Volume 6 | Issue 25 | Through July 2, 2013 
Anschutz Wellness 
Fitz March 2013  
Nurse Scientist   
Best Western
 
 
 
MICU AIP 2 Move            
Tale of the tower concludes -- for now With the well-coordinated openings of Oncology, Medicine Specialties and Medical Intensive Care units in AIP 2 June 8, the hospital brought to a close its long-running tower expansion project. But there is shelled space for additional growth and renovation of the AIP critical care wing is underway.  >>More
AIP 2 Ribbon Cutting         
Cutting the ribbon on AIP 2
Six years to the day after the landmark move to the Anschutz Medical Campus, the hospital officially opened a new phase in its history with a courtyard christening of  its second inpatient tower.  >>More
Black Forest fire          
Memorial fights back against deadly blaze Faced with a fire even more destructive than last year's burn, Memorial Hospital staff pulled together to help patients as well as colleagues who lost their homes or were displaced by the Black Forest fire. Plus: how to help. >>More
Blackhawk          
Black Hawk up at UCH
The massive military medevac chopper successfully landed on the helipad atop AIP 2 May 30, making the hospital a certified landing site for the multi-ton bird. Plus: exclusive video of the landing. >>More
Rulon Stacey          
Stacey nabs national post UCHealth President Rulon Stacey (right), already a well-known figure among U.S. health care leaders, has been named to a key post overseeing the Baldrige Award, a prestigious citation for organizational innovation and excellence. >>More
Nurse Education           
Who educates the educators? 
The great hiring boom at UCH has created some unexpected challenges. Among the latest: hundreds of nurses requiring orientation are taxing the resources of nurse educators -- especially those newly hired to the job, who need assistance themselves. >>More
B-17          
The difficult mission of meeting Service Excellence goals In This Hospital Life: Flying B-17 bombers and meeting the needs of patients under trying circumstances have more in common than we might think. Both call for teamwork; neither calls for heroes. Plus: "What You Read." >>More
Colleen McIlvennan              
Matters of the heart in device decision making
Patients suffering end-stage heart failure who are not eligible for transplant can extend their lives with left-ventricular assist devices (LVADs). But the decision to implant an LVAD is far from simple, says nurse practitioner Colleen McIlvennan (left), who won a "Young Investigator Award" last month for work that illuminates how patients weigh accepting or declining the device. >>More
Conroy CDP            
A somber celebration UCH Facilities Management Manager Pat Conroy (far right) was one of three first responders invited this month to speak at the 15th anniversary of the Center for Domestic Preparedness, created to help organizations plan for and respond to the ever-increasing number of disasters and emergencies. >>More
Aurora sculpture             
Around UCH
Our regular round-up of goings-on, big and small, in and around the hospital. This issue: Gift shop donates a sculpture named "Aurora" (left); nurses want 90; Burn tourney results way above par; a visionary symposium; more. >>More
Check us out on Facebook The latest happenings at UCH are on our Facebook page. >>More
Expense Calculator    
System Readies Changes to Expense Reimbursement Policy
The University of Colorado Health Board of Directors approved a systemwide policy for reimbursing employees' travel and business expenses, effective July 1. >>Go
Reimbursement Payment   
Sidebar: Expense Reimburse Payment Change on the Table
Under the proposal, all UCHealth employees -- including UCH -- would receive expense reimbursments in their payroll checks, not through separate checks issued by accounts payable. >>Go
ED Pharmacy          
  
ED Pharmacy Pulls All Nighters for Patients
The hospital's 24-hour retail pharmacy, opened when the ED moved to AIP 2 April 7, has greatly increased the number of prescriptions ED patients fill at the hospital. That's kept dollars in-house and decreased barriers to care for patients, Pharmacy leaders say. >>Go
Cancer Prevention Study          
  
A New Cancer Combat Front on the Way
The University of Colorado Cancer Center is readying efforts to recruit volunteers for a massive national study aimed at understanding who gets cancer -- and why -- over the next two decades. >>Go
UCH in the News
Back-busting bras; kids going to pot; campus transit stop off the rails; more. Mentions: Venu Akuthota; Ralph Altiere; Bruce Benson; Michael Del Giudice; Ben Honigman; Michael Kosnett; Elaine Morrato; Rulon Stacey; Julie Swaney; Elizabeth Thomas. >>Go
Dean Krugman's News
The latest about what's going on at the School of Medicine. >>Go