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#1 in the state, strong national showing The numbers were great for UCH in the latest U.S. News "Best Hospital" report, which ranked the hospital tops in the state. The Cancer program, led by director Dan Theodorescu (left), was one of nine ranked in the top 50 nationally. >>More
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Windows 7 migration trudges on The massive effort to convert some 18,000 UCHealth computers from Windows XP to Windows 7 is about one-third complete. IT leaders hope a new automated tool will help speed a time- and resource-heavy project. >>More
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Can UCH, UCHealth weather the employee engagement storm? In This Hospital Life: Those seeking answers for UCHealth's lackluster Employee Engagement Survey scores might find clues in Denver's Blizzard of '82. Plus: "What You Read." >>More
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Building the system brand With TV spots that began this week, UCHealth launched a brand campaign designed to distance its hospitals and providers from the health care pack. >>More
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 A campus bioboom
The range of talent and expertise on the Anschutz Medical Campus is exemplified by the rapidly growing Department of Bioengineering, which recently deepened its research and development bench. Left: Faculty member Richard Weir, PhD, builds artificial hands and arms for amputees.
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Live from UCH Interventional cardiologists from UCH and pediatric specialists from Children's Hospital Colorado collaborated last month on two procedures featuring a coronary stent, an atrial septal defect procedure, and an episode of CPR -- all while an audience of 1,000 or so looked on and fired questions to the providers. >>More
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 Father honors daughter's memory with MICU gift
The Medical Intensive Care Unit received a $25,000 donation from the family of a 37-year-old woman who recently lost her battle with liver disease. "They do fantastic work in trying to save lives," said the woman's grateful father in a letter to the hospital.
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A 32-story swing at cancer She might have written a check or run a 5k race but UCH nurse midwife Cosima Lux decided to support cancer research by rappelling to downtown streets from dizzying heights. Why? Because she can. >>More
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 Around UCH
Goings-on, big and small, in and around the hospital. This issue: time for employees to speak out; treasure for patient-friendly Cancer Infusion Center staff (left); record-breaking Donor Dash; AIP 2 build-out, the sequel; more. >>More
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Check out our Facebook page News, views, and stories of inspiration on UCH's Facebook page. Give us a like!. >>More
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 UCH in the NewsPerils of medical pot; firing back at violence; UCHealth chief-to-be speaks; treating stroke from afar; more. Mentions: Sarah Anderson; Laura Borgelt; Liz Concordia; Robert Dobele; Essi Ellis; John Harney; William Jones; Richard Weir. >>More
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Dean Krugman's news The latest about what's going on at the School of Medicine. >>More
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A Patch for Inpatient Psych Bed Shortage
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The hospital reached agreement with Denver Health late last month to lease five inpatient psychiatric beds. But UCH leaders agree it's a short-term fix for a deep-seated patient care problem with financial and moral implications. >>Go
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Bringing Engagement Closer to Home
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With a new "shared leadership model," the hospital hopes to put a greater measure of decision-making power and responsibility in the hands of rank-and-file employees. >>Go
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Sidebar: Staff Take Stake in the System Seriously
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Centering a portion of decision-making in unit-based councils has yielded benefits for the hospital's Perianesthesia and Pulmonary units. >>Go
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Alaskan's Lung Cancer Battle Leads to UCH
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A year and a half ago, the birth of daughter Sophia gave Tabitha Morgan and husband Tim (above) a miracle. Now battling stage 4 lung cancer, Tabitha is hoping for another: precious additional time from a drug in a phase one clinical trial at the CU Cancer Center.
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Leader of the Pack
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In this month's "Campus Diary": The Cancer Center's Terri Lalier (above) discusses the joys of hanging out with alpacas. Plus: a sports-themed fashionista; seeking piano-playing clam-openers; ship ahoy in Compliance; more.
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A Simple Fix for a Complex Problem
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Post-doctoral researcher Elizabeth Medina, PhD (above), spends her days in a School of Medicine Lab searching for the roots of heart failure. That's the easy part. For an everyday lab task, she needed a helping hand. >>Go
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