The Colorado Hospital Association says nearly half of the state’s hospitals are losing money on patient care
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Two Colorado sisters had dozens of seizures every day. Then a genetic test revealed they needed a vitamin.
Children’s Hospital Colorado opened a new Precision Medicine Institute focused on finding individually tailored treatments for rare diseases
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How to fight a medical bill, according to the experts in Colorado
Six tips from Colorado experts for how to fight expensive medical bills on your own
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Children in mental health crises continue to fill hospital emergency rooms. What’s Colorado doing about it?
Legislation that follows a 2021 mental health emergency declaration by Children’s Hospital could lead to more residential treatment beds so kids can leave the hospital
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Does mandatory reporting of child abuse help or hurt? A Colorado task force is taking a second look.
A newly launched state task force is only the second in the nation to look closely at reforming policies that have gone unchallenged for decades.
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Colorado lawmakers are targeting hospital facility fees. Here’s why that’s a big deal.
House Bill 1215 would ban hospitals from charging facility fees for most outpatient visits, ending what proponents say is an unnecessary add-on that boosts hospitals’ bottom line
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After years of profits, many Colorado hospitals are facing a downturn
Investment losses and higher staffing and supply costs are all contributing, but one expert cautions to look at the long-term picture
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Colorado had only 2 pediatric ICU beds left Monday as RSV, other respiratory illnesses push hospitals to the brink
So far this season, there have been 895 hospitalizations for RSV. Of those, 836 have been children.
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Colorado health officials warn of “early and intense” respiratory virus season in children
Colorado is seeing a spike in cases of RSV in infants and toddlers at the same time influenza and COVID-19 cases are rising
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Kids’ health is impacted most by life outside a doctor’s office, so Children’s Hospital is treating social-economic wellness, too
Children’s Hospital Colorado’s Resource Connect helps families get fresh food, rental assistance, help with their electric bills, diapers and school supplies