Community Forum: Joe Gurrola on Artesia General Hospital's Growth

Community Forum host Johnny Chandler welcomes back Joe Gurrola, chief operating officer of Artesia General Hospital, and Kush Ghadial, the hospital’s director of public relations, both returning to the show for the first time in about two years.The conversation covers the hospital’s $30,000 sign-on bonus for new nurses, a new family medicine residency program launching with Texas Tech, and a mobile clinic set to expand care into underserved parts of Eddy County later this year.Gurrola and Ghadial also talk about the hospital’s new da Vinci surgical system arriving in August, the advanced MRI technology already in use, and how the nonprofit hospital’s Carlsbad locations fit into the bigger picture.Aired on KCCC 930 AM Radio and available through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and our website (www.kccc930am.com).The KCCC Eddy County Dispatch is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Already a subscriber? A one-time donation goes just as far. Get full access to KCCC Eddy County Dispatch at kccc930am.substack.com/subscribe