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Volume 8| Issue 24| Through June 23, 2015
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|  A new switch hitter in the OR The hospital on June 1 opened a technologically sophisticated hybrid room capable of handling a variety of minimally invasive and open procedures in one space. Among other benefits, the room should free up capacity for complex vascular cases. >>More
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Nurse residency program earns a first The Graduate Nurse Residency Program, the hospital's most important pipeline for well-trained nursing staff, this month became the first in the nation to earn five-year reaccreditation. Nursing leaders JoAnn DelMonte (near right), Mandy Moorer and Carolyn Sanders celebrated June 1. >>More
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 New RNs learn the ropesThe demanding Graduate Nurse Residency Program asks new grads to absorb a lot in a short period of time. In the second installment of a series, we look at how two new grads continue to progress toward independence. Left: Sarah Doble, RN, of the Surgical/Trauma ICU prepares to administer medications to one of her patients. >>More |
A final farewell In "This Hospital Life": Eight years ago this month, UCH completed its move from 9th Avenue in Denver to the Anschutz Medical Campus. Now the old hospital, the most visible link to the past, is meeting the wrecking ball. A few who called the old place home reflect. Plus: "What You Read." >>More |
|  New ground for RN Survey The annual survey, which runs through June 21, measures nurses' satisfaction with their work environment and their job enjoyment, a key to maintaining Magnet status. This year's version has some new twists. >>More
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It slices! It dices! And it filets data to a physician's specifications. Meet the Epic Slicer Dicer, a new tool built to help providers mine and analyze the lodes of patient information buried in the electronic health record.
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 Teams go the extra mile |
Around UCH Our round-up of goings-on, big and small, in and around the hospital. This issue: campus congregation for kidney care; beat goes on in Heart Walk (right); decision on holiday premium pay differential; a new Magnet attraction; more. >>More
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 UCH in the News |
Dean Reilly's news The latest about what's going on at the School of Medicine -- from the new dean. >>More
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Pilots Aim to Give Patient and Provider Safety a Lift
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Lifting patients without mechanical assistance is a prime cause of injury among nurses and CNAs, yet a culture of self-sufficiency may prevent them from using equipment for help. That's changing on two inpatient units that are using lifts, slings, and other devices to protect themselves and get patients moving earlier. >>Go
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Stroke Program Passes Joint Commission Survey Review
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A handful of issues need to be corrected but the Stroke Program emerged from a two-day Joint Commission survey with recertification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center -- the highest designation available -- all but assured. >>Go
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Four Years Later, Medical Home Initiative Rolls On |
After launching its first patient centered medical home at AF Williams in 2011, the hospital went all in on the concept in its Family Medicine and Internal Medicine practices. The elite eight continue to search for ways to improve the patient experience, clinical coordination, and outcomes. >>Go |
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UCH Providers Turn Medical Residents into Lifesavers |
For the first time, the hospital provided organized basic life support and advanced cardiac life support training to a large group of School of Medicine residents. One goal: build the commitment to teamwork that is crucial in responding to patient codes. >>Go |
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CU Researchers Take the Microscope to the Mouse
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New technology being tested on mice in the lab offers an unprecedented look at the neuron firings that influence fear, hunger, reward and other vital brain activities. >>Go
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