SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb., – To comply with a new Nebraska law (LB677), Regional West has posted new signs throughout the facility. The signs advise the public that assaulting or threatening in a menacing manner a health care provider engaged in the performance of his or her official duties will result in mandatory imprisonment. The size and design of the signs are specified in the law.

Regional West Health Services, with over 1,800 employees, provides comprehensive and innovative health care services for the people and communities of western Nebraska and the neighboring states of Colorado, South Dakota and Wyoming. With over 110 active physicians, 95 percent of whom are board certified or board eligible, plus an additional 25 consulting specialists, Regional West offers care that spans more than 30 medical specialties. Regional West Medical Center, a subsidiary of Regional West Health Services, is accredited by The Joint Commission and is one of three Level II Trauma Centers in Nebraska.