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A medical first at UCH Looking to strengthen ties to the CU School of Medicine faculty, the hospital named Jean Kutner, MD, MSPH (left) its first chief medical officer effective July 1. Kutner will step down from her post as chief of General Internal Medicine when she begins the new job. >>More
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Sidebar: Seeking common ground New CMO Jean Kutner has racked up an impressive list of individual achievements on the clinical, research and administrative fronts. But she says her greatest satisfactions have come in bringing individuals and groups with disparate interests together. "I've spent my whole life being a matchmaker." >> More
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"Extreme Weight Loss" takes Health and Wellness Center national Season four of the ABC series features the Anschutz Health and Wellness Center's three-month role in helping seriously overweight individuals safely shed pounds by the hundreds. The exposure has vastly elevated the profile of the center and its medical director, Holly Wyatt, MD (right). >>More
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Sidebar: Saying adieu to half of you It was harder than she'd ever imagined, but with the help of a grueling regimen at the Anschutz Health and Wellness Center, Charita Smith of Colorado Springs (far left, with a "before" cutout of herself) lost 150 pounds. She's featured in season four of "Extreme Weight Loss," now airing on ABC. >>More
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Financial picture: sunny, with a cloud or two With fiscal year 2014 rapidly drawing to a close, the hospital is on track for another solid financial year. But inflation, rising costs, and regulatory challenges are among the challenges that loom in fiscal '15. >> More
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After quiet overhaul, lab line rolls on The Clinical Lab completed a major upgrade late last month of its automated line, which handles thousands of tests a day. It was a welcome date for Core Lab staff, who spent the seven weeks the line was down performing the tedious tasks the machines normally take care of and keeping patient care on track. >>More
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 Epic breakthrough for burn documentation
Calculating fluid rates for burn patients is a vital part of their care, but until recently nurses often had to do the math under the bright lights and high pressure of a tub room. Now Epic does the work. Burn/Trauma ICU nurse educator Linda Staubli (foreground, left) and Laura Madsen of the Epic team were leaders in the effort to build the documentation, which has drawn national attention. >>More
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 The American dream: the reality series In "This Hospital Life": Akshay Chauhan, MD (right), performed hundreds of pediatric and transplant surgeries overseas. But to pursue his dream of practicing in the United States, he's had to go back to the beginning: as a surgical resident with the CU School of Medicine. Plus: "What You Read." >>More
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Plastic Surgery carves a niche CoolSculpting, Botox injections, eyelid lifts, liposuction, and breast augmentation sound like the province of the consumer sector. But the CU Plastic Surgery Clinic is offering all of those services, plus the benefits of academic medicine, says Brooke French, MD (left), one of four School of Medicine surgeons on staff.
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Around UCH Goings-on, big and small, in and around the hospital. This issue: staffers take it to the feets to fight cancer, stroke, and kidney and heart disease (right); lords of the RN survey; boxers and briefs vs. colorectal cancer; UCH leaders get wired; more. >>More
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Zero Tolerance for Divert
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After years of having to turn ambulances away because of capacity issues, the hospital has gone more than a full year without spending a single hour on "divert." A bigger ED with a roomier ambulance delivery area (above) and more inpatient beds are only two of the reasons for the success, which has helped to rebuild previously fractured relationships with EMS providers. >>More
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COO Brings Focus on System Culture, Identity
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The hospital's new chief operating officer, Tom Gronow (above), is no stranger to the challenges of system integration. He helped facilitate bringing Pittsburgh's oldest hospital into the sprawling UPMC system fold. >>Go
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Expanded Cancer Care Lights Northern Region
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University of Colorado Health cut the ribbon June 4 on a new multidisciplinary Cancer Center in Fort Collins. The new facility, which opened Monday, aims to broaden and streamline cancer care for patients in northern Colorado. >>Go
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NICU Says No to CLABSIs
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The hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit celebrated a full year without a central line associated bloodstream infection. It's the payoff of five years of efforts to dig into the root causes of infections and build a strong culture of safety among all providers. >>Go
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UCH in the News
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A breath test for cancer; apps for the elderly; snowflake babies; a wellness destination; more. Mentions: Cathy Bodine; Ross Camidge; Michelle Cardel; Kari Franson; Simon Hambridge; Fred Hirsch; Omid Jazaeri; John Peters; Lauren Roth. >>Go
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