Sorrel Sky Gallery announces new hire
Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave., welcomes Rose Ornella to its team.
Ornella, who was born and raised in Durango, is known throughout the area as a business owner and experienced art and jewelry salesperson. Ornella graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a degree in education. Upon returning to Durango, she taught at Smiley Junior High School for a number of years before opening her own Jazzercise business. Ornella also has more than 30 years of art retail experience.
For more information, call 247-3555 or visit www.sorrelsky.com.
Human-resource managers host seminar
Attorneys from Bechtel & Santo LLP will present an all-day seminar for the Durango Area Human Resource Managers on Aug. 22 at DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio.
The morning session will include information on new federal and state legislative changes in the employment-law area as well as information on how employers can handle their ever-increasing responsibilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act. In the afternoon, attorneys will present information about costly workplace pitfalls and resolving workplace complaints.
The cost is $45 for members and $90 for nonmembers.
For more information, visit www.dahrm.org/meetings.htm. RSVP is needed no later than today to betsy.fitzpatrick@stoneagetools.com.
Anne Klein appointed to state tourism board
Gov. John Hickenlooper has appointed Anne Klein of Durango to the Colorado Tourism Office board of directors.
Klein already has begun her three-year term filling an at-large seat on the board. She previously served four years on the Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations Committee for the Colorado Tourism Office and is now the co-chairwoman of the Heritage and Agritourism Committee. Klein is the owner of Giraffe Marketing, a boutique public-relations and marketing agency in Durango. She is the public relations consultant for the Durango Area Tourism Office in charge of news relations, media outreach and earned media placements. Klein also serves as an airport commissioner for the Durango-La Plata County Airport.
For more information, call state Sen. Al White at (303) 892-3865, email Al.White@state.co.us or email Klein at anne@giraffemktg.com.
Mercy receives CAT scanning accreditation
Mercy Regional Medical Center was recently awarded a three-year term of accreditation in computed tomography as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology.
Computed tomography scanning – sometimes called CAT scanning – is a noninvasive medical test that helps physicians diagnose and tailor treatments for various medical conditions. The gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. It is awarded to facilities meeting practice guidelines and technical standards after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field. Mercy also is accredited in the diagnostic imaging modalities of mammography, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging.
For more information, visit www.mercydurango.org.
Air-ambulance services receive accreditation
San Juan Regional Medical Center’s air-ambulance services, AirCare, has received a three-year accreditation renewal from the Commission of Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems.
AirCare provides around-the-clock transport for critically ill or injured patients in the Four Corners to prompt medical care. The service, which consists of a helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft, was evaluated by the commission’s accreditation standards and criteria to measure a program’s level of quality, patient care and safety. Aircraft, maintenance, facilities, program personnel, management, operations, equipment and supplies are reviewed.
For more information, visit www.sanjuanregional.com.
Hospice Residence named Enterprise Zone
The planned Hospice Residence to be constructed by the Mercy Regional Medical Center has been approved as an Enterprise Zone Contribution Project by the Colorado Economic Development Commission.
This designation, approved July 25 allows all donor contributions of $250 or more for this project to be eligible for a 25 percent state tax credit on cash donations and a 12.5 percent state tax credit on in-kind donations. Fundraising is underway for the Hospice of Mercy Residence, an 11,000-square-foot residential facility with 12 beds. It will be for people who can’t be cared for at home but don’t want to die in the hospital.
A list of Enterprise Zone projects and program information is available at www.scan.org or by calling the Region 9 Economic Development District at 247-9621.
Herald Staff
