FirstMed Health and Wellness is proud to announce that our very own Jose Marin, Senior Director of IT and Data Analytics, was named this year’s Vegas Inc Top Tech Awards winner in the health care category! Jose was honored at Vegas Inc’s annual award ceremony at...
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RSV Cases on the Rise: What You Should Know
Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is a common and easily transmissible virus that spreads rapidly in places like daycares and schools every year, usually during the fall and winter seasons. While its appearance has been somewhat predictable in previous years, since...
FirstMed Health and Wellness Clinics Get a Spooky Makeover for Halloween
Happy Halloween! FirstMed Health and Wellness team members gave our clinics a spooky makeover as part of a friendly Halloween competition! Check out the videos of each clinic below. Which one is your favorite? Winner! Shadow Lane Location...
September is National Suicide Prevention Month
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and we have Myesha Wilson, Chief Operating Officer at FirstMed's Health and Wellness Center to talk about the mental health care and therapy they offer to Las Vegas residents. Wilson sheds light on the...
Former NBA Player Mike Brown and his wife, Esther, are on a mission to make a difference
By Tina Nguyen From the basketball courts to helping the youth in Southern Nevada, former NBA player Mike Brown and his wife, Esther, are making a difference in the valley. The Browns started a non profit organization in 2007 called The Embracing Project, a community...
ON THE MOVE: Sisolak Reappoints FirstMed CMO to Patient Protection Commission
FirstMed Health and Wellness Center Chief Medical Officer Lilnetra Grady has been reappointed by Gov. Steve Sisolak to the Patient Protection Commission. Grady will continue her position as one of 12 voting members of various health care backgrounds on the council....
C-SUITE: Meet Angela Quinn, FirstMed Health Wellness CEO
Angela Quinn is the CEO of FirstMed Health & Wellness. Q: What are you reading? A: “Lethal White,” by Robert Galbraith and “Empire of Pain,” by Patrick Keefe. Q: What is your favorite restaurant or place to...
Local Health Center Partners with Local Small Businesses to Provide Medical Faire
Recently FirstMed Health & Wellness partnered with a variety of other local small businesses to sponsor a Medical Faire here in Las Vegas. Hosted by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce of Southern Nevada at Cafe de Manila, on Buffalo and Flamingo, the event...
Studies Show Increase in Mental Health Services Requests
Mental health awareness has become a significant part of the health care conversation following the pandemic. In fact, many studies have found an increase in mental health services requests from people of all ages beginning in 2020. As we continue to analyze the...
Local Health Center Partners with Transit Centers to Combat Human Trafficking in Southern Nevada
FirstMed Health and Wellness Center, a 501(c)3 Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) for under-served and low-income families in Southern Nevada, has partnered with U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and local transit centers in an effort to combat human trafficking...