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Montview light rail stop derailed Amid concerns from the university about vibrations and electromagnetic interference that could disrupt highly sensitive laboratory and research equipment in nearby buildings, RTD voted to move a proposed light rail stop on Montview Boulevard, in the heart of the campus ( right), a half-mile north to Fitzsimons Parkway. >>More |
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Light rail debate pits growth vs. growth In "This Hospital Life": the very forces that made a Montview light rail stop seem like a no-brainer for a traffic-choked campus also made it an impossibility. Moving it a half-mile north to a relatively unpopulated spot (left) may or may not resolve the tension -- or satisfy anyone. Plus: "What You Read." >>More |
The hospital's budding green scene Enough with what we've built inside. To see where growth is really happening, you've got to get outside, where workers and designers are busy transforming the landscape around the inpatient towers and beyond with colorful vegetation. >>More |
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Sidebar: A real turf battle Adding 225,000 square feet of sod under irrigation and hundreds of trees makes for a patient- and visitor-friendly, visually inviting campus. But it's also the mother of all yardwork projects. More |
A man who loves to get buzzed In this month's Campus Diary: Media Relations Coordinator Dan Weaver (right) explains why his backyard is a beehive of activity -- literally. Plus: the latest fashionista feature; VP looks to save the world, one hire at a time; constantly-feeling-sick phenomenon; more. >>More |
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Cash infusion for high-dollar drugs The hospital is teaming up with a growing number of drug manufacturers to provide financial assistance to patients prescribed expensive infusion drugs. The program saves qualifying patients thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs -- helping to ensure they get the treatment they need for rheumatoid arthristis, cancer and other conditions. >>More |
CeDAR lengthens continuum of care The addiction treatment facility last month added outpatient and aftercare services to its roster of programs. It's part of CeDAR's ongoing efforts to reach more people in the community and offer additional help to patients who complete residential stays. >>More |
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Accentuating the positive The 12 West Medicine Unit is exploring ways to improve patient satisfaction with an old-fashioned technique: listening to them and responding to their needs. Medical student Lauren Roles (far left) and hospitalist Patrick Kneeland, MD, are spearheading the initiative. >>More |
Three generations in the NICU Inspired by her mother's example, Barb Hepp, RN (near right), became a neonatal intensive care unit nurse. Barb's daughter Katie (far right), continues the tradition as a nurse in the NICU at UCH. >>More |
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Around UCH Our regular round-up of goings-on, big and small, in and around the hospital. This issue: picnic launches summer season (left); preceptors of the quarter; campus is hub for Bike to Work Day; Aurora stays strong; more. >>More |
Check us out on Facebook The latest happenings at UCH are on our Facebook page. >>More |
Dean Krugman's news Get the scoop on happenings at the School of Medicine. >>More |
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Eye Center Expansion: Outward and Upward |
The rapidly growing clinic -- the hospital's biggest generator of outpatient visits -- broke ground last week on a massive build-out of the RMLEI building that will add nearly 50,000 square feet of new space in the first phase alone. Above: artist's rendering of the completed renovation. >>Go |
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Here Come the Judges |
It's performance appraisal time for University of Colorado Health, where many employees are staring at blank pages while managers gaze at mountains of paperwork. For UCH-ers, performance reviews are due July 31. >>Go |
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Patching in Help for Inpatient Smokers |
A state grant will fund a new program that provides help for inpatient smokers at UCH, including nicotine replacement therapy and follow-up counseling. The initiative is slated to go systemwide next year. >>Go |
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Beds for a Burgeoning Specialty at UCH |
The tower expansion project added four beds to serve patients and families who need inpatient palliative care (IPC). The focus is on specialized care and comfort for end-of-life patients and those with a heavy burden of symptoms. Above: palliative care nurse Kathy Bunzli, RN, shows a quilt provided to IPC patients on "comfort carts." >>Go |
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UCH in the News |
Vaccine success, parental resistance; growing leery of LSD defense; Extreme Weight Loss on campus; more. Mentions: Michelle Cardel; Timothy Crombleholme; Amanda Dempsey; Don Elliman; Jim Ellis; Christopher Hoyte; Malik Kahook; CT Lin; Naresh Mandava; Huntington Potter; Nicole Spoelstra; Richard Spritz; Holly Wyatt. >>Go |
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