To help Arizona’s hospitals weather the impact of COVID-19, Governor Doug Ducey announced today that the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) will work with its provider partners to make available more than $50 million in accelerated hospital payments and advances and extend an additional $5 million in new COVID-19 related funding to Critical Access Hospitals throughout the state. A Critical Access Hospital is a rural acute care hospital located more than a 35-mile drive from any other hospital.  “Our hospitals represent the frontlines in the fight against COVID-19,” said Governor Doug Ducey. “We need them operating at full…

BULLHEAD CITY – Monday night’s monthly governing board meeting of the Colorado River Union High School District (CRUHSD) will be conducted by videoconference due to COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions.  The livestreamed meeting will be accessible to the public, and call to the public comments will be accepted in advance. District officials are joining many other government and private agencies complying with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) limiting public gatherings to ten people.  Monday’s CRUHSD meeting will include videoconferencing and telephonic participation by some board members, in addition to remote public access, while following the Arizona Open…