Southwest Gastroenterology

12/01/2025

📢 Join Us in Giving Back This Holiday Season!
Southwest Gastroenterology is partnering with Roadrunner Food Bank now through December 19th to help support families and individuals in our community.

🥫 Every donation, big or small, helps ensure our neighbors stay fed through the holidays.

💛 If you are able, please consider contributing through our donation link below. Your generosity truly makes a difference.

👉 https://give.rrfb.org/fundraiser/6835622

Thank you for supporting a healthier and fuller holiday season for New Mexico families. 🎁✨

11/27/2025

Did you know that up to 20% of adults in the U.S. experience GERD symptoms weekly? As GERD Awareness Week, November 23–29, 2025, unfolds, it’s the perfect time to recognize the essential work GI nurses do in supporting patients from diagnosis to treatment.

From guiding lifestyle changes to supporting endoscopic interventions, GI nurses are at the forefront of helping patients live healthier, symptom-free lives.

Get involved with SGNA today: https://www.sgna.org/

11/24/2025

Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Southwest Gastroenterology. May your day be filled with joy, good company, full hearts, gratitude, and just the right amount of pie. If you go for that extra slice, we will not judge!

Our office will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, November 27, 2025, and Friday, November 28, 2025. We look forward to seeing you when we reopen on Monday, December 1, 2025.

11/24/2025

Your pancreas is a large gland that releases enzymes and hormones that help with digestion and regulate blood sugar. It converts the food we eat into fuel for our body! During this Month, we want our patients to know they are cared for and supported.

Did you know Bassett Cancer Institute is currently participating in an international study aimed at exploring the use of Alpha DaRT in the treatment of pancreatic cancer? Click here to read more: https://www.bassett.org/news/bassett-cancer-institute-among-first-cancer-centers-nation-participate-alpha-dartr-pancreatic

11/21/2025

Southwest Gastro is growing, and we are excited to hire Medical Assistants to join our care team. If you are dependable, patient-centered, and ready to grow in a supportive environment, we want to meet you.
Scan the QR code or apply directly at: https://www.southwestgi.com/certified-medical-assitants

11/13/2025

Thursday is World Kindness Day.

From fact-checking and supporting vulnerable communities to spreading messages of tolerance, there are many ways we can counter hate speech through the power of kindness.

Together, we can say no to hate and create safe, inclusive spaces that uphold human rights, diversity and respect for all.

Kindness is our shared responsibility.

11/13/2025

Doctors can’t afford to keep their doors open—and patients lose access.

We’re punishing those who serve our most vulnerable.

See how you can make a change:
https://www.patientlednm.org

11/11/2025

This Veterans Day, Southwest Gastroenterology proudly recognizes the brave men and women who have served our country with courage, dedication, and sacrifice.

We are deeply grateful for your service and for the freedoms we enjoy because of it.

Thank you to all veterans within our community and to the families who stand beside them.

11/11/2025

11/10/2025

🌟 Happy National Nurse Practitioners Week! 🌟

This week, we celebrate our incredible Nurse Practitioners who bring skill, compassion, and dedication to every patient encounter. 💙

At Southwest Gastroenterology, our NPs play an essential role in delivering high-quality, patient-centered care through prevention, education, diagnosis, and treatment.

Thank you for all you do to keep our patients healthy and our team strong.

👏 Join us in celebrating the heart of healthcare: our amazing Nurse Practitioners!

11/07/2025

New Mexico has fewer than 1,650 primary care physicians serving over 2 million people—and the gap is growing.

Low reimbursement rates, excessive liability costs, and policy inaction are driving doctors out of practice.

When the system fails providers, it fails patients first.

https://www.patientlednm.org

11/05/2025

Katie Cunningham lays out her experience with the health care provider shortage happening in New Mexico in a Nov. 2 Op-Ed in The Albuquerque Journal. Like Katie, there are so many other New Mexican patients and families that are ready to see meaningful medical malpractice reform, so that they can access timely and quality health care.