JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED Moab area medical facilities unveil new and expanded healthcare services Written by Rachel Fixsen
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HE MOAB AREA HAS GROWN IN MANY ASPECTS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, AND AREA MEDICAL FACILITIES ARE EXPANDING AND IMPROVING TO KEEP PACE WITH INCREASING NEEDS. MOAB REGIONAL HOSPITAL OPENED ITS BRAND NEW RECOVERY CENTER ON JUNE 6, THE FIRST MAJOR ELEMENT OF A BROADER EXPANSION THAT WILL INVOLVE NEARLY EVERY PART OF THE HOSPITAL. THE MOAB FREE HEALTH CLINIC IS PREPARING TO MOVE TO A NEW, LARGER CAMPUS WHERE IT WILL BE ABLE TO OFFER MORE SERVICES AND STRENGTHEN ITS PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE NEW SPANISH VALLEY CLINIC HAS BEEN SEEING PATIENTS SINCE IT OPENED IN NOVEMBER OF 2021.
From left to right, at the ribboncutting for the Moab Regional Hospital (MRH) Recovery Center: Megan West, Opioid Grant Program Administrator/State of Utah; Christy Calvin, MRH Director of Marketing and Community Relations; Lauren Shimp, MRH Assistant Grant Coordinator; Vicki Gigliotti, RN and MRH Chief Clinical Officer; Angela Moore, MRH Emergency Department Case Manager; Kari McKay, MRH Director of Human Resources; Cari Arneson, RN, MRH Recovery Center; Nara Bopp-Williams, MRH Grant Coordinator; Dr. Lauren Prest, MRH Addiction Psychiatrist and Medical Director of Mental Health & Recovery Services; Amber Dickamore, MRH Recovery Center Program Director; Zach Wojcieszek, MRH Chief Financial Officer; Ronnie Boongaling, MRH Chief Operations Officer; Jeremy Olsen, MRH Pharmacist; Jennifer Sadoff, MRH Chief Executive Officer; Dee Gulledge, RN and MRH Board of Directors; Pam Marsing, LCSW, MRH Mental Health & Recovery Services; Alex Kirczow, RN, MRH Mental Health & Recovery Services; Luke Wojciechowski, MRH Grant Finance Coordinator; Lucinda Edwards, MRH Shuttle Driver; Beth Logan, MRH Board Chair; Terry Galen, LCSW, MRH Social Worker. [Photo by Corie Spruill]
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MOAB AREA REAL ESTATE MAGAZINE June–July 2022
