Denver Health
Denver doctors may have found the answer to a pandemic mystery: What happened to all the heart attacks?
A new study looks at the number of cardiac arrest deaths occurring at home in the time of coronavirus, comparing the stay-at-home period to prior months
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Medics in Colorado dosed 902 people with ketamine for “excited delirium” in 2.5 years, including Elijah McClain
By Michael de Yoanna Health Primary category in which blog post is published
An increasing number of Colorado coronavirus patients are surviving, and fewer need ventilators
By Jennifer Brown Health Primary category in which blog post is published
Denver Health retirees ordered to repay $11 million after mistake
By The Associated Press News Primary category in which blog post is published
What happens to school-based health care in Colorado when schools close because of coronavirus?
By Michael Booth Health Primary category in which blog post is published
If it gets bad, Colorado doctors have a plan for who gets lifesaving coronavirus treatment — and who doesn’t
Colorado has not yet implemented its crisis standards of care, but one doctor says the state may be inching closer.
Inside a Colorado coronavirus ward: The frightening reality for doctors as first cases arrive
A Denver Health physician describes her first week with confirmed and suspected patients, and her isolating routine at home
From rationing masks to polishing emergency plans, here’s how Colorado hospitals are preparing for the coronavirus
Hospitals are required to have plans for emergencies like a potential outbreak of the COVID-19 virus
Colorado wants to let pharmacists write prescriptions for HIV prevention drugs
House Bill 1061 to make PrEP available at pharmacies without a doctor's visit is aimed at eliminating HIV infections in Colorado as prevention funding is cut and access plateaus
Colorado hospitals just avoided tens of millions of dollars in federal funding cuts — but it might not last
The cuts would most affect hospitals like Denver Health that care for a lot of uninsured patients
Why Colorado hospitals are getting into the housing business
Denver Health, Mercy in Durango, find providing housing is safer, more cost effective for patients "stranded" in the system
Colorado emergency rooms are trying something new to stem the opioid crisis: addiction treatment
An increasing number of Denver-area hospitals are offering patients medication in the emergency room to treat their dependencies in the hopes of nudging them into long-term care
In Denver, a binge drinking capital, the sober curious movement is gaining popularity
Social groups with names like “Sober Not Boring” and “Sober AF” are seeking like-minded members tired of the drunk scene
