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Admin Cameo: Meet Jennifer Rhoda Lucchesi

Jennifer Rhoda Lucchesi recently joined the team at Axis Health System the new Director of Behavioral Health Outpatient, based at Durango Integrated Healthcare in Durango. Her job is to is to ensure that clinical staff, supervisors and managers have the support they...

Board President receives Lifetime Achievement Award

John Albright, Axis Health System Board President, was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council (CBHC). Albright was chosen as the 2021 Outstanding Board Member during the CBHC Annual Behavioral Health Training...

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Heart of Axis awards $15,000 in grants

PICTURED: Recipients of 2021 Heart of Axis grant funding for community nonprofits gather at the Onward! A Legacy Foundation Annual Awards Luncheon on Nov. 19 at the Montezuma County Annex Building in Cortez, from left: Carie Harrison and Sarah Loh of Oak Tree...

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Espero residents receive gifts from Heart of Axis fund

IN THE PHOTO: A delivery of recreational items arrived on Dec. 23, 2021, two days before Christmas for residents of Espero Apartments in Durango. Dressed in festive attire are Kelsey Schumacher, left, Espero Site Services Coordinator with Housing Solutions for the...

CORE program receives community safety award

The Durango Co-Responder (CORE) program is continuing to receive positive feedback and recognition after its one-year anniversary on Feb. 23. CORE was awarded a Community Service Award during the Durango Police Department Public Safety Awards on Feb. 18 at the La...

Meet Molly Rodriguez, Director of Residential & Crisis Services

Molly Rodriguez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the State of Colorado and the Axis Health System Director of Residential and Crisis Services. "Acute care and crisis work is more than risk assessment. It’s complex and intense," said Rodriguez. "I do this...

Senior Reach program expands and adds new staff

Now in its fifth year, Senior Reach is an expanding Axis Health System program for La Plata County adults over age 60. Senior Reach is having a profound impact in the community and has proven highly successful in decreasing depression, anxiety and feelings of...

Pagosa Springs clinic now offers dental care

Pictured above: Dr. Katie Baron, DDS, prepares to meet with the first dental patients at Pagosa Springs Integrated Healthcare on Sept. 29, 2021. Pagosa Springs residents can now receive dental care at Pagosa Springs Integrated Healthcare (AIH), an Axis Health System...

Preventing Youth Suicide: Youth Suicide Prevention Program expands in Montrose, Delta, Gunnison, Telluride, Ouray, Ridgway, Norwood, and the West End

Preventing Youth Suicide: Youth Suicide Prevention Program expands in Montrose, Delta, Gunnison, Telluride, Ouray, Ridgway, Norwood, and the West End By Paul Reich, Community Liaison, Axis Health System Before the COVID-19 pandemic, youth suicides in Colorado and the...

Axis expands medication assisted treatment in primary care for opioid use disorder in Cortez, Dove Creek, Durango, and Pagosa Springs

Medication Assisted Treatment now available in primary care For many, struggling with opioid use is common and a growing concern for many community members, medical providers, and people experiencing opioid use disorder. In response to this concern, Axis has expanded...

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