Health Care

The San Juan Public Health District recently held a board meeting at their new headquarters in Blanding. Members of the team include: (back left, counter-clockwise) Kirk Benge (Director), Brittney Carlson (Nursing Director), Debbie Benally (board member), Rebecca Benally (board member...
The San Juan Health Service District board met in new facilities as they reviewed 2017 and looked to the future. The board met at the new San Juan Clinic in Blanding on February 15. After touring the facility, they discussed an agenda that included a review of 2017 financial reports and...
The new clinic of the San Juan Health Service District opened in Blanding on February 20. Crews have been busy preparing the new facility, which replaces the old clinic which was adjacent to the Four Corners Regional Care Center. The health service district shares the facility with San...
Construction crews are making progress on the new headquarters for Utah Navajo Health Systems in Montezuma Creek.  The facility is set to open in the summer. Staff photo
It only took three days for the 2018 New Years Baby to arrive at Blue Mountain Hospital. Evelyn Adele Turek was born at 2:45 a.m. on Wednesday, January 3, 2018. She weighed in at 6 pounds, 5 ounces and is 20 inches long. Dr. Casey McCullough was the attending physician and helped bring...
Blue Mountain Hospital (BMH) and Utah Navajo Health System, Inc. (UNHS) were honored at the Rural Health Association of Utah’s annual conference, on December 1 at Dixie State University, in St. George, UT. BMH and UNHS were both recipients of the 2017 Clinical Training in Rural Utah...
Donna Singer, who was instrumental in the creation of Utah Navajo Health Systems and Blue Mountain Hospital, was recently honored as a 2017 Community Star Rural Health Leader. Singer was honored on National Rural Health Day on November 16. In 2015, the National Organization of State...
The San Juan Health Service District is making progress on a number of fronts. In coming weeks, the district is planning for the anticipated opening of a new health facility near 200 West and 750 South in Blanding. The three-winged facility will house the health district clinic in...
San Juan County is teaming up with San Juan Hospital and Blue Mountain Hospital to provide magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) service based in San Juan County. The county approved a $900,000 loan for a new mobile MRI system at the September 5 commission meeting. For the past several...
San Juan Hospital recently celebrated Hospital Week with a series of events. Local school children enjoyed a look at a Medi-Vac Helicopter. Courtesy photo

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