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Talk back on employee engagement The hospital held four open forums to discuss the less-than-hoped-for results of the Employee Engagement Survey. In at least one session, questions about system-building anxieties dominated the discussions. Above HR VP Jackie Tischler talks about the results. >>More |
A four-peat for VAD A day-and-a-half site visit from the Joint Commission ended with UCH earning a fourth advanced certification of its Ventricular Assist Device program. It's the only hospital in the region so designated. The surveyor identified improving communication with front-line staff as a key goal going forward. >>More |
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Summer page turners With summer rapidly slipping past, we once again sought out UCH book lovers to find out what was and is on their beach reading lists. For Stella Parker of the Medical Staff Office (left), it's a classic. >>More |
Infection prevention power for RNs Aiming to reduce the rate of catheter-associated urinary tract infections, a UCHealth team has a new protocol that would, if approved, increase all system nurses' authority to remove catheters as soon as safety allows. >>More
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 CeDAR grows its ownIn This Hospital Life: UCH's Groundskeeping and Food and Nutrition Services teams have joined forces to turn an out-of-the-way patch of campus earth into a source of local, sustainable produce for patient meals. Plus: "What You Read." >>More |
Eyes and enterpreneurs Under the leadership of Naresh Mandava, MD (near right) and Malik Kahook, MD, the Eye Center at UCH has become a hotbed of innovation aimed at getting new discoveries for patients off the drawing board and into the market as quickly as possible. >>More |
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 New take on trachsRespiratory therapists, speech pathologists, and nurses are driving a new protocol aimed at removing patients' tracheostomy tubes as expeditiously as possible. RTs Becky Norris-Lynn (far left) and Kent Scarborough say the payoff could be still better patient outcoms >>More |
Garden statues evoke patient's spirit Five metallic "dancers" installed in the gardens between the Anschutz Outpatient and Cancer pavilions recall the determination of Karen Winter Burkhart, who lost her battle with pancreatic cancer last fall. The statues, donated by her family in gratitude for the care she received, were dedicated in an emotional ceremony July 22. >>More
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 Around UCHGoings-on, big and small, in and around the hospital. This issue: Remembering Chip Ridgway, MD (left); campus MDs crowd "Top Docs" list; acupuncture and reproduction; makeover madness at Plastic Surgery Department, more. >>More |
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 NewsPunching back at Alzheimer's; a minimalist approach to surgery; million-in-one quads; more. Mentions: John Carroll; Meghan Donnelly; Patrick Fehling; Benzi Kluger; John Mitchell; Mary Peaslee; Tatyana Popkova; Huntington Potter; Nanette Santoro; Richard Schulick; Jonathan Woodcock. >>More |
Dean Krugman's news The latest about what's going on at the School of Medicine. >>More
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Grabbing Talent, Faster |
A Human Resources initiative to get the best job candidates onboard more quickly also has broken down walls between recruiters and hiring managers at UCHealth's three regions. >>Go |
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Nurse Residency Program Breaks New New Ground |
In 2010, UCH's was the very first Graduate Nurse Residency Program to earn national accreditation. Next up: the first reaccreditation. Mandy Moorer (left) and JoAnn DelMonte are leading preparations for a site visit slated for October. >>Go |
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HR Goes to the Phones to Improve Service |
A new phone system for the UCHealth Human Resources Service Center aims to answer employees' questions faster. The upgrade debuts Aug. 20. >>Go |
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Nurses Go Globe Hopping |
The Anschutz Medical Campus wasn't big enough to contain a group of UCH nurses, who traveled this season to Turkey, Taiwan, and Japan to consult with their international counterparts. Above: Research Nurse Scientist Kathy Oman (right) and Cancer Center nurse Yuki Asakura presented at a conference in Japan in July. >>Go |
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Going the Extra Miles for UCH Patients |
Nurses from the Pulmonary and Neonatal Intensive Care units are the second-quarter recipients of the DAISY Award for exceptional care. Both met the needs of patients and families, under exceptionally difficult circumstances. Above: Laure Heit, RN, of the NICU. >>Go |
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Volunteering to Be a Better Person |
Steve Pyron (above) puts in plenty of hours as a grill cook in the Courtyard Café. But a desire to do more for people led him to join the hospital's team of volunteers to help elderly patients. >>Go |
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