The Colorado Hospital Association says nearly half of the state’s hospitals are losing money on patient care
Denver Health
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Teens with addiction are often left to detox without medication. Denver Health is trying to change that.
Denver’s public safety net hospital has opened what is believed to be the first adolescent inpatient detox unit.
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After decades of closures, a new 40-bed psych unit in Aurora may represent a U-turn in mental health care
The state-of-the-art unit will open this summer at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, alleviating crowded emergency rooms filled with people in mental health crisis
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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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A lot of people ride e-scooters in Denver — and a new study shows a lot of them are getting seriously hurt
Touted as a last-mile solution to improve city public transit systems, at least 3 people a day show up at Denver Health’s emergency room with scooter-related injuries, new study shows
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Colorado maternity wards are giving out take-home doses of the opioid overdose antidote in hopes of saving moms
A project to get hospital emergency departments to dispense naloxone was so successful that organizers are now focused on labor and delivery units
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Opinion: Capture the lessons of Colorado’s response to COVID-19
Time for a systematic review — the successes and failures — so we’re better prepared for the next health emergency.
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Denver Health has a new CEO. Here’s what she says will be her biggest challenge.
Denver Health CEO Donna Lynne is a familiar face in Colorado, having previously served as lieutenant governor
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What happens when a Colorado hospital releases a patient without a home? A new center aims to fill the gap.
A Colorado Coalition for the Homeless recuperative care center is set to open this fall, attempting to stop the revolving emergency room door.
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Opinion: Signs of hope amid the overdose epidemic
Jason felt like his life was over before it had begun. Twenty-two years old, unable to keep a job, and spending his time and money maintaining a heroin habit, Jason wanted more but didn’t know how to stop using. As a psychiatrist working in the emergency department at Denver Health, I was equipped to help. […]