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Posted inHealth

Some Colorado hospitals are still struggling financially, while the picture is improving for others

by John Ingold 3:33 AM MDT on Aug 15, 20238:34 PM MDT on Aug 14, 2023

The Colorado Hospital Association says nearly half of the state’s hospitals are losing money on patient care

Posted inHealth

Teens with addiction are often left to detox without medication. Denver Health is trying to change that.

by KFF Health News 3:24 AM MDT on Aug 7, 20235:56 PM MDT on Aug 4, 2023

Denver’s public safety net hospital has opened what is believed to be the first adolescent inpatient detox unit.

Posted inHealth

After decades of closures, a new 40-bed psych unit in Aurora may represent a U-turn in mental health care

by Jennifer Brown 4:10 AM MDT on May 15, 202310:19 AM MDT on May 15, 2023

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

Posted inHealth

After years of profits, many Colorado hospitals are facing a downturn

by John Ingold 3:53 AM MST on Jan 3, 20238:10 AM MST on Jan 3, 2023

Investment losses and higher staffing and supply costs are all contributing, but one expert cautions to look at the long-term picture

Posted inHealth

A lot of people ride e-scooters in Denver — and a new study shows a lot of them are getting seriously hurt

by William Allstetter 4:19 AM MST on Dec 13, 202212:54 PM MST on Dec 14, 2022

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

Posted inHealth

Colorado maternity wards are giving out take-home doses of the opioid overdose antidote in hopes of saving moms

by Jennifer Brown 4:10 AM MST on Dec 8, 20224:59 PM MST on Dec 7, 2022

A project to get hospital emergency departments to dispense naloxone was so successful that organizers are now focused on labor and delivery units

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: Capture the lessons of Colorado’s response to COVID-19

by William Burman M.D. and Jon Samet M.D. 1:30 AM MST on Dec 8, 20225:43 PM MST on Dec 7, 2022

Time for a systematic review — the successes and failures — so we’re better prepared for the next health emergency.

Posted inHealth

Denver Health has a new CEO. Here’s what she says will be her biggest challenge.

by John Ingold 3:45 AM MDT on Oct 26, 20225:07 PM MDT on Oct 24, 2022

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.

by Jennifer Brown 4:30 AM MDT on Sep 1, 20228:46 AM MDT on Sep 1, 2022

A Colorado Coalition for the Homeless recuperative care center is set to open this fall, attempting to stop the revolving emergency room door.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: Signs of hope amid the overdose epidemic

by Scott Simpson, M.D. 1:30 AM MDT on Aug 31, 20224:14 PM MDT on Aug 30, 2022

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. […]

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