FREE Community Health & Cancer Resource Library
Our patient and family health resource library is open to the community. It offers health and medical information on a wide range of topics. You'll find books, pamphlets, brochures, and computers for searching online. It's FREE to the public. The library is located in the Grant County Community Health Council, 214 N. Black Street, Silver City, NM 88061 (next to the courthouse). Read more about our Health Council.

Your Health: Empowering Patients through Information

Gila Regional strongly encourages patient involvement in health care decisions.

Illness is seen as an educational and potentially transformational opportunity.

At GRMC, patients are encouraged to read their medical records and ask their nurses and physicians questions. We want to provide patients with information and skills to actively participate in their care.

Top National WEB Resource Links for Health Information

• Family Doctor  
  Award-winning, trustworthy, and credible health information and tools for patients from American Academy of Family Physicians.

• Health Finder  
  Your source for reliable health information from the Federal government. Offering quick guides to healthy living, personalized health advice, and tips and tools to help you and

• Medline Plus  
  Health information from the National Library of Medicine. It is an extensive guide to health information resources includes common diseases and conditions, dictionaries, organizations, clearinghouses, publications, directories, and consumer information.

• Mayo Clinic  
  offers award-winning medical and health information and tools for healthy living.

• WebMD   
  A leading source for trustworthy and timely health and medical news and information providing credible health information, supportive community, and educational services.

• American Heart Association
  The federal government's main health and safety Web site

• American Diabetes Association
  Dedicated to treating and finding a cure for diabetes

• Arthritis Foundation
  Dedicated to treating and finding a cure for diabetes