New Mexico
Rural New Mexico hospital may close its doors after $100M malpractice judgment
One of the biggest malpractice judgments in New Mexico history could cause a rural hospital to close its doors. The Rehoboth McKinley Medical Center has been ordered to pay a bond of more than $100 million. While the hospital plans to appeal, it still needs to pay up for the case to move forward.
The hospital, according to its law firm, has negative net work of over $25.7 million. Further, the hospital leases the land on its own and does not own the property, leaving it without much collateral for a loan.
In January, jurors awarded a patient and his family more than $68 million in damages following a botched hernia surgery that left him with severe, life-altering complications. The lawsuit was first filed in 2019.
The $100 million judgment includes punitive damages and interest on the $68 million bond. When all is said and done, the hospital could owe more than $130 million, its lawyers said. Once a final judgment is issued, Rehoboth McKinley will have 60 days to come up with the money.
The hospital was given $12 million this year by the state to cover its costs, but the struggling hospital will need a lot more money if it continues operating. If it closes its doors, residents in Gallup, NM could be left without an emergency room and lose access to medical care.
For more, check out the full story from Source NM at the link below.
Virgin Galactic is partnering with the nonprofit group Operation Period to research menstruation in space.
NEW MEXICO – Virgin Galactic plans a research flight on menstruation in space, aiming to study how microgravity could affect hormones and menstrual cycles on longer trips.
Virgin Galactic is partnering with the nonprofit group Operation Period to research menstruation in space.
The company plans to launch flights next year, and one of them will focus on the effects of microgravity on menstruation.
Two women researchers are currently training for the flight.
They say they hope to reveal how future space travel could affect hormones and the menstrual cycle, especially over long durations in space.
Grant’s Thursday Evening Forecast
Showers and thunderstorms will continue in eastern New Mexico tonight into Friday. Breezy winds will bring an elevated fire danger in the western half of the state.
Thunderstorms are firing up Thursday afternoon along and east of New Mexico’s central mountain chain while gusty south winds over 30 mph are driving an elevated fire danger across western parts of the state. Storms will continue spreading across eastern New Mexico through this evening, bringing locally heavy rainfall, lightning, small hail, and gusty winds. The winds will weaken later tonight, but showers and thunderstorms will keep going across eastern New Mexico overnight into early Friday morning.
A few spotty storms will redevelop Friday afternoon across eastern New Mexico, with a couple near the Texas state line capable of turning strong to severe. At the same time, breezy southwest winds will ramp back up across western New Mexico, with gusts over 35 mph creating another round of elevated fire danger. Storms will push east out of New Mexico Friday evening while winds gradually ease overnight.
Quieter and drier weather takes over this weekend. Temperatures Saturday afternoon will cool a few degrees but still stay near average for late May. Breezy afternoon winds will continue Saturday before lighter winds and warmer temperatures return Sunday.
Moisture will start building back into eastern New Mexico Monday, bringing a slight chance for thunderstorms near the Texas state line. Monday will also be the hottest day of the warming trend statewide. More moisture spreads into the eastern half of the state Tuesday, increasing storm chances along and east of the Rio Grande Valley by afternoon. Even deeper moisture arrives statewide by Wednesday and Thursday, fueling more widespread showers and thunderstorms through the middle of next week.
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