Hospitalizations remain relatively low, though they are proof of the ability of the virus to cause harm
coronavirus
Posted inCOVID
Colorado, say goodbye to Exposure Notifications, the phone-based COVID contact-tracing app
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says the phone functionality will be decommissioned on Thursday
Posted inEvents
Surviving the Medicaid Cliff: How to navigate the end of the public health emergency
The Colorado Sun hosted a panel of health insurance and Medicaid experts in anticipation of upcoming changes to coverage. Watch the replay here.
Posted inHealth
More than 300,000 Coloradans could soon lose Medicaid coverage. Here’s what to know.
The Colorado Sun is hosting a free, virtual panel discussion to talk about the end of the federal public health emergency and how people can find new health insurance coverage
Posted inHealth
COVID aid papered over Colorado hospital’s financial shortcomings
A $2.2 million profit at St. Vincent Health in Leadville in 2021 turned out to be a mirage
Posted inCOVID
Do Coloradans need to care about the new COVID variant XBB? Yeah, probably.
XBB.1.5 — nicknamed the “Kraken” — has yet to hit Colorado in full force. When it does, it could drive a new wave of infections.
Posted inHealth
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.
Posted inSocial Services
The sudden suspension of a Colorado prison-work program has thrown employers into disarray
The Take Two program was paused following an inmate escape earlier this year. Employers, already battling a tight labor market, say they were given no time to plan for the loss of labor.
Posted inOpinion Columns
Opinion: Long COVID is undermining support services for older folks
Organizations that deliver help need continued financial backing to offset the growing costs to increasingly stretched volunteers
Posted inOpinion Columns
Littwin: The new COVID booster is out. They tell us it works on the new variants. Is anyone listening?
I understand COVID fatigue. But, by my reckoning, vaccine fatigue makes absolutely no sense.