Gila Regional Medical Center has partnered with Vituity, the nation’s largest physician-owned and physician-led medical partnership, to provide Emergency Medicine services at the hospital. The partnership marks Vituity’s first practice location in New Mexico and supports Gila Regional’s commitment to high-quality emergency care. The partnership will help strengthen patient care by bringing physician-led leadership, national emergency medicine expertise, and quality improvement resources to better serve Grant County and surrounding communities.
The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is inviting the public to a free Narcotics Awareness presentation on July 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Grant County Veterans Memorial Business and Conference Center. The community education event will focus on recognizing narcotics and drug paraphernalia, current drug trends, warning signs of substance abuse, the dangers of fentanyl, and available prevention and treatment resources. Parents, educators, healthcare professionals, business owners and community leaders are encouraged to attend.
The Southwest Solid Waste Authority has completed a $64,652.21 tire shredding project funded through the New Mexico Environment Department’s Recycling and Illegal Dumping Grant Program. The project shredded approximately 5,000 scrap tires at the Southwest New Mexico Regional Landfill, helping reduce health and environmental risks associated with discarded tires. The effort will help prevent mosquito and rodent breeding, reduce the threat of dangerous tire fires, and improve long-term scrap tire management throughout Grant County.
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The lightning-caused Sacaton Fire in the Gila Wilderness has grown to an estimated 9,274 acres and remains 0% contained as of July 6. Firefighters continue working to protect the Willow Creek Subdivision, where crews have completed a direct fireline along the northern edge of the fire, strengthened by earlier fire-retardant drops. Crews are reinforcing those lines, installing water systems for structure protection, and preparing additional indirect firelines along Bearwallow Road in case defensive firing operations become necessary. With thunderstorms and a high chance of lightning expected, an initial attack team remains on standby to quickly respond to any new wildfire starts.
