A new clinic that couldn’t be possible without a generous donation of more than $50,000 from Grand Junction’s, Junior Service League, “Our entire mission is to give back to the community that we love and love to serve,” Stephanie Plieness, Junior Service League says.

American Academy of Emergency Medicine honored Dr. Thomas Tobin with a national award.

MESA COUNTY, Colo. — Community Hospital performed the first mechanical thrombectomy on the Western Slope using the ClotTriever System. This new state-of-the-art technology is designed to remove large clots from large vessels in a single session without the need for thrombolytic drugs or a consequent intensive care unit (ICU) stay. The procedure was performed by […]

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Dr. Keenan J. Vance with Community Hospital’s Western Orthopedics and Sports Medicine stopped by the KFQX studio to talk about some of the common problems and treatments he works with as an orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Vance is a knee and shoulder specialist, and one of only two doctors on the Western […]

Karen Martsolf with Community Hospital stopped by the studio to talk about Cornhole for Cancer, a fundraiser being held at the Fruita Civic Center Park on Saturday, June 8th. The event will be held from 2 pm until 8 pm.

Randy Kraus, Director of Volunteer Services at Community Hospital, stopped by the KFQX studio to talk about the hospital’s volunteer program, which is currently recruiting.

The Mesa County Commissioners presented the Clinical Trials Awareness Day proclamation, and emphasized the important work Community Hospital’s oncology staff is doing.

Community Hospital now has a new innovative imaging system to help guide surgeons.  Surgeries involving breast cancer, melanoma, and gallbladders will be easier thanks to the assistance of this high tech machine. 

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah and Grand Valley Oncology with Community Hospital have teamed up to better serve blood and marrow transplant patients in Mesa County and surrounding areas.

Karen Martsolf with Community Hospital came by the Fox 4 show today to discuss lung cancer in honor of Lung Cancer Awareness Month. She talks about how common the disease is, the leading causes and preventative measures you can take to keep yourself healthy.

Dr. Courtney Fulton from Community Hospital stopped by the studio to tell us more about proactive measures we can take to prevent breast cancer.

Karen Martsolf from Community Hospital stopped by the studio to tell us more about their growing Labor and Delivery department. 

Dr. Thomas Tobin, the new Chief Medical Officer at Community Hospital, joined the Fox 4 show to talk about his new position and the hospitals new Level III Designation. Dr. Tobin also addresses the recent reports that larger health organizations may be interested in buying Community Hospital.

Emergency care on the Western Slope just became more accessible.

Dr. Andrew Morse, the chief of bariatric surgery at Community Hospital, stopped by the studio to discuss their 9th Anniversary of the Bariatric Surgery Program.