A ventilator machine in a negative pressure room at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez.
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Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Meghan Higman, inpatient services director at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, demonstrates a ventilator machine in a hospital room that is negative pressure for COVID-19 patients.
Meghan Higman, inpatient services director at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, demonstrates a ventilator machine in a hospital room that is negative pressure for COVID-19 patients.
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Dennis Delaney, a paramedic at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, gets information from a person at the drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at the hospital.
Dennis Delaney, a paramedic at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, gets information from a person at the drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at the hospital.
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Tom Sykes, left, a respiratory therapist at Southwest Memorial Hospital, and Dennis Delaney, a paramedic, log COVID-19 tests at the drive-thru COIVD-19 testing site at the hospital.
Tom Sykes, left, a respiratory therapist at Southwest Memorial Hospital, and Dennis Delaney, a paramedic, log COVID-19 tests at the drive-thru COIVD-19 testing site at the hospital.
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Wendy Lindsay, respiratory therapist supervisor at Southwest Memorial Hospital, wears a positive air pressure respirator, at the hospital when dealing with people who have COVID-19 symptoms.
Wendy Lindsay, respiratory therapist supervisor at Southwest Memorial Hospital, wears a positive air pressure respirator, at the hospital when dealing with people who have COVID-19 symptoms.
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A ventilator in a negative pressure room for COVID-19 patients at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez.
A ventilator in a negative pressure room for COVID-19 patients at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez.
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Greta Binzen, left, and Corinna Mokotoff, both with Southwest Conservation Corps, remove several Russian olive trees Saturday in front of the Juniper School in Bodo Park. The removal is the latest in a yearslong battle against the invasive species.
Invasive Russian olive trees removed, put to good use
Greta Binzen, left, and Corinna Mokotoff, both with Southwest Conservation Corps, remove several Russian olive trees Saturday in front of the Juniper School in Bodo Park. The removal is the latest in a yearslong battle against the invasive species.