Fentanyl use on the rise: Hospital hosts training on anti-overdose drug
The sun was scorching on the afternoon of May 6, when a small crowd gathered in the shade of an awning outside Moab Regional Hospital to learn more about naloxone, a drug that…
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A look back on the first pandemic year: Digital scrapbook online now
Info What: Moab’s Year of Pandemic Living: A Digital Scrapbook Where: www.grandcountyutah.net/1124/Digital-Scrapbook-Project Cost: Free In April, Jessie Magleby, head of adult services at Grand County Public Library, invited Moab community members to submit journal entries, photographs,…
The View: Raising awareness of fentanyl in our community
Substance use is a part of our lives as human beings. Drugs and alcohol are used in ceremonies, religion and family gatherings. They can be used for medical purposes or purely for their…
COVID-19 vaccine appointments open to all adults
The Southeast Utah Health Department opened up COVID-19 vaccine appointments for adults 18 years of age or older, as state guidelines have loosened. Brady Bradford, health director at SEUHD, hopes that everyone in…
Moab Regional Hospital celebrates 10 years of service
Moab Regional Hospital, a nonprofit critical access hospital, celebrated ten years of service to the Moab community on February 14. “Like most ten-year-olds, the hospital has grown a lot in the last decade,”…
Scant data available on Moab police use-of-force incidents
Moab Police Chief Bret Edge pledged to improve the department’s reporting of the use of force by officers in alignment with its existing policy at a June 23 meeting of the Moab City Council….
Operation Cookie brings snacks to hospital staff
Back in November, Moab resident Annie Payne posted to the Facebook group Moab Stone Soup, a page set up to facilitate resource sharing in the area. Payne noted the increasing strain on medical…
Medical workers receive first Moab COVID-19 vaccine shipments
Utah hospitals and frontline workers are receiving COVID-19 vaccines in southeastern Utah, after the U.S. Food & Drug Administration granted emergency authorizations to Pfizer and Moderna for vaccines to fight the coronavirus. Frontline…
Why this Moab surgeon is choosing to get the COVID-19 vaccine
Since writing this editorial, Dr. Hanly received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at St. Mary’s Hospital In Grand Junction. He reportedly experienced a little soreness at the site of the shot…
Snacks with honor
The Grand County Middle School Honor Society would like to thank the Moab Regional Hospital for their generous donation of $250, which will provide healthy snacks and rewards for students throughout the year….