When starting an exercise program, our natural desire is to see results and see them quickly, especially if we’re trying to lose excess weight. We may lose patience with ourselves and, as a result, overdo it.

Scenic Mountain Medical Group is pleased to welcome Jonathan Morales, board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner. Jonathan has 15 years of healthcare experience encompassing emergency medicine, hospice, orthopedics and post-surgical care. His practice is developed around his ability to treat patients using evidence-based practices and interventions. He believes patient education is the fundamental foundation of creating positive outcomes for treatment. His areas of interest include:

On Tuesday, January 26th, Midland Health graciously allocated 800 of the Pfizer vaccines to Scenic Mountain Medical Center (SMMC) to aid in vaccinating the Big Spring and surrounding communities. Scenic Mountain will hold a community vaccination clinic on Wednesday and Thursday, January 27 - 28, from 10 am to 4 pm at Scenic Mountain Medical Center Whatley Plaza, located on the northwest corner of the hospital’s front parking lot.  Scenic Mountain Medical Center is located at 1601 W. 11th Place in Big Spring.

Scenic Mountain Medical Center invites the community to attend a virtual lecture to discuss Prenatal Care on Tuesday, February 2 from noon to 1:00 pm. The lecture will be led and presented by Gabrielle Rich, D.O. in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Dr. Michael Janice, General Surgeon at Odessa Regional Medical Center, will host a virtual lecture on Monday, February 1 from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm to discuss why you shouldn’t delay surgical care amidst COVID-19.

TEMPE, AZ- Steward Health Care, the nation’s largest private, for profit physician-led health care network, today named Mark Robinson as the Chief Operating Officer for the Western Region (Utah and Arizona).  Robinson brings 21 years of health care experience to Steward Health Care. Robinson recently lead St. Marks Hospital in Salt Lake City as the Chief Executive Officer from 2018 to 2020.

Mesa, AZ - Steward Health Care, the nation’s largest private, for profit physician-led health care network, today named Mark Robinson as the Chief Operating Officer for the Western Region (Utah and Arizona).  Robinson brings 21 years of health care experience to Steward Health Care. Robinson recently lead St. Marks Hospital in Salt Lake City as the Chief Executive Officer from 2018 to 2020.

Odessa Regional Medical Center is 5-star rated for Gallbladder Removal Surgery outcomes according to new research released by Healthgrades, the leading resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems. Every year, Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance at nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide for 32 of the most common inpatient procedures and conditions using Medicare data, and additional analyzes outcomes in appendectomy and bariatric surgery using all-payer data provided by 16 states.

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