Pediatrician Dr. Brian Etheridge will speak to Rotary at a new location (see below) about Medicaid in New Mexico and Grant County. Etheridge is Chief Medical Officer for Medicaid for Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico.

Dr. Etheridge grew up in Las Cruces. He graduated from New Mexico State University in 1999 and obtained his medical degree from University of New Mexico in 2004. He specialized in pediatric medicine and served variously in a federally qualified healthcare center, in a private medical group, and was on the medical staff at GRMC. He has worked on numerous legislative actions and serves on multiple healthcare boards and committees to positively impact and improve the care delivery system for New Mexicans.

Dr. Etheridge has been a Silver City resident since 2007 and resides here with his wife Nancy Stephens and their children.

The Rotary Club will meet at a new location Tuesday from 12-1 p.m. The new location is the Hearth at 1915 Swan Street. There is a brief "meet and greet", a short business meeting and then the speaker has the floor. The club welcomes members of the public to the meetings. If lunch is desired, the cost is $12. 

 Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Since its founding in 1923, the Silver City Rotary Club has provided support and service to numerous non-profit organizations and civic causes in Silver City and Grant County as well as supporting and participating in humanitarian projects sponsored by Rotary International.