/tags/medical-care medical care en-US Copyright Tue, 29 Aug 2023 00:28:27 GMT /local-news/2023-08-28/federal-funds-aim-to-grow-nms-nursing-workforce-as-shortage-persists While the national nursing shortage may be easing, vacancies still haven’t returned to pre-pandemic numbers, according to a study from Nursing Solutions Inc. In New Mexico, the most recent data showed 9,000 RN job postings in the state as of last summer. The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center has announced it’s set to receive millions in federal funds to address the gap, particularly in rural areas. Tue, 29 Aug 2023 00:28:27 GMT /local-news/2023-08-28/federal-funds-aim-to-grow-nms-nursing-workforce-as-shortage-persists Nash Jones /local-news/2020-08-30/no-more-normal-the-survival-basics Summer is winding down and harvest season is quickly approaching. The change of the season is always very beautiful, but before the excitement of the… Sun, 30 Aug 2020 18:00:00 GMT /local-news/2020-08-30/no-more-normal-the-survival-basics Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2019-09-09/judge-n-m-corrections-department-tried-to-hide-report-on-health-care-failures For years, people who’d been in New Mexico prisons brought lawsuits and allegations about dangerously bad medical care, as well as sexual abuse by a… Mon, 09 Sep 2019 23:01:58 GMT /local-news/2019-09-09/judge-n-m-corrections-department-tried-to-hide-report-on-health-care-failures Marisa Demarco /local-news/2018-09-18/lets-talk-medical-care-in-state-prisons Let's Talk New Mexico 9/20 8 am: Prisons in New Mexico don’t have enough medical staff, and advocates say this means people don’t get the help they… Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:21:36 GMT /local-news/2018-09-18/lets-talk-medical-care-in-state-prisons Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2018-08-21/interpreter-training-program-aims-to-foster-n-m-industry When a hospital or doctor’s office sees a patient who doesn’t speak English, federal law requires the institution to hire an interpreter. But the need for… Tue, 21 Aug 2018 23:17:06 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2018-08-21/interpreter-training-program-aims-to-foster-n-m-industry Hannah Colton /public-health-new-mexico/2018-03-16/african-american-low-birth-weight-rates-stagnate Babies who are born underweight are at higher risk of developing health problems or even dying. New state data show the rate of babies born with low birth… Fri, 16 Mar 2018 23:04:02 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2018-03-16/african-american-low-birth-weight-rates-stagnate May Ortega /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/2016-04-21/inmates-sue-over-health-care-in-n-m-prisons The company that handles medical services for prisoners in the state—Corizon Health—is facing hundreds of lawsuits filed by inmates who say care is… Thu, 21 Apr 2016 22:48:03 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-04-21/inmates-sue-over-health-care-in-n-m-prisons Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2015-10-15/many-n-m-jails-charge-inmates-copays Untreated minor health concerns can grow into big, expensive ailments, maybe even fatal illnesses. That’s true for people who are in jail, too. Many of… Thu, 15 Oct 2015 23:25:20 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-10-15/many-n-m-jails-charge-inmates-copays Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2015-10-01/questions-arise-after-inmate-deaths FARMINGTON, N.M.—Nationwide, the number of people who die in jail is rising. Here in New Mexico, three deaths in three months in San Juan County’s lockup… Thu, 01 Oct 2015 22:37:17 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-10-01/questions-arise-after-inmate-deaths Marisa Demarco