Tag: uchealth
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Hotlines for El Paso County seniors go live to expand vaccination access
Health care providers in El Paso County started offering hotlines for seniors to register for vaccinations this week, as the state released a mini surge of vaccination doses. Seniors who get health care through a vaccine provider, such as UCHealth and Centura, don’t need to register for vaccines, they are already in a queue. But…
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El Paso County setting up vaccine hotlines for seniors
El Paso County health care providers are setting up hotlines for seniors to sign up to get the coronavirus vaccination to help make the registration process easier, particularly for those who don’t have computer access. Seniors 70 and older who are already patients with current vaccinations providers, such as UCHealth, Centura Health or Optum, do…
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‘Limited number’ of elderly UCHealth patients in Colorado Springs vaccinated as part of pilot program
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Just two weeks after Colorado received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine, a small number of elderly UCHealth patients statewide were inoculated as part of a pilot vaccination program launched by the health system. A “limited number” of Colorado Springs patients age 75 or older were…
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‘Limited number’ of elderly UCHealth patients in Colorado Springs vaccinated as part of pilot program
Just two weeks after Colorado received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine, a small number of elderly UCHealth patients statewide were inoculated as part of a pilot vaccination program launched by the health system. A “limited number” of Colorado Springs patients age 75 or older were vaccinated as part of the pilot program, which is testing…
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First gentleman Marlon Reis returns home from hospital
First gentleman Marlon Reis has been discharged from UC Health at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora after a short stay to treat worsening symptoms from COVID-19. Reis is the partner of Gov. Jared Polis; they have two children. Polis drove Reis home this morning. In a statement from the governor’s office, Reis said he…
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First gentleman Marlon Reis returns home from hospital
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save First gentleman Marlon Reis has been discharged from UC Health at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora after a short stay to treat worsening symptoms from COVID-19. Reis is the partner of Gov. Jared Polis; they have two children. Polis drove Reis home this morning.…
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NEWS | Frontline workers in Colorado
Amid the COVID-19 second wave, Colorado health workers feel the strain.
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SPORTS | Air Force football watch party at UCHealth Park
The Rocky Mountain Vibes opened their stadium to Air Force fans Saturday for a football watch party. (Video by Katie Klann)
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Couple weds at hospital so terminally ill mother can attend
Mark Cravens and Jeannette Adelmann married outside UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday, May 23, 2020. Jeannette and her fiancé Mark Cravens moved their July 4th wedding date after Jeannette was told by doctors that her mother, Mary, 77, might not make it to their original planned wedding date, after Mary…
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Specialist explains plasma donations for COVID-19 patients
Convalescent plasma donated from people who have recovered from COVID-19 is now being used to treat some hospitalized patients at UCHealth Memorial in Colorado Springs. Dr. Carl Bernas, an infectious disease specialist, is the principal investigator for the treatment protocol at UCHealth Memorial. (Video courtesy of UCHealth)