Loveland, Colo. (Oct. 29, 2020) – UCHealth researchers in northern Colorado are now recruiting participants for a study that will test a COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The study, which is the second vaccine trial to launch at UCHealth, will include approximately 1,500 participants ages 18 and older who are at higher risk for exposure due to their ... Read More
Aurora, Colo. (Oct. 20, 2020) – Behavioral health experts are now working hand-in-hand with primary care physicians at about 30 UCHealth primary care clinics across Colorado, providing crucial resources to patients experiencing anxiety, depression or other challenges. The addition of these services is part of a commitment UCHealth made a year ago to invest at ... Read More
Aurora, Colo. (Oct. 6, 2020) – More than 2,000 patients recovering from COVID-19 have now been discharged from UCHealth hospitals throughout Colorado, able to continue their recoveries either at home or in post-acute care centers. Overall, UCHealth has cared for almost 30% of the state’s patients hospitalized with COVID-19. “We are encouraged seeing these numbers of ... Read More
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Sept. 17, 2020) – UCHealth’s Memorial Hospital Foundation and Memorial’s Injury Prevention and Research Institute (MIPRI) presented 175 Stop the Bleed kits this week to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. The kits will ensure deputies in El Paso County – a geographic area nearly double the size of the state of ... Read More
Colorado Springs, Colo. (Aug. 12, 2020) — UCHealth and students at the University of Colorado School of Medicine Colorado Springs Branch have launched a research project that seeks to learn how COVID-19 patients are faring after leaving the hospital and identify how the health system can improve care for future patients. To date, more than ... Read More
Aurora, Colo. (July 27, 2020) – For the ninth year in a row, U.S. News and World Report ranks UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH), located on the Anschutz Medical Campus, No. 1 on its list of the state’s best hospitals. UCH is also ranked among the nation’s best in nine specialties including No. 2 ... Read More
Aurora, Colo. (July 21, 2020) – Patients electing to have COVID-19 antibody testing through UCHealth may now consent for a sample from that blood draw to be used for genetic research for a number of diseases and conditions – including COVID-19 – at the Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine (CCPM) Biobank on the University of Colorado ... Read More
Aurora, Colo. (July 20, 2020) – As Colorado sees a rise in the numbers of COVID-19 cases, UCHealth continues to keep measures in place to ensure safety of patients, visitors and health care workers. Although still at a very manageable and safe level, UCHealth’s current number of almost 70 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 infections is ... Read More
Aurora, Colo. (July 9, 2020) – Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and UCHealth on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus will recruit qualified patients throughout Colorado for a study testing a promising COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The recruitment period will run about two months at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital and is the only ... Read More
Longmont, Colo. (June 30, 2020) – School, sports and playdates aren’t the only things kids have been missing out on since the COVID-19 pandemic started spreading across the United States. Across the nation, children have been missing routine immunizations and well-child visits. The sharp drop in vaccinations, pediatricians fear, could lead to outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such ... Read More
