Tag: uchealth
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Immigrants taking toll on hospitals, including in Colorado Springs, UCHealth data suggests
Of 12 hospitals surveyed statewide in the UCHealth system, Memorial Hospital Central in Colorado Springs saw the second-highest jump over the past three months of new patients who appear to be immigrants, according to data UCHealth released Wednesday. “Memorial Hospital Central has had the second-greatest impact among UCHealth hospitals, next to University of Colorado Hospital…
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Marilyn Gifford, longtime physician and ‘godmother of emergency services’ in Colorado Springs, dies at 80
Marilyn Gifford, a longtime emergency physician regarded as the “godmother of emergency medical services” in Colorado Springs, has died, according to her family. She was 80 years old. A trailblazer in a field that had very few women in it, Gifford was widely acknowledged not only as a standout emergency physician, but as the architect…
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Club Q shooting survivor, Ed Sanders, released from hospital after nearly three weeks
Sanders was released from UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central on Thursday, Dec. 8th just shy of three weeks since the attack. Sanders was shot twice while standing at the bar when the gunman opened fire on the LGBTQ+ friendly club, killing five and injuring many more.
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Dr. Katy Picard recounts her experience in the ER while caring for victims of the Club Q shooting
Katy Picard, an emergency medicine physician at UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central, was having a fairly quiet shift last Saturday, with only a few patients in need of treatment, when a nurse gave her the news that changed everything. “One of the nurses came over to tell me that there was an active shooter … and…
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NEWS | UCHealth donates medical supplies to Ukraine
UCHealth workers and volunteers on Tuesday loaded boxes of medical supplies bound for Ukraine as part of an an effort to help the people of Ukraine during the war with Russia. (Video by Chhun Sun)
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More younger patients are among those hospitalized for COVID-19 in Colorado Springs area
Beatrice Pope didn’t have strong feelings about the coronavirus vaccine a month ago. After 13 days in the hospital and suffering a partially collapsed lung, she sounds passionate about prevention. “I am going to be the first one in line when I get better,” she said from her hospital bed at UCHealth Memorial Central, where…
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UCHealth offering online self-scheduling for COVID-19 vaccination appointments
Coloradans can now self-schedule COVID-19 vaccination appointments online with UCHealth, the health system announced Tuesday. Anyone 18 and older can choose an open appointment time and clinic location most convenient for them, according to a news release. UCHealth plans to open general vaccine scheduling to Coloradans age 16 and older on May 3, the release…
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Shaming of the unvaccinated intensifies in Colorado, some say, as push to inoculate grows
Colorado Springs resident Dave Jeanguenat wasn’t going to get the COVID vaccine. “It’s a personal choice,” he said. Messages about the vaccines have been confusing, he said, depending on how the political winds are blowing. He questions the rush for pharmaceutical companies to bring vaccines to market and has concerns about their safety and long-term…
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NEWS | Thousands receive COVID-19 vaccine at Coors Field
UCHealth hosted a mass vaccination event on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021 at Coors Field in Denver. 10,000 people are expected to receive the vaccine by the end of the weekend. (Video by Chancey Bush, David Mullen, Skyler Ballard)