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Volume 8| Issue 23| Through June 9, 2015
 
              
              
              
              
Massive magnet attracts attention The hospital and contractors turned heads this month with some heavy lifting: 15,000 pounds of steel and a 9-ton magnet bound for a new intraoperative MRI suite in AIP 2. >>More
                          
UCHealth relieves Tylenol price headache When a pharmaceutical company purchase tripled the price of IV acetaminophen, a team of pharmacists and other providers pitted the product's efficacy against other pain relievers, then booted it off all UCHealth formularies. >>More
Pulmonary brings patient in from the cold
Following a newly developed protocol, the Pulmonary Unit used an artery-dilating drug to save the finger of a patient suffering from a rare disease that restricted blood flow to her digits. The care also helped to lift unit morale, says Associate Nurse Manager Staci Aden (above, center, with Inpatient Pharmacist Matt Casciano, left, and Jason Kolfenbach, MD, of Rheumatology.>>More 
  
                                                                 
THAT was inside you? In this month's Campus Diary: the Urology team at UCH has a display of some of the gulp-inducing things they've pulled from patients' bodies -- and stories of the ones they won't display. Plus: What's in a name, the latest campus fashionista, engagement and navigation gurus, and who's new at UCH. >>More
Dangers of the Digital Age In "This Hospital Life": Oblivious cell phone users are now so common that there's an ICD-10 code for the injuries that result from their activities. Keep your eyes open: there are plenty on this campus. Plus: "What You Read." >>More 
 
Hospital seeds community ties Lone Tree Health Center (LTHC) and UCHealth joined with other corporate sponsors to support the Community Gardens at Lone Tree Elementary, a project to get kids involved in sustainability. Amy Hurley of LTHC (near left) was on hand for the grand opening May 15 with UCH Marketing Strategist Anne Santoro.  >>More
 
Lowry takes new path
to patient-centered care 
The hospital's Lowry Clinic recently launched the Patient and Family Research Advisory Council, a first in the decade or so of patient and family centered care at the hospital. It's a must if the clinic is to develop new ways to improve patient-clinician interactions, says Daniel Matlock, MD (left). >>More
                             
Around UCH Detours ahead for campus commuters; kudos for big save in the CICU (right); "Pulse" survey takes final beat; "Plates and Pedals" challenge set to launch; more. >>More
 
UCH in the News
A gunman's distracted drawings; high-altitude and SIDS; binge drinking's permanent hangover; more. Mentions: Michelle Cardel; Robert Dellavalle; Robert Freedman;David Katz; Amber Khanna; Benjamin Miller; William Sather; Robin Shandas; Lisa Wingrove; Holly Wyatt. >>More
Dean Reilly's news The latest about what's going on at the School of Medicine -- from the new dean. >>More
Follow us on Facebook News, views, stories of inspiration, and general good stuff at UCH. Up now: A love story tested by Parkinson's disease. >>More
                 
Cardiac Care Tips to TAVR 

Minimally invasive transaortic valve replacement continues its advances, with a smaller delivery system and greater control over placement of the device. The Sapien 3, now under investigation, would expand TAVR to a much larger population of patients and could drastically reduce hospital stays. Inside: one patient's TAVR tale.   >>Go 
                                                                 
  
UCHealth Takes Step toward Creating a New Care Model 
Jean Haynes (above), recently named UCHealth's first Chief Population Health Officer, aims to help the system make the difficult transition to a payment model based on quality and outcomes rather than the volume of procedures. >>Go
                                                   
A Low-Tech Miracle Drug for Tracheostomy Patients

With a commitment to improving communication between providers, the Trach Team (some of the members are pictured above) have helped the hospital improve patient satisfaction and bolster the bottom line. >>Go 
                        
Biomedicine by the Vat

UCHealth ponied up to help open the new Gates Biomanufacturing Facility. By expanding capabilities for cell therapy and protein manufacturing, it figures to be a key player in the development of personalized medicine on the Anschutz Medical Campus. Above: a bioreactor at the facility that produces bacteria-assembled proteins in 50-liter batches. >>Go
                       
New Clinic Takes a Punch
at Kidney Disease    

Glomerulonephritis is difficult to pronounce and even more formidable to fight. A new clinic at UCH targets the difficult-to-treat  condition, which deteriorates the kidneys' ability to filter waste from the blood. Above: nephrologists Judith Blaine and Joshua Thurman lead the clinic team. >>Go 
               
A Close View of the Eye Center 

Get an inside look at the providers and the services offered at the newly expanded UCHealth Eye Center in this University of Colorado Hospital-produced video. >>Go