Welcome!

After attending the ground breaking ceremony in October, 2010, Mary Ellen Ipiotis was inspired to create a BLOG about the massive desert rose sprouting forth on sacred grounds in Sandoval County.

C'mon in! Please make yourself at home. Join me with your commentary, questions, stories, photos, video's, any information you would like to share... about the new medical center, the land it is on, the people and places in the area, anything you think people would like to know.

Mary Ellen is listening and will be on the look out for you ~

Saturday, July 07, 2012

Grand Opening!

What a very important and exciting time as this weekend's public grand opening for The UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center takes place. Within a matter of day's, patients will be received and admitted as countless others enter it's corridors seeking access to benchmark quality health care. No detail has been unattended; from bedside information resources for medical providers to deeper sinks in patients rooms and spacious bathrooms, comfortable room considerations for visiting family and friends to color coded flooring and 21st Century technological capabilities that will allow for accurate and precise support in diagnostic treatment, robotic surgery, research and development. Cutting edge advancements in modern medicine is showcased in this massive medicine chest resplendent with specialty departments and clinics that include; Family Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, Gynecology, Non-Invasive Cardiology, Rheumatology and Behavioral Treatment Protocol and Therapies. Meanwhile, Pharmacy and Nursing programs are already underway as nearby schools prepare to build partnerships and gain accreditation for practical learning and work experience.

Congratulations to everyone who has been instrumental in the funding, design, build and opening of this brand new place of healing and care, where neighboring communities can find respite, rehabilitation, comfort and help for problems that only a facility such as this can provide! It has taken many people to make this medical marvel come to fruition and will prove to be priceless in providing opportunities and the means to enhance the quality and care of the lives this medical center will serve.

Medical personal as well as hospital staff and administrators are poised and ready to meet the demands and challenges ahead, for generations to come.

Wednesday, July 04, 2012

4th of July, 2012

Excerpt from United States of America
Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.

Friday, June 15, 2012

Prepare for Lift Off!

UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center is now officially certified for occupancy. All systems are go, like a rocket ready to blast off and propel itself into space. Schematics, logistics, zoning, building and safety codes are in place, compliance with quality assurance and countless other details crucial to providing outstanding health care, secured. The count down continues as lift off draws near.  The brand new Medical Center has obtained clearance to open it's doors and receive patients and the plethora of people required to operate the state of the art health care facility. The propulsion builds as the excitement mounts, anticipation grows as everyone is hopeful, eager and excited to implement life saving resources, techniques, practices and standards consistent with the best of the best in medical centers.

The quest to meet the needs of those seeking exceptional health care, education and training will remain constant and dynamic.  The grand opening is in sight on the near horizon, the hospital on the ready to lift off, up and running with precision, as fine as a finely-tuned spacecraft.

Monday, May 28, 2012

Remember

We remember the soldiers, warriors, defenders of freedom. We remember the brave heart's who fought the good fight and who continue to be missed today. We honor those who will never be forgotten and think of them endearingly, with love, respect and gratitude for their part in our lives ~

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Happy Mother's Day!

To our mother's, who love us beyond measure, who carried and cried for us, who made sacrifices and stayed-up with us all night when we were sick, who laugh at our corny jokes and would do anything to make us happy when we were sad.  To the one's who stuck by us through thick and thin, good and bad days and in all the way's only a mother can show her loyalty and love to her child.
Thank you for everything, for the hard, soft, simple and best lessons learned, for the most memorable moments, endearing and tender, the special times we can only recall with a lump in our throat and a tear in our eye. Today, we think of the reasons our mother's mean so much to us and why we refer to them as irreplacable, so important and precious.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Growth


Change your mind, change your heart,
change the results of your next move.
Awaken the senses and revive the soul.
Growth is good and reflects a renewed sense of hope 
as the weary spirit is lifted and refreshed.