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Volume 8| Issue 14| Through February 3, 2015
 
       
            
Country Inn and Suites  
 
Space race in the AOP With the number of outpatient  visits continuing to rise, the hospital has launched a complex project to carve thousands of additional square feet of clinic space from the existing footprint of the AOP. The multiphased work will also repurpose the vacated ED. >>More
                                                          
Joint Commission: the Sequel The Joint Commission team concluded the hospital's triennial survey Dec. 19. But in their wake, they left months of work the hospital must do to show it has met various requirements for improvement. >>More
New-look legislature eyes health care access 
Democrats and Republicans share power in the General Assembly that convened Jan. 7. They'll try to reach consensus on a long agenda of items that includes managing and paying for the care of the burgeoning Medicaid patient population -- a major area of interest for UCH and the School of Medicine. >>More
                  
Making and breaking New Year's resolutions In this month's "Campus Diary": Employees discuss their promises they made to themselves for the coming year -- or if they even bothered. Plus: improving cardiac care while the doc is away; how coding and quilting mix; our latest campus fashionista; more. Plus: New arrivals at UCH. >>More
A job that hurts the ones who love it 
In "This Hospital Life": Tracy Hill (far left) and Amie Majerus have combined to put in 25 years as echocardiographers. But they say that the physical demands of the work have also taken plenty out of them and their colleagues in sonography. Plus: "What You Read." >>More
             
Certification cements hospital's pulmonary standing The Pulmonary Hypertension Program at UCH this month became the first in the region designated as a comprehensive center for the treatment of the rare and deadly disease. The designation highlights the program's team-oriented, multidisciplinary approach to care, says Medical Director David Badesch, MD (right). >>More
From Pulmonary Rehab to new lungs
Undaunted by pulmonary fibrosis, Dean Hutto (left) battled the disease through steady effort with the hospital's Pulmonary Rehabilitation team. With a recent lung transplant, Hutto has a new lease on life -- but he's back to his rehabilitation work at UCH. "My car has been back and forth so many times, it knows the way now," he says. >>More
                
Around UCH Our round-up of goings-on, big and small, in and out of the hospital. This issue: Please meet the DAISY (right); RX for GenX; blood drive hits a gusher; screen and screen again; more. >>More
Blood and beauty Surgical suite and art gallery intersect in "The Cutting Edge," an intriguing exhibition of medical illustration now on display at the Fulginiti Pavilion for Bioethics and Humanities on the Anschutz Medical Campus. >>More
Check out our Facebook page News, views, and stories of inspiration on UCH's Facebook page. Give us a like!. >>More
Follow the Insider on Twitter News, commentary, and updates on UCH, UCHealth and the wider world of health care. >>More
Dean Krugman's news The latest about what's going on at the School of Medicine. >>More
            
CMS Bites at Hospital's Bottom Line

Underperformance in preventing 30-day readmissions and hospital-acquired conditions, and shortfalls on a host of other quality metrics has cut into the hospital's Medicare reimbursement in fiscal year 2015. >>Go
                                          
An Unforgettable Look at a Devastating Disease

Glen Campbell hauled in a mountain of awards during a five-decade musical career. But his most lasting contribution might be his brave decision to go public with his diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. A sell-out crowd at UCH watched the story unfold this month in a screening of a documentary chronicling Campbell's experience. >>Go
  
                                                             
  
A Challenge for 'U'
to Live Healthy
UCHealth has issued a "Live Healthy Challenge" to help employees track their diet, exercise, sleep patterns and other measures of wellness. It's a prelude to the upcoming Personal Health Assessment and biometric screening -- and yes, there are prizes involved. >>Go
                
UCH Stays on the CUSP

Decreasing average length of stay for esophageal surgery patients is an aim of one of the hospital's latest Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Programs (CUSPs). It's part of a broader effort to embed a culture of quality and safety throughout UCH. >>Go
                 
A Star among Us

A surgical tech at UCH by day, Tracy Disco Akers (above) spends much of her free time on skates in the high-speed, heavy-contact sport of roller derby. She's a top player with a growing national and international reputation. >>Go
               
UCH in the News

Cupcake wars; pot users wanted; understanding anti-vaxxers; more. Mentions: Jessica Anderson; Eric Coleman; Patrick Fehling; Maureen Garrity; James O. Hill; Gordon Lindberg; Madeline Morris; David Olds; Jennifer Reich; Holly Wyatt. >>Go