Tag: local updates
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Audubon: No patients got Hepatitis C from ex-employee
The sole patient from Audubon Surgery Center who was thought to have possibly contracted Hepatitis C from a former employee there got the disease elsewhere, Audubon officials said Monday. Audubon said the patient was ruled out based on DNA analysis conducted by state health officials. “Basically, now that Audubon has completed testing, there is no evidence that any…
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El Paso County’s H1N1 flu clinics canceled over vaccine shortage
El Paso County’s first scheduled H1N1 flu clinics have been canceled after the state received far less vaccine this week than it expected. The state has received 50,000 doses, slightly more than a quarter of the 183,300 it expected, according to The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. In El Paso County, 14,000 doses…
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Safeway holds swine flu session
A northwest Colorado Springs Safeway store will hold an outreach Thursday, Oct. 15, to educate people about H1N1 and how to get a vaccine. The session will be from 1 to 4 p.m. at 840 Village Center Blvd., at Vindicator Drive and South Rockrimmon Boulevard. Safeway pharmacists and University of Colorado pharmacy students will be…
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Flu causing backlog in waiting rooms; vaccine on the way
A flood of patients with flu-like illnesses has left some Colorado Springs doctors’ waiting rooms looking like the Department of Motor Vehicles. If you’re feeling ill, prepare for a lengthy wait. H1N1 is the presumed bug, but few providers are testing for it since lab results provide little insight when a disease is so widespread.…
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Woman organizes free surgeries for the poor
One man has a hernia the size of a basketball. Another must wear a colostomy bag because he can’t afford surgery to repair his colon. Other people suffer from bad knees, inflamed gallbladders and tumors, among other things. In all, safety-net health care providers have identified 65 people who need operations and can’t afford them.…
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H1N1 flu clinic schedule announced
The H1N1 vaccine will be available later this month through community clinics and many local health care providers for people most at-risk, the El Paso County Department of Health and Environment announced Thursday. The following high-risk groups are being offered the first publicly available doses of the vaccine: -Pregnant women -People living with or caring…
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Fountain girl wants a few pints for her 12th birthday party
Bailey Cole’s birthday wish wasn’t exactly what her mother expected. There was no mention of a new bike, an iPod, or other gotta-have-it gifts for a soon-to-be 12-year-old. The Fountain girl wanted to give blood, a request inspired by a TV show featuring a sickly child in need of routine transfusions. Although selfless, the bike…
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Colorado Springs medical manager wins award
A local health care administrator has been awarded Medical Manager of the Year by a professional association that represents medical office managers, and the Colorado Springs chapter of the organization was recognized as Chapter of the Year. Janet Burch, the practice administrator for Pikes Peak Nephrology Associates, was recognized by the Professional Association of Healthcare…
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Peak Vista relocates homeless health clinic
Peak Vista Community Health Center’s homeless clinic is relocating. The new Homeless Health Center is next to the Salvation Army at 117 West Rio Grande, and it replaces the clinic at 722 South Washatch. An open house for the new clinic will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the new location. Spec. Stephan…
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County getting H1N1 vaccine this week; hospital alters visitation policy
El Paso County will receive 6,000 doses of the nasal-spray H1N1 vaccine later this week that will go to local health care workers, according to the El Paso County Department of Health and Environment. The nasal spray, known as FluMist, is recommended only for those ages 5-49 with no underlying health conditions, and is not…