/tags/emergency-services emergency services en-US Copyright Mon, 12 Mar 2018 21:37:28 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2018-03-12/taos-county-gets-its-first-bariatric-ambulance Taos County recently rolled out the area’s first ambulance made specifically to transport obese patients. It can make it safer and more comfortable for… Mon, 12 Mar 2018 21:37:28 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2018-03-12/taos-county-gets-its-first-bariatric-ambulance May Ortega /public-health-new-mexico/2016-03-09/answering-a-call-for-help-in-santa-fe For many people who are homeless or who have behavioral health issues, the right medical care is too far out of reach. Often folks turn to emergency… Thu, 10 Mar 2016 00:42:34 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-03-09/answering-a-call-for-help-in-santa-fe Ed Williams /public-health-new-mexico/2015-11-30/bernco-offers-pajarito-mesa-emergency-id-signs Hundreds of people have populated Pajarito Mesa just Southwest of Albuquerque for decades. But without addresses, fire trucks, ambulances or sheriff’s… Tue, 01 Dec 2015 01:34:15 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-11-30/bernco-offers-pajarito-mesa-emergency-id-signs Marisa Demarco /local-news/2015-09-11/first-responders-gather-in-abq-on-9-11-anniversary First responders who work on the front lines are worried that their collective bargaining rights may be on the line because of a pending case in front of… Fri, 11 Sep 2015 22:47:34 GMT /local-news/2015-09-11/first-responders-gather-in-abq-on-9-11-anniversary Allison Giron /public-health-new-mexico/2015-04-29/emergency-responders-cant-always-reach-people-on-pajarito-mesa On a huge stretch of mesa to the Southwest of Albuquerque, people have built dwellings. These homesteaders on Pajarito Mesa say when they call for… Wed, 29 Apr 2015 23:27:20 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-04-29/emergency-responders-cant-always-reach-people-on-pajarito-mesa Marisa Demarco /local-news/2014-10-18/gov-martinez-orders-ebola-preparedness-plan Gov. Susana Martinez has directed the state Department of Health to coordinate an Ebola preparedness plan in case the disease is diagnosed in any New… Sun, 19 Oct 2014 00:42:59 GMT /local-news/2014-10-18/gov-martinez-orders-ebola-preparedness-plan /local-news/2014-08-12/navajo-nation-to-improve-911-service Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly has signed an executive order aimed at improving 911 service and emergency communications across the reservation.The… Tue, 12 Aug 2014 18:00:27 GMT /local-news/2014-08-12/navajo-nation-to-improve-911-service