The closing of the city’s lone hospital was the talk of the town. It’s been nearly four months since the closing of Cochise Regional Hospital in Douglas, but some Douglas residents talk about it like it happened yesterday. “People were shocked and appalled,” said Tom Allen, owner of a local café in town. “Suddenly, they didn’t…
Las mujeres que viven en las zonas rurales en Arizona, igual que las mujeres que viven en las zonas rurales en todo Estados Unidos, enfrentan obstáculos cuando tratan de conseguir el cuidado integral de salud dentro de sus comunidades. De acuerdo con Leah Meyers, la directora de la Red de Salud de las Mujeres Rurales…
Women in rural Arizona, like most women in rural America, run into obstacles as they seek comprehensive healthcare within their communities. The issue is one of access – economic and geographical – and one of comprehensive health care, according to Leah Meyers, director of the Arizona Rural Women’s Health Network. Comprehensive health care necessitates service…
Doctors are becoming a scarce commodity in rural Arizona, and despite recent legislation, it seems like money isn’t the real answer. In February, Governor Doug Ducey signed a bill which enhances the Arizona State Loan Repayment Program. The program is set in place to entice healthcare professionals, including physicians, general dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants…
When the Tombstone pharmacy closed in January after decades of use, the loss was felt. The store was mostly a tourist trap, full of the quaint items you might expect in an old western drug store as well as general items like snacks and bandages. But it still served residents as a modern pharmacy, and…
