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Trying to trump a full house Volumes keep rising. Beds are nearly always filled at UCH. Many hospitals would love to have the problem, but the daily battle to free beds has drawbacks, as many providers and administrators can attest. With six months until the new tower opens to patients, the hospital is digging even deeper to speed discharge times while keeping patients safe. >>More |
Sidebar: "It's nuts how busy we are," says Rob Leeret, the director of emergency/trauma services and capacity management. He'd like to make the challenge of moving patients into, out of and around UCH even more transparent. One idea: a "dashboard" to show providers just how busy we really are -- and how that affects everybody. >>More |
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"Grey's Anatomy," UCH-style In this month's Campus Diary: He may not realize it, but plenty of staff say they see laryngologist Matthew Clary, MD (left), as the hospital's version of Dr. McDreamy. Plus: our dog-agility expert; the satisfactions of medical interpreting; and a Bette Midler look-alike. >>More |
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From private practice to academic medicine Vascular surgeon Charles Brantigan, MD (near left, with Kristen Alix, NP), had a thriving private practice. But after 36 years in the field, he worried about who would succeed him after retirement. Solution: take his expertise to the CU School of Medicine and UCH. The rare arrangement seems to be working out well for all concerned. >>More |
Tragedy, terror and rescue in Nepal CU Sports Medicine specialist John Hill, DO, was 22,000 feet above sea level on a mountainside in Nepal (right) when an avalanche swept away and killed nearly a dozen people camped above him. Hill is back at home and safe, thanks in large part to an accident of geography. >>More |
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Where were you in '68? In "This Hospital Life": Joan Balik (left) had just arrived at a place called Colorado General Hospital during that eventful year. She spent the next 44 years at what would later be known as University of Colorado Hospital. She'll retire later this month after helping thousands of patients during a career that included nursing, critical care, respiratory services and pulmonary rehabilitation. Plus: "What You Read." >>More |
A tough warm-up for a new stroke designation Intensive care unit nurses from around the hospital gathered at the WELLS Center last week for a series of simulations designed to test their ability to respond to a stroke. It was a warm-up for a rare Joint Commission accreditation as a Comprehensive Stroke Center. Right: Marty Monahan, RN, of the Medical Intensive Care Unit checks the pupils of the stroke "patient," played by the WELLS Center's Scott Bartholomew. >>More |
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Surgical risk rises with patient falls A new School of Medicine study of elderly patients tied a recent history of falls to poorer surgical outcomes, complications, readmissions and the need for institutional care. A preoperative assessment that includes falls and other measures of "frailty" could help predict surgical risk and widen options for patients, said study co-author and UCH surgeon Thomas Robinson, MD. >>More |
UCH launches a multidisciplinary attack on fast, virulent cancer The recently opened Multidisciplinary Pancreas and Biliary Cancer Clinic brings together many clinical experts to create a unified course of care for pancreatic cancer patients. The goal: save time and coordinate therapies for one of the swiftest-moving and most virulent forms of cancer. Right: Richard Schulick, MD, chair of the Department of Surgery and an expert in pancreatic cancer, modeled the clinic after one he practiced in at Johns Hopkins. >>More
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Around UCH Our regular roundup of goings-on, big and small, in and around the hospital. This issue: Lung Transplant team (right) receives thanks of a grateful patient; gobbler give-away on the way; shining a light on cancer; staying on the move at Stapleton; more... >>More
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Campus classifieds More services, products to buy or sell. Also: nearby dining and lodging. Try our new classified ad and guide to campus services section, University Health Marketplace. >>More |
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UCH in the News Microwave weight loss; losing the battle of the bulge; the bad side of good cholesterol; more. Mentions: Eric Coleman; Amanda Dempsey; Kim Gorman; John Harney; James O. Hill; Robert Page; Theresa Pacheco; Comilla Sasson; Gregory Schwartz. >>More |
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Dean Krugman's news The latest from the School of Medicine. >>More |
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| Time out! The Insider will take a Thanksgiving break the week of Nov. 19. We'll be back with our next edition Nov. 28. Enjoy the holiday. |
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Eye Center Goes Metro-wide | |
With a strategy of new growth and acquisition, the UCH Eye Center has created a metro-wide network stretching through Aurora, Denver, Boulder and Lone Tree that handles 75,000 visits a year. Next up, expansion of the RMLEI building. >>Go |
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Seven up for
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The annual fright-fest, now in its seventh year, drew kids of all ages by the hundreds. Inside: photos of the costumed congregations. >>Go |
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Sushi Den at UCH | | The Garden View Café rolled out a selection of fresh-made sushi last month to rave reviews. Plus: our roving reporter renders her verdict on the new items. >>Go |
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The Doc Sleuths | | From a row of nondescript cubicles in the Leprino Building, the hospital's medical services professionals (above) quietly investigate the applications and backgrounds of clinicians seeking practice privileges at the hospital. >>Go |
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An IBD Battlefront | | The recently opened Crohn's and Colitis Center is attacking inflammatory bowel disease with multidisciplinary care, new therapies and research. It's part of a broader expansion of UCH's digestive health services, says Mark Gerich, MD (above), who heads the center.>>Go |
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