Daniel Smith, Author at Ark Valley Voice

State Health Dept.Tests for COVID-19 at Chaffee County Fairgrounds

Posted by Daniel Smith | Mar 23, 2020

The first large-scale testing of residents for the COVID-19 virus was conducted Saturday March 21...

HRRMC Policy Changes Set After Positive COVID-19 Test Results in Chaffee

Posted by Daniel Smith | Mar 20, 2020

Two local COVID-19 tests have come back positive, prompting immediate changes to procedures at...

HRRMC Adds Telehealth Procedures to Handle Patients, Supply Questions Remain

Posted by Daniel Smith | Mar 19, 2020

Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center in Salida. Photo by Dan Smith Heart of the Rockies...

Traveler Snafus in the Age of COVID-19

Posted by Daniel Smith | Mar 19, 2020

Travel in the new age of the coronavirus known as COVID-19 has lost its luster – at least...

HRRMC COVID-19 Updates, Testing and Worker Worries

Posted by Daniel Smith | Mar 18, 2020

The COVID-19 virus Triage Tent outside the HRRMC Emergency Department. Heart of the Rockies...

HRRMC Cancels Elective Surgeries, Sets New COVID-19 Restrictions

Posted by Daniel Smith | Mar 17, 2020

Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center announced additional restrictions as a...

Local Prison Undertakes Precautions for COVID-19

Posted by Daniel Smith | Mar 17, 2020

The Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) has announced operational changes, including visitations and screenings, in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, to help protect inmates and staff, including the Buena Vista complex, which houses more than 1,200 inmates.

HRRMC Says COVID-19 Tests Negative, Initiates Visitor Ban

Posted by Daniel Smith | Mar 13, 2020

Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center Marketing and Public Relations Manager Allison Gergley announced Friday that recent tests for the COVID-19, commonly known as the coronavirus and samples collected at HRRMC, were...