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UCHealth untangles the web After 18 months of effort, the system is set May 21 to unveil an integrated website it says is user-friendly and combines the best of each hospital's public sites. >>More |
Marathon rerun After experiencing the terror unleashed at last year's Boston Marathon, UCH Inpatient OR Nurse Manager Suzanne Sortman and head of Urologic Oncology E. David Crawford (right) were determined to rewrite the script this year. Record numbers of runners had the same idea. Plus: Orthopedics aids Crawford's wounded warrior endurance test. >>More
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Hospital makes gradual progress in war on waste The hospital recycled more than a million pounds of waste in 2013, but there are plenty of opportunities to widen the recycling stream. Meanwhile, EVS continues to introduce green alternatives to the rivers of caustic chemicals that once poured down hospital drains. >>More |
The elite eight The hospital this month honored eight "Magnet Nurses of the Year" for their abilities to lead, inspire, innovate and transform clinical practice. Paula Hurlbert of the NICU (second from far right), earned an award for her excellence in clinical practice. >>More |
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 Patient gets help from supporters big and small |
Cardiac Rehab drums up support With a revamped inpatient program and a CMS ruling that provides reimbursement for services delivered to chronic heart failure patients, the hospital's Cardiac Rehab program is in line to significantly increase its volume. >> More |
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Clinic trims the (blood) fat High cholesterol levels are a major contributor to cardiovascular disease. Patients are getting help from outside the cardiologist fold at the hospital's Lipid Disorders Clinic. >>More |
Laughter is medicine for UCH RT Louis Giguere, RRT (near right), has first-rate clinical skills and thrives on teachable moments while on the job. But Giguere, recently named Respiratory Therapist of the Year by the Colorado Society of Respiratory Care, also uses humor to build bonds with patients and providers. >>More |
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Around UCH Nightingales sing again for UCH (left); chest-popping in Ortho and Pulmonary Diagnostics; ribbon-cutting at Lone Tree; a cut at stroke; more... >>More |
UCH in the news Restrictions on edibles on state's plate; battle of the bugs; juvenile diabetes' growth spurt; high risk for low-testosterone meds?; more. Mentions: Al Barqawi; Michelle Barron; Robert Belknap; Laura Borgelt; Camy Boyle; Dana Dabelea; Jeffrey Galinkin; Huntington Potter. >> More |
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Hash Oil Boom Fuels Burn Center Concerns |
The hospital's Burn Center has seen a troubling increase in the number of patients seriously injured in explosions triggered by the home-based manufacture of butane hash oil. >>More |
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New Directory Assistance Debuts at UCH
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The UCHealth Directory, now live at UCH and Memorial, contains employee information not currently available through Outlook Address Book. In the next year, IT plans to expand employees' ability to update their contact information themselves. >>Go
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Nursing's All-Around Players Take to the Floors |
Looking to relieve pressure on charge nurses and medical teams, the hospital last month launched a new position: clinical resource nurse. John Karels, RN (above), is among the 10 experienced ICU nurses who roam the hospital, looking to help cool "hot spots" that complicate patient care on busy units. >>Go |
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Fine-Tuning for Epic |
The Epic team last month packaged and delivered some 100 enhancements to the electronic health record -- all of them aimed at meeting users' most pressing needs. >>Go |
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A Double Daisy in Q1 |
The winners of the first-quarter 2014 DAISY Awards for excellence in nursing performed remarkable acts of compassion for patients in dire straits in the Pulmonary and Medical Intensive Care units. Above: DAISY winners Stephanie Huynh (left) and Jennifer Bradley of Pulmonary, with Chief Nursing Officer Carolyn Sanders. >>Go |
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The latest about what's going on at the School of Medicine. >>Go |
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