SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health recommends that people over the age of 50 who received an initial booster does at least four months ago receive a second mRNA booster (Moderna or Pfizer) to increase their protection against severe disease from COVID-19 (for a total of four doses). NMDOH also recommends people 12 and older with certain immune deficiencies receive a second booster dose of an mRNA vaccine at least four months after their first booster dose (for a total of five doses).

In addition, NMDOH recommends a second booster dose using an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine for adults who received a primary vaccine and booster dose of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19...

SANTA FE – The Lujan Grisham administration announced on March 30 in a press release that it will expand Medicaid coverage for postpartum care for new mothers by increasing coverage from 60 days to a full year. The enhanced support will begin April 1 and is expected to impact up to 17,000 New Mexicans.

“Extending postpartum care will support better health outcomes for thousands of New Mexico mothers and babies, ensuring a healthier start in life for children across the state,” said Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. “My administration will continue to use every available tool to expand access to affordable health care and deliver better outcomes for New Mexico families.”




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RMCHCS Board has under one month to HIRE CEO

For months now, McKinley County citizens have been expressing their displeasure with the Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services and more specifically the company that has been running the hospital for a year and a half now.

From down phone lines to an interim CEO that isn’t around as much as locals may like, citizens have been voicing their concerns about the hospital. The Community Health Action Group has held multiple town halls, protests, and community meetings to help citizens voice their concerns.

McKinley County has a lease with the Community Hospital Corporation, based out of Plano, TX, which runs the hospital. The...

Veterans Memorial Complex at Fort Canyon renamed Joe Vargas Veterans Memorial Complex

Joe Vargas served the Gallup community as the Parks Director from November 1963 to December 2000. Now, 21 years after his last day of work and two years after his death on March 29, 2020, he is being honored in an extraordinary way.

During the March 8 city council meeting, the current Parks Director, Vincent Alonzo, came to the council to speak about Vargas and to recommend that the Veterans Memorial Complex at Ford Canyon be renamed the Joe Vargas Veterans Memorial Complex.

“Ford Canyon was Joe’s baby,” Alonzo said. “He was proud of Ford Canyon. To me, the park system is all because of Joe...