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UCH named clinical trial site for latest heart valve replacement technology Only about 60 hospitals in the U.S. will trial Sapien 3 (near left, with two earlier device versions), the latest generation of transaortic valve replacment devices for treating severe narrowing of the aortic artery. The aim: shorten hospital stays and reduce complications. >>More |
Blue Broncos fans In this month's "Campus Diary": the day after the home team was 86'd in Super Bowl 48, UCHers dealt with the annihilation in different ways. Plus: hockey-loving physician handles both surgical and ice-skating blades; latest campus fashionista; new campus arrivals. >>More |
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Expansion in the heart of the hospital The Cardiac & Vascular Center added 7,500 square feet of much-needed clinical space. The shiniest stars: two new interventional radiology procedural rooms (one is pictured left) and another for cardiac catheterizations. The anticipated payoff: fewer procedural delays and improved patient satisfaction. >>More |
Back to the bedside Kathi Waite (right) spent a decade as nurse manager of UCH's Neuro ICU. But in a decision last summer that surprised many, she left management to return to bedside nursing -- in the same unit she managed. >>More |
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Program gets physical with cancer The University of Colorado Cancer Center and the Anschutz Health and Wellness Center have teamed up to create "Fit2BWell," a program that aims to bring a research focus to the benefits of exercise and healthy living for cancer survivors. Left: Rehabilitation Science PhD student Rebecca Stark works with a patient at the Wellness Center. >>More |
A voice not stilled In "This Hospital Life": 45 years after his death, the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. (right) still reverberate. What hospitals might learn from him. >>More |
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Provider finds many teachable moments Cory Lyon, DO (left), medical director of the AF Williams Family Medicine Clinic, brings imagination and humor to his work with residents. It's helped him rack up numerous honors, most recently "Teacher of the Year" from the Colorado Academy of Family Physicians. >>More |
Science in art -- and vice versa An arresting new campus exhibit at the Fulginiti Pavilion for Bioethics and Humanities explores the spaces where art and science converge. There are nods to abstract expressionism, nature, surrealism and, well, sex (right). >>More |
UCH in the News Smoldering marijuana debate; perils of cheerleading; guarding immigrant health; more. Mentions: Jaime Arruda; Elizabeth Black; Jonathan Bravman; Michael Dinnen; Daniel Matlock; Jamal Moloo; Andrew Monte; Paula Riggs; Jason Stoneback. >> More |
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Around UCH Ballot box opens for "Top Docs" voting; a Magnet attraction; Valentine's Day hearts and bones; dig the Nuggets; more... >>More |
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How Well Is the Wellness Center? |
The Anschutz Health and Wellness Center's impressive array of services and commitment to research depends in large part on fitness center memberships, and it would like to add 1,000 more of those to ensure it meets its overall goals. Executive Director Jim Hill, PhD, above, says it's on track to do so, but "I've learned more about running a fitness center than I ever thought I would want to know." >>Go |
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New Tests Help Lab Handle Flu Surge |
The volume of flu tests in the Clinical Lab is up more than 70 percent over last year. But staff have met the challenge with highly accurate, sensitive tests that yield much faster results than before. >>Go |
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Pilot Makes Nod to Consumerism |
The hospital last week launched a trial that allows new patients to book appointments at selected clinics online. Supporters hope it's a patient satisfier and a clinic volume builder. >>Go |
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Clinic Handles Rules of the Road |
The Travel, Expeditionary and Altitude Medicine (TEAM) Clinic helps people prepare for safe travel to places near and far, high and low. Infectious disease specialist Monica Carten, MD (above), is one of six physicians who staff the clinic, offering a wide variety of expertise. >>Go |
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A Eight-Figure Boost for Palliative Care |
The Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group (PCRC), co-led by the University of Colorado, received a five-year, $10 million federal grant to continue the work it began in 2011. Jean Kutner, MD (above), the PCRC's co-chair, says the group has tripled the number of member organizations and anticipates further growth with the grant in hand. >>Go |
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Listening, Learning Equal Great Care |
Neurosciences nurse John Tamalonis, RN (second from left, above), is a committed clinician. But his desire to discover his patients' needs and figure out how to meet them earned him the fourth-quarter 2013 DAISY Award for extraordinary care. >>Go |
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