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Yuma Regional Medical Center opens Foothills Medical Plaza

KAWC | By Victor Calderón
Published July 26, 2023 at 10:26 AM MST
Yuma Regional Medical Center Foothills Medical Plaza
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Yuma Regional Medical Center Foothills Medical Plaza

Yuma Foothills residents will have more medical options with the new Yuma Regional Medical Center Foothills Medical Plaza opening today.

YRMC officials say the two-story facility will offer emergency services, primary care, pediatric care, women’s health services, podiatry and imaging services.

Ambulatory clinics will open for patients on July 31. A retail pharmacy is set to open in August.

"We're finally going to be able to provide the emergency services that the community needs, especially out here in the Foothills area," said Rafael Villegas, the emergency department director for the YRMC Foothills campus. "We're prepping the whole department to be up and running and provide (to serve) any type of emergency (care) anyone would need."

Left to right: Breanna Caraway, administrative director of emergency room services and trauma; Kieren Kaveney Lupo, emergency medicine physician and Rafael Villegas, emergency department director for the Yuma Regional Medical Center Foothills Medical Plaza.
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Left to right: Breanna Caraway, administrative director of emergency room services and trauma; Kieren Kaveney Lupo, emergency medicine physician and Rafael Villegas, emergency department director for the Yuma Regional Medical Center Foothills Medical Plaza.

Villegas added that the new ER department will cut down on travel time for Foothills residents and those who need services in eastern Yuma County. That should also reduce wait times at the main hospital.

YRMC is an underwriter for KAWC Colorado River Public Media.

Left to right: Margarita Estrada, Michael Smazal, medical lab assistants and Amy Duarte, medical lab tech lead at the new Yuma Regional Medical Center Foothills Medical Plaza.
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Left to right: Margarita Estrada, Michael Smazal, medical lab assistants and Amy Duarte, medical lab tech lead at the new Yuma Regional Medical Center Foothills Medical Plaza.

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Victor Calderón
Victor is originally from West Sacramento, California and has lived in Arizona for more than five years. He began his print journalism career in 2004 following his graduation from Georgetown University in Washington D.C. Victor has been a reporter for the following daily newspapers: The Monterey County Herald, The Salinas Californian and the Reno Gazette-Journal, where he covered stories including agriculture, education and Latino community news. Victor has also served as a local editor for Patch, a national news organization with hyperlocal websites, in Carmichael, California in the Sacramento area. He also served as the editor for The New Vision, the newspaper for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson, which includes Yuma and La Paz counties. Victor lives in Somerton. He enjoys spending time with his family and friends and following most sports.
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