G ood H ealth Open Enrollment for 2015 runs from November 15, 2014, though February 15, 2015. Don’t miss the deadline, because you might not be able to buy a health plan until the Open Enrollment period for 2016 and you could have to pay a fee. If Your Health Plan Won’t Be Offered: If your health plan is no longer offered in 2015, you will be automatically enrolled in a similar plan unless you choose a different one yourself. Staying Covered Through the Affordable Care Act IT’S ABOUT ONE YEAR SINCE YOU AND MORE THAN 30,000 OTHER NEW MEXICANS enrolled in a health plan through the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange (NMHIX). Now it’s time to think about coverage for 2015, and Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC) is here to help. WHY STAY INSURED? Staying insured is important for you, your family, and your community. That’s because you get access to free preventive care to keep you healthy, such as vaccines, screenings, and checkups. And, a health plan protects you from high, unex- pected medical costs. STAYING COVERED IN 2015 Whether you want to keep your health plan or find a new one, staying covered for 2015 is simple. Here’s what you need to know: If You Want to Keep Your Health Plan: Your health plan will send you information about next year’s premiums and benefits this fall. If you want to keep your plan, you don’t have to do anything. You will be automatically enrolled in the same plan for 2015. But, let the NMHIX know if your income or household size has changed. It could affect the amount of your tax credit. To report these changes, call 855-99-NMHIX or visit www.bewellnm.com/were-here-to-help. If You Want to Change Your Health Plan: During Open Enrollment, you can choose a new health plan on the NMHIX. The new plan could be from your current insurance company or from a different one. You can also buy a plan outside of the insurance exchange, but you won’t get any premium tax credits or cost-sharing reductions. www.grmc.org fall 2014 Putting the community in the center of good health è We Are Here for You. “For more than 100 years, we have been working to keep the people of southwest New Mexico healthy by providing care and commu- nity outreach,” says First Lastname, insert title here at GRMC. If you have questions about how to buy, enroll, or change health plans, stop by Insert location here between insert time(s) here as part of our insert event name and description here.
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Open Enrollment for 2015 runs from November 15, 2014, though February 15, 2015. Don’t miss the deadline, because you might not be able to buy a health plan until the Open Enrollment period for 2016 and you could have to pay a fee.
If Your Health Plan Won’t Be Offered:If your health plan is no longer offered in 2015, you will be automatically enrolled in a similar plan unless you choose a different one yourself.
Staying Covered Through the Affordable Care ActIT’S AbOuT ONE yEAr SINCE yOu AND mOrE ThAN 30,000 OThEr NEw mExICANS enrolled in a health plan through the New mexico health Insurance Exchange (NmhIx). Now it’s time to think about coverage for 2015, and Gila regional medical Center (GrmC) is here to help.
WHY StaY InSured?Staying insured is important for you, your family, and your community. That’s because you get access to free preventive care to keep you healthy, such as vaccines, screenings, and checkups. And, a health plan protects you from high, unex-pected medical costs.
StaYIng COvered In 2015whether you want to keep your health plan or find a new one, staying covered for 2015 is simple. here’s what you need to know:
If You Want to Keep Your Health Plan:your health plan will send you information about next year’s premiums and benefits this fall. If you want to keep your plan, you don’t have to do anything. you will be automatically enrolled in the same plan for 2015.
but, let the NmhIx know if your income or household size has changed. It could affect the amount of your tax credit. To report these changes, call 855-99-NMHIX or visit www.bewellnm.com/were-here-to-help.
If You Want to Change Your Health Plan:During Open Enrollment, you can choose a new health plan on the NmhIx. The new plan could be from your current insurance company or from a different one. you can also buy a plan outside of the insurance exchange, but you won’t get any premium tax credits or cost-sharing reductions.
www.grmc.org fall 2014Putting the community in the center of good health
è We Are Here for You. “For more than 100 years, we have been working to keep the people of southwest New Mexico healthy by providing care and commu-nity outreach,” says First Lastname, insert title here at GRMC. If you have questions about how to buy, enroll, or change health plans, stop by Insert location here between insert time(s) here as part of our insert event name and description here.
Leading the Way
GRMC closed out fiscal year 2013 with $9 million in the red, but we closed out fiscal year 2014 with just $2.4 million in the red. In this past year, much of our focus has been on rebuilding some of our older structures and developing the new structures necessary for our organi-zation to complete its transforma-tion. Many rural hospitals in the U.S. have had to close their doors in recent years, but because of our caregivers’ efforts, GRMC is in posi-tion to navigate current and future health care challenges.
As we continue into the 2015 fiscal year (July 2014 to June 2015), we plan to focus on our core services and their alignment with high-service, high-quality, and patient-centered care.
I remain extremely confident in our ability as an organization, along with the support of our community and local officials, to survive and thrive amid these health care chal-lenges and to achieve our mission and vision for the patients and com-munities we serve. We will continue to lead the way in this new health care environment.
Brian Cunningham, CEO
è Go to www.grmc.org and click on “About GRMC.” There you’ll find a YouTube link to the latest GRMC Town Hall video.
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WOmen FaCe SPeCIal dangerSThough heart attacks get more press, strokes rank as the third-leading cause of death among women. As in men, smoking, extra weight, and high blood pressure increase your risk. but new guidelines from the American heart Association and American Stroke Association address factors unique to women, including:• Preeclampsia. This blood-pressure disorder during pregnancy doubles new moms’ stroke risk. women with high blood pressure before pregnancy might need aspirin or other drugs to reduce it. And women who develop preeclampsia should be watched closely for strokes later in life.• Migraine headaches with aura. If you have these hard-hitting headaches, quit smoking. The combination boosts your stroke risk tenfold.• Atrial fibrillation. This irregular heartbeat leads to four to five times the stroke risk among older women. Those age 75 and older should be examined for it, and treated if necessary.
Act FASt WHeN SyMPtoMS StrIkeEventually, doctors hope to develop a risk score to help women understand their chances of having a stroke. In the meantime, you can take action by learning the warning signs. remember the acronym F.A.S.T.:• Face drooping. Look for an uneven smile.• Arm weakness. One arm may feel numb or feeble.• Speech difficulty. Listen for slurring, garbling, or trouble talking at all.• time to call 911. Dial if any of these symptoms appear in
you or a loved one. If it is a stroke, swift treatment can make a big difference.“Stroke is a major public health concern,” says Norman ratliff, m.D.,
F.A.C.C., board certified Cardiologist at Gila Cardiology in Silver City. “Fortunately, we now have some very effective treatment options if patients are seen quickly after their symptoms begin. It is critical to recognize symptoms early and seek treatment as soon as possible.”
Doctors Take Aim at women’s Stroke risk
è For a free “Stroke Warning Signs” magnet and a Stroke and Heart Attack Pocket Slider educational brochure, please send your name and mail-ing address to [email protected] or write to editor Laura Howell at GRMC, 1313 East 32nd St., Silver City, NM 88061.
Norman Ratliff, M.D., F.A.C.C.
CEO Brian Cunningham at our latest Town Hall event
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www.grmc.org 3Gila Regional Medical Center
pEOpLE LIvING wITh CANCEr ArE OFTEN FACED wITh LIFE-AND-DEATh DECISIONS when it comes to being able to afford their medications, treatments, and other day-to-day expenses. Gila regional’s medical Surgical Director, Denice baird, r.N., and her hus-band, Sherman, decided to do something about it.
Denice and Sherman, who own the baird Arena in Cliff, N.m., created a nonprofit event, rope 4 hope. Funds raised at the event are used to ease the burden of Gila regional Cancer Center patients who are experiencing financial hardship due to their cancer treatment, and to help provide mammograms to uninsured women in Catron, Grant, hidalgo, and Luna counties. “Our intent is that no patient should have to make a choice
between necessary treatment and meeting their financial obligations, namely food, fuel, or utilities,” says Denice.
rope 4 hope relies on the community, many sponsors, and volunteers. money is raised through T-shirt sales, a raf-fle, dinner, and silent auction. Admission to the competi-tions is free to the public, and competitors’ entry fees are paid through to the winning riders. It has grown to attract top barrel racers and roping teams from surrounding states.
put on your pink and join us at the fifth annual rope 4 hope on Saturday, October 25, and Sunday, October 26. Find more information online at www.rope4hope.org.
rope 4 hope Swings into Action
è Do you know how to do the breast cancer exam shower test? We’ll send you a free “shower card” that explains the basics. Call 575-538-4067 or email your name and mailing address to [email protected].
GRMC Welcomes New Chief Financial Officer GRMC administration is proud to announce Omaira Heakin as the new GRMC Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
“Gila Regional is fortunate to add Omaira Heakin to the hospital’s administration and financial team,” says Brian Cunningham, CEO of GRMC. “Omaira’s health care financial acumen is top-notch, and we look forward to her leadership and contributions to our patients, their families, caregivers, physicians, and volunteers.”
Heakin brings more than 13 years of financial management experience to GRMC, most recently serving as the CFO for Alta Vista Regional Hospital in Las Vegas, N.M. She earned her Bachelor of Science in business administration accounting from the University of Saint Thomas in Columbia, South America, and a master’s degree in health administration from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. She is a certified public accountant and was formerly employed as Assistant CFO at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Missouri and Accounting Manager at HCA Physician Services in Tennessee.
“It is my honor and privilege to serve as GRMC’s CFO and to be part of the Gila Regional family,” says Heakin. “I am committed to serve our communities and work to take the hospital to the next level of patient care experience.”
Omaira Heakin, CFO
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Aqua workout class at BCWC
Ninth Annual Santa ChallengeMove your body and get fit before the holidays with Group Fitness Classes at the Billy Casper Wellness Center (BCWC). Beginning December 1, attend as many Group Fitness Classes as you can through December 23 and you could win a T-shirt or a top-place prize. The challenge is open to both land and water classes.
For more information about the 2014 Santa Challenge, contact the BCWC front desk at 575-538-4844 or check the event calendar at www.grmc.org.
Light Up Your LifeThursday, December 4, 5:30 p.m. Gila Regional Canopy/Visitors Entrance
Honor the memory of a loved one by having his or her name and a light on the tree.
For details, go to the event calendar at www.grmc.org or call 575-538-4657.
your Good health —It’s in the bag!whILE yOu prObAbLy hAvEN’T uSED A brOwN bAG SINCE GrADE SChOOL, it’s time to pack one again. but leave the bologna sandwich at home this time, and instead fill your bag with any medi-cines you take, including vitamins, supplements, and over-the-counter remedies. Then join us for a FrEE health Talk slot for your one-on-one “brown bag Checkup” with a GrmC pharmacist.
Thursday, November 6, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. GRMC Conference Room
Slots are limited, so contact us today to reserve your time. Please contact Joe Kellerman at 575-538-4870
