Breast Cancer Awareness
The Fight Doesn’t End October 31 Moving beyond awareness and into peace-of-mind with annual mammograms October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time set aside each year to review our knowledge of this disease, shine [...]
Suicide Awareness
Suicide: What You Should Know by Jonathan Rutherford, BA, BSN, RN, Director of Behavior Health, Canyon Vista Medical Center The issue of suicide is a very difficult and concerning topic to address – and, unfortunately, [...]
Lowering Your Cholesterol
Lower Your Cholesterol, Lower Your Risk “Cholesterol” is probably one of the most common words you hear when it comes to heart disease, what and what not to eat, and general health and well-being. And [...]
The National Opioid Crisis: How Did We Get Here
The nation's opioid crisis reached new proportions in 2017, with provisional data revealing that there were 17 percent more deaths from drug overdoses between May 2016 and May 2017, compared to the previous year. Though [...]
Immunization Awareness
Getting in the Immunization Routine: Regular vaccinations support individual and community health With summer drawing to a close, it will soon be time to focus on getting back into more “normal” routines. After-school practices, homework, [...]
Annual Physicals and Back to School
Healthy Habits to Ensure a Successful School Year for Kids When the days get shorter, it’s a good sign that another school year is just around the corner. As you begin to tackle your back-to-school [...]
Cookout Caution
Keeping Food Safety in Focus This Summer by Chelsea Sanders, RD Clinical Dietitian Summer offers plentiful opportunities to gather outdoors with family and friends. Whether it’s the Fourth of July, Labor Day, an afternoon on [...]
Summer Safety
BE COOL: Tips to Help You Beat the Heat and Have a Safe and Healthy Summer With summer in full swing, many of us are taking full advantage of this fun time of year, whether [...]
Making Communities Healthier Takes 24/7/365 Teamwork
by Bob Gomes, CEO, Canyon Vista Medical Center At Canyon Vista Medical Center, we know that it takes around-the-clock efforts and dedicated teamwork to provide the highest quality care for our neighbors and achieve our [...]
Arizona Nurse Honor Guard of Cochise County Instituted
(Left to right) Volunteer Liaison: Amber Hooper, President: Tori Child, CVMC Critical Care Director and Vice-President: Anna Ray, CVMC Pre-hospital Clinical Coordinator and Secretary: Gina Florez, and Board of Trustees member and Community Liaison: [...]