AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoDoctor Shortage: Richard Berry, the new head of the New Mexico Medical Society, says the state must put recent malpractice-law changes into practice and improve workforce development to help doctors succeed. Environmental Health: Near the Black River, a suspected produced-water dump has raised safety concerns. The oilfield waste can contain toxic chemicals and may be radioactive, and trucks haul it across southern New Mexico. Rural Care: UNM’s preliminary plan to acquire Alta Vista Regional Hospital in Las Vegas has lapsed, leaving questions about the future of the 25-bed hospital and whether the deal was tied to state funding for reproductive health care. Public Health: New Mexico renewed its syphilis testing order, while thousands of immigrants in the state could lose health coverage amid Medicaid changes.
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