NNMC News:

ESPAÑOLA, — Studies suggest that cannabis can be effective in treating HIV/AIDS, cancer, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, sleep, anxiety, trauma and other conditions. Research also supports the use of cannabis for reducing pain without the harmful side effects of substances such as opioids. Yet published studies indicate that healthcare professionals lack formal education related to medical cannabis.

Ellen Trabka, MSN, RN, chair of Nursing and Health Sciences at Northern New Mexico College (NNMC), wants Read More

Rep. Stansbury, Sen. Heinrich Highlight Millions In Funding Secured For New Mexico’s First Medical Sobering Center

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Jan. 18, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) met with City of Albuquerque officials to discuss how over $4.2 million in direct federal investments that they secured is developing the Gateway Center at Gibson Health Hub, the first medical sobering center in New Mexico. Courtesy photo

From the Office of U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury:

ALBUQUERQUE — U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) and U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (N.M.) met with City of Albuquerque officials recently to discuss how more than $4.2 million in direct federal investments that they secured Read More

Two GOP Lawmakers Seek Increased Fentanyl Possession Penalties … Which Some Opponents Call Wrong Move

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Rep. Bill Rehm

By PHAEDRA HAYWOOD
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Stronger, more addictive and cheaper to manufacture than many other drugs, the synthetic opioid fentanyl has ravaged the country in recent years — becoming one of leading causes of death among adults ages 18 to 45.

New Mexico is no exception.

The rate of fentanyl overdose deaths in the state has increased nearly sevenfold since 2016, according to state Department of Health data, jumping from 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016 to 16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020. The drug has caused the death of nearly 600 people in New Mexico since 2016. Read More