Gila Regional Medical Center (GRMC) recently earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval Accreditation for demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. In March, The Joint Commission conducted a full survey of GRMC for the purpose of assessing compliance with the Medicare conditions for critical access hospitals and the results of the findings resulted in the granting of the accreditation. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care.
Silver Consolidated Schools will be having a “Back to School” pool party on Sunday, July 30th from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00p.m. There will be music, games, food and more. This event is for all Silver School students and their families and will take place at the Silver City Municipal Pool. For more information, visit the Silver Consolidated Schools website.
Future Forge Makerspace in Silver City is now accepting applications for volunteers. They are looking for volunteers to fill the position of Janitorial Worker, Laser and 3D Printing Area Guide, Makerspace Organizer, Youth Mentor and Videographer. Participants who volunteer will earn a free membership and access to all tools, machinery and classes. If interested in volunteering or for more information, visit their website.
The New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) is awarding nearly $3.5 million to 46 local governments and tourism-related communities across New Mexico through the department’s Cooperative Marketing Grant Program (CoOp) for Fiscal year 2024. Grant County will be receiving $50,568 of those funds to help advertise local destinations, attractions and events in Silver City and surrounding communities. The CoOp program was created to help grow New Mexico’s tourism economy by creating strategies that will bring more tourists to small communities throughout the state. For more information on the program, visit the New Mexico True website.
