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The groundbreaking after the ground was broken Excavation is already well underway, but the hospital held its ceremonial groundbreaking Tuesday to mark the rise of the $400 million second inpatient tower. >>More
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"Bursting at the seams," hospital finds itself on divert more frequently As demand for its services surges and periodically overwhelms bed capacity, UCH has been spending more time "on divert" since late 2010. Before the new tower rises, it's trying new "juggling acts" and techniques to cut the number of hours back to zero. >>More
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People in pain. Lots of pain. Not enough time. In This Hospital Life: Bruce Evans turned a really bad day in the ED for a patient and her husband into a gutsy step toward better doctoring. Plus "What You Read." >>More |
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For corneal transplants, less can be more At the Eye Center, ophthalmologists Richard Davidson (right), Michael Taravella and Darren Gregory are making two slices of super-thin tissue in their quest for better corneal transplant outcomes. Sidebar: For Ambulatory Services Director Reenie Zaccardi, corneal transplants run in the family. >>More
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Hiring the helped at CeDAR The addiction rehab center now has seven of its own alumni on its staff. "It's a bit of a gamble" that some other national centers won't take, but the rewards for the alumni, the patients and CeDAR itself have been worth it so far. >>More
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"A very exciting time in melanoma therapy" The advent of two drugs - both out of trials here - are the first proven to extend the lives of advanced melanoma patients. There's hope they may be the first of a generation of drugs like them, says Cutaneous Oncology's Karl Lewis, MD (left). >>More
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A Clinical Lab vet retires Thanks to a little sibling rivalry with her twin, Melinda Walker (right) joined the hospital lab in 1987. On June 3, she's leaving almost a quarter century of experience and changes behind. >>More
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Presidential honors The hospital celebrated the work of employees from across the hospital during last week's Presidents Awards ceremony. Left: Radiation Oncology care team assistant Bill Gondrez, winner of the Patient and Family Centered Care award, with Rad Onc administrator Melissa Feig and President and CEO Bruce Schroffel. >>More
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Mohs team vs. "catastrophic-looking wounds" For some skin cancer removals, turning destruction to reconstruction can be "the hardest part" of "the coolest cases." >>More
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How employees spend their "Idol" time
The lunchtime fare was ham on wry for the brave souls who summoned their courage and a microphone for "UCH Idol." Left: Sonia Jimenez rocks the room. >>More
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Around UCH Our regular round-up of goings on, big and small, in and around the hospital. This issue: a Nightingale for Mary Krugman; UCH strikes out at stroke; hospital staff hoop it up at Fitness Day (right); more. >>More
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Dean Krugman's news The latest about what's going on at the School of Medicine. >>More
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CU Medicine Today In this issue of the magazine about people and events at the School of Medicine: cancer breakthroughs; the Anschutz economic engine; creating a "neural network"; more... >>More
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UCH Sells $200 Million in Bonds for Cash Cushion | Why would the hospital, having spent years clawing its way into enviable financial shape, increase its debt by $200 million this week? Sidebar: The cost to the world's forests: UCH General Counsel Allen Staver (above) displays bound bond documents, a fraction of the reams of paper produced by the bond sale. >>Go
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A Few Rays of Hope from the Legislature | There were the usual budget woes and partisan squabbling, but overall, the just-ended state legislative session "was a good one for health care," one hospital leader says. Sidebar. Coming soon: a possible hiccup in UCH's share of the provider fee program. >>Go
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Treating a Lung Disease by Eating | Dietitian Lacey Scott (above) urges a small number of COPD patients - who can run out of breath just by eating - to be sure to add butter to their vegetables, drink things with lots of calories, and stay away
from low-fat foods. But regardless of their weight, Scott teaches patients how they can manage their disease with good nutrition. >>Go
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Sidebar: COPD. Too Much Weight. Failing Memory. | But after nine months, Joanie Sexton (above) lost more than 50 pounds, her oxygen tank and a life that had been defined by what she couldn't do. >>Go
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UCH in the News | Cell phones and brain damage; mixing business and science; a filter for cholesterol; more. Mentions: Marian Betz; Raymond Browning; Denise Damek; Don Elliman; James Falko; James O. Hill; Sarah Kabat; Joanne Lindenfeld; Chad Morris; Dennis Roop; David Weil. >>Go
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