Montrose Regional Health

PERA switches retirees' health insurance plan; no impact for MRH patients

Montrose Regional Health laid off 34 employees yesterday, and announced that 43 vacant positions will not be filled. The elimination of these 77 positions comes amid budget strain, and will have impacts on the company’s structure and the programs it provides.

A Delta man was seriously injured last week by a cow that had escaped a nearby stockyard.

The medical oncology and infusion center in Montrose will be moving into a larger space

Crawford will increase water rates during the month of October

New electric vehicle tax credits to expire at the end of September

Paonia enters water restrictions and restoration plans take root at the Black Canyon National Park

FEATURE: Last month, over 50 musicians from across Colorado and the country came to the tiny mountain town of Lake City. They where there to put on a band concert. It's not a paying gig. They do it for the love of music. As Laura Palmisano reports for KVNF, they had less than two days to prepare for the show.

Montrose Regional Health CEO Jeff Mengenhausen explains what's planned for a new ambulatory care center. He also comments on the new medical center planned for the Colorado Outdoors project and talks about why they are once again requiring masks at the hospital and clinics in response to rising COVID numbers. Plus, candidates for Colorado’s Third Congressional District primaries answered questions at a League of Women Voters forum last night. KSJD’s Lucas Brady Woods has a recap.

Third congressional district primary candidates are meeting tonight at 6 at a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Colorado. Lucas Brady Woods sits down with the League’s president, Karen Sheek. Plus, Scott Franz reports some Colorado lawmakers say they want to pass new laws promoting abortion access if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down federal protections.