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TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER — Marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center (MGRMC) officially opened its newest primary care facility, Copper …
Copper Mountain Clinic – Thatcher opens to expand primary care; Urgent Care planned for 2027 Read More
TweetPinShareWalk into any hospital, and you will see doctors, nurses, and specialists moving quickly from room to room. What you will not see is the parallel system tracking whether every …
How Do Hospitals Track Care Quality? Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy MGRMC SAFFORD – The Mount Graham Regional Medical Center (MGRMC) District Board has funded the purchase of Brainsway Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation equipment, or Brainsway Deep TMS. The …
Copper Mountain Clinic receives new mental health treatment equipment Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy MGRMC The Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Emergency Services and Trauma System announced today, May 19, that your community-owned MGRMC is now a Level III trauma …
MGRMC announced as a Level III Trauma Center Read More
TweetPinShareBy Kris McBride/EAC THATCHER, Ariz. — Eastern Arizona College (EAC) officially broke ground today on a 19,300-square-foot facility that will expand its Cosmetology Program and enhance healthcare services through the Copper …
EAC launches construction on new cosmetology and healthcare facility Read More
TweetPinShareFuture expansion plans include a new wound care clinic, retail pharmacy, and possible second story to the hospital By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Mount Graham Regional Medical Center …
MGRMC tours community leaders through new Medical Office Complex Read More
TweetPinSharePolice ask for community’s assistance By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – Thatcher Middle School Principal Jessica Medlin was struck while jogging in Pima early Thursday morning and was flown to …
Thatcher Middle School Principal struck while jogging Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – Like a scene out of a movie, a man rushed his pregnant fiancee to Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center early Wednesday morning at …
Father told to slow down after rushing pregnant fiancée to hospital at 100 mph Read More TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy MGRMC SAFFORD – Your Mount Graham Regional Medical Center (MGRMC) has been notified of recent scam calls to Gila Valley residents. These scammers pose as hospital employees and …
Hospital warns of nationwide phone scam targeting residents Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Greg Wilson/U.S. Army: MGRMC continues to rebound from its recent ransomware cyberattack. Hospital says initial review shows patient-medical system not breached By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The …
MGRMC continues to rebound after ransomware cyberattack Read More