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Hospital slips in Engagement Survey rankings The hospital finished well above the national mean again in the 2013 Employee Engagement Survey, but a relatively small decrease in its score caused a notable decline in its overall ranking. Next up: action plans to address issues. >>More |
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Cause for concern, not panic The annual RN survey saw scores fall in all five categories measuring the hospital's practice environment. "We will take this as an opportunity to change how we do things and be a model for other hospitals," said Chief Nursing Officer Carolyn Sanders. >>More |
Surveys show health care's mixed messages In This Hospital Life: The pressure is on at UCH to streamline care, turn beds quicker and increase documentation -- at the same time providers are asked to strengthen their connection with patients and families. Is there a disconnect? Plus: "What You Read." >>More |
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UCHealth strengthens Web defenses Looking to beef up protection of confidential patient information, malicious attacks and barriers to inappropriate sites, UCHealth will phase in a new network security system, Palo Alto, this month. Here, it replaces WebSense. >>More |
Come fly with me This month in Campus Diary: If everything goes as planned, UCH-ers Chris Comer and Vivienne Smith (left) will be flying to Santa Fe for lunch. Plus: seriously twisted shoes; a campus Cusack; more. >>More |
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A square shot for the circle game on inpatient units The hospital is set Sept. 1 to launch hourly nurse rounding in all med/surg units. The aim: improve safety of patients and increase their confidence that providers will meet their basic needs around the clock. >>More |
A fix for an overlooked joint Surgeons at UCH are using tiny implants (right) that look like they belong at Home Depot to relieve back pain with a minimally invasive procedure. The target: a rarely implicated culprit. >>More |
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Around UCH RTD ready to figure out campus light rail; Wellness Center wants you for weight loss; biker on 10,000-mile trek to help the hearing impaired visits campus (left); shocking developments at Executive Council; more. >>More |
Rehab clinical ladder helps hospital raise the bar A growing cadre of Rehabilitation Medicine specialists at UCH are improving patient care with the latest techniques and spreading their knowledge to their colleagues. Right: UCH orthopedic physical therapist Geoff Klein. >>More |
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Art into science, science into art Artist Travis Vermilye's exhibit at the Fulginiti Pavilion for Bioethics and Humanities found striking imagery in unlikely places: hypertension, stroke, diabetes, organ transplant waiting lists. "I want to tell a story as accurately and as beautifully as I can," Vermilye says. >>More |
Check us out on Facebook The latest happenings at UCH are on our Facebook page. >>More |
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Uncertainty Clouds Preparations for Jan. 1 Health Care Reform |
On Jan. 1, health care coverage doors swing open in Colorado to hundreds of thousands of the previously uninsured. Lacking a roadmap, UCH leaders are doing their best to prepare for a game-changer. >>Go |
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UCHealth South Makes Level I Trauma Bid |
Months of planning and preparation lie ahead. But if successful, Memorial Hospital would be the only facility outside the Denver area to offer the highest level of trauma care available. Above: Memorial President and CEO Mike Scialdone announces the bid. >>Go |
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ED Finds a Middle Ground for Patients |
The Clinical Decision Unit offers a safe place for patients who need observation but may not need an inpatient bed. Medical Director Jen Wiler, MD (above), says the unit helps relieve the capacity crunch. >>Go |
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"Doc Fix" for Medicare Inches Forward |
A key committee vote in the House brings hope for fixing a Medicare payment formula that puts physicians at risk for devastating cuts. But how to pay for the reform?>>Go |
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UCH in the News |
Kids fight the battle of the bulge; care for an ancient war wound; finding the humanity of health; more. Mentions: Michelle Barron, Evalina Burger, Ross Camidge, John Carroll, Robert Doebele, Sara Douglass, James O. Hill, Therese Jones, Joseph Kay, David Kuwayama; Neda Rasouli; Yvonne Small; Phil Zeitler. >>Go |
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Dean Krugman's News |
The latest from the School of Medicine. >>Go |
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Reaching out to Africa |
Read how CU physicians have pitched in to help Zimbabwe bridge its yawning provider gap. >>Go |
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