Tag: uchealth
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Colorado hospitals already taxed as Medicaid reform launches later this year, UCHealth officials say
Though UCHealth Grandview Hospital in Colorado Springs is among 446 hospitals listed in a recently released report from the consumer advocacy organization Public Citizen as potentially losing solvency under pending changes to the Medicaid system, there is “no intent to ever close” the 57-bed micro hospital near the University Village neighborhood, UCHealth’s Southern Colorado Region…
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Fort Carson combat medic saves heart attack victim on Manitou Incline
On March 1, Army Spc. Faraz Farooqui, a combat medic stationed at Fort Carson, had only been in the Colorado Springs area two days when he decided to take on the challenge of the Manitou Incline. “I was told that it wasn’t a good idea, because I had not been acclimated to this altitude yet,”…
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Fort Carson combat medic saves heart attack victim on Manitou Incline
On March 1, Army Spc. Faraz Farooqui, a combat medic stationed at Fort Carson, had only been in the Colorado Springs area two days when he decided to take on the challenge of the Manitou Incline. “I was told that it wasn’t a good idea, because I had not been acclimated to this altitude yet,”…
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Fort Carson combat medic saves heart attack victim on Manitou Incline
On March 1, Army Spc. Faraz Farooqui, a combat medic stationed at Fort Carson, had only been in the Colorado Springs area two days when he decided to take on the challenge of the Manitou Incline. “I was told that it wasn’t a good idea, because I had not been acclimated to this altitude yet,”…
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‘It’s kind of magical’: Organ recipient helps UCHealth kick off National Donate Life Month
When Jeremy Mares applied for a driver’s license at 16, he registered to be an organ and tissue donor, thinking that he might one day be able to save someone’s life, he said. “Little did I know that 19 years later, someone else’s ‘Yes’ would save mine,’” Mares said. In March 2018, Mares was admitted…
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AI in the exam room: blending technology with the human touch
As artificial intelligence has become more ubiquitous in everyday life — from a typical smartphone’s autocorrect function to chatbots that can simulate conversations with humans, quickly analyze data sets and more — it’s also changing how medical professionals and organizations provide health care, and the patient experience along with it. Today, medical practitioners are using…
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Story of Colorado Springs man’s battle with mental illness becomes case study for students, law enforcement
Despite doing everything they could to get their son the help he desperately needed, Colorado Springs residents Mike and Phyllis Foraker couldn’t save William, who died by suicide nearly three years ago after enduring paranoid schizophrenia for two decades. As his caretakers, Mike and Phyllis watched William change from a smart kid with a promising…
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Veteran suicide declines after years of focused prevention in El Paso County
Those who are in crisis or facing suicidal thoughts are encouraged to call the 988 crisis hotline. Former Marine Corps Sgt. Heath Miller was facing prison for theft when he decided to get clean. Like many others, his introduction to opioids started with a prescription. He received oxycodone while in the Marines to treat an…
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UCHealth increases cancer care at Memorial Hospital North
A hospital in Colorado Springs is increasing its ability to treat cancer patients. UCHealth’s Memorial Hospital North is adding a second linear accelerator to its oncology department. The $3.4 million project will double the hospital’s capacity to treat patients in Monument, northeast Colorado Springs and northern El Paso County. “It is anticipated the new linear…
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Street medicine team delivers lifesaving care through county’s only homeless respite program
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A dynamic germ-fighting duo is helping people who live on the streets win the battle of recovering from wounds, illnesses and hospitalizations with the efficacy and empathy of having been there themselves. Because they have.…