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Flu Cases Pick Up
More signs this will likely be a highly unusual flu season for UCH: 23 confirmed cases of H1N1 and a flood of calls to clinics. Meanwhile, planning continues for dealing with a potential patient surge -- and lots of sick employees.  |
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| Internal Medicine's Mark Earnest is featured on the cover of 5280's 2009 "Top Doctors" issue. | |
Dozens of Top Docs and another Cover
Sixty-eight UCH physicians made 5280's popular "Best Physicians" issue for 2009. For a second straight year, a UCH doc graces the cover. |
A New Approach to Discharging Patients
With a fixed number of beds and steady patient volume, managing capacity remains central to the hospital's success. A new program has nurse managers and others meeting each morning to more efficiently maneuver the flow of patients. |
Sidebar: Previous Bed Management Fixes Sent to Sidelines
One of last year's efforts, modeled on Seattle's Harborview Medical Center early-discharge program, yielded some success. But it's given way to a new, more comprehensive plan. Comments from a nurse manager who's seen capacity management from both sides now. |
The Depression Center a Year Later
It was the second of what is now a 16-member national network dedicated to battling the many varieties of mood disorders with the latest treatments. A year later, it's taken on some 400 hard-to-treat cases and expanded its community outreach. |
UCH in the News
Exercise versus dementia; sound advances in hearing loss; the flu beat; more. Mentions: Stephen Cass, E. David Crawford, Theodore Eickhoff, Kerry Hildreth, Richard Johnson, Frank Lisnow. | |
A new inpatient tower? The hospital says it's taking a long, hard, 12-to-15-month look at planning and designing a much-needed second inpatient tower. One big pay-off: another 150 to 200 med/surg beds. But much depends on what happens this fiscal year. 
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I-225 construction to start soon Work on part of the I-225/Colfax interchange is just the start of a "cone zone" era that could last "a couple of years." But ultimately, motorists would have an upgraded interchange, a brand-new new on-off ramp and improved access to the Anschutz Medical Campus.
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Doc/UCH tag-team device-shopping yields some big savings Physicians and the hospital's Supply Chain Department teamed up to negotiate better prices for medical devices. Adding a little clinical muscle to the process produced "a few tense moments," but also nearly a half-million dollars -- and counting -- in savings for the hospital.
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Coming to a computer in front of you Come early October, there will be a new "Enterprise Alerts" icon on your computer. When it's green, all is well. When it's yellow, it means one of the hospital's dozens of systems is delayed; when it's red, a system is down. And if your memory is down, there's a pop-up message to remind you.
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Not just nursing. Neuro ICU nursing. While nursing recognition, certifications, and accreditations roll on, the hospital's Neuro ICU nurses are seeking a prestigious Beacon Award, a symbol of excellence in critical care nursing.
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Weighty challenges. The number of UCHers who have taken it is relatively small, but Colorado Weigh has produced sizable weight loss successes for those who have. A new class will start this fall -- enrollment permitting.
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Inside the Insider Commentary: So long, KFC, Popeyes, Church's. It's not you. It's me. Plus: "What You Read" and remembering Michelle Smith.
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Who ya gonna call? The unheralded creation of a small, elite team is speeding the insertion of PICC lines and helping providers with difficult IV insertions.
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Real-life lifesaving A pair of UCH employees recently put their Basic Life Support training to the best use possible -- saving lives. But the BLS training the hospital provides means there are thousands of potential heroes among us.
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A first-ever survey to recruit and retain nurses It aims to gauge morale, gather input and, its sponsors promise, make changes to help keep nurses on board.
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Around UCH Our regular round-up of goings-on, big and small, in and around the hospital. This issue: PTO cash-out drawing to a close; ShareLink celebrants (above); "Greening Your Ride"; PT month; more...
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