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SummaryUCHealth Parkview Medical Center trauma program manager Brittney Surniak is the Colorado Trauma Nurse of the Year by the Colorado Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (EMSAC). The award recognizes her nearly two decades of dedication …

SummaryUCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital opened a $119 million, 314,000-square-foot expansion that created 170 jobs and will add 72 inpatient beds, only seven years after the hospital was established.

UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central and UCHealth Memorial Hospital North are the first hospitals in Colorado to use the i-STAT Alinity traumatic brain injury blood test, which can help determine whether an adult with a possible mild brain injury …

Verywell Health reports that an FDA Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee recommended allowing six peptides, including BPC-157, to be used in compounded medications. Rachel Frank, MD, a sports medicine specialist at UCHealth, cautioned that …

SummaryUCHealth and the University of Colorado School of Medicine have opened the region’s first multidisciplinary lymphedema clinic at University of Colorado Hospital. The clinic brings certified lymphedema therapists together with specialists in …

SummaryUCHealth’s ambulatory surgery centers were recognized in Newsweek’s annual ranking of America’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers for the sixth consecutive year. UCHealth’s Cherry Creek North Surgery Center ranked No. 2 in Colorado, while …

SummaryUCHealth Estes Valley Medical Center expanded services and experienced increased patient volumes during its first seven months as part of UCHealth. The first annual community update highlights growth in patient volumes. Expanded services …

SummaryAs daylight saving time ends on Nov. 1, UCHealth sleep expert Dr. Katherine Green explains why the fall time change is generally easier on the body, how shorter days and cooler temperatures can improve sleep, and what people can do to …

SummaryResidents of Estes Valley now have easier access to mental health support through UCHealth's expanded integrated behavioral health program, which embeds a licensed therapist within the primary care team at Estes Valley Medical Center.

SummaryUCHealth is partnering with Aurora Public Schools and Community College of Aurora on a new health science high school, scheduled to open in August 2027. The school will offer five healthcare career pathways, college credits and clinical …

SummaryUCHealth University of Colorado Hospital is using OrganOx, an advanced organ preservation technology to keep donor livers functioning outside the body. This allows transplant teams to assess organ quality in real time, preserve donor livers …

SummaryUCHealth is encouraging Coloradans to get vaccinated against flu and COVID-19 as the fall respiratory virus season approaches. Dr. Michelle Barron, UCHealth senior medical director of infection prevention and control, recommends this year’s …

SummaryMemorial Hospital in Colorado Springs is offering low-dose radiation therapy for people with chronic joint paint from osteoarthritis who have not found sufficient relief with physical therapy, medications or injections. The non-invasive …

SummaryUCHealth is offering Colorado’s first vagus nerve stimulation program for ischemic stroke rehabilitation. The implanted device is used with physical therapy to help build neuroplasticity and improve arm strength and mobility. Since the …

SummaryUCHealth Pavilion 2 at Highlands Ranch Hospital is now open, expanding community access to advanced healthcare options. The 130,000-square-foot pavilion includes gastroenterology, heart and vascular care, cardiac rehabilitation, imaging, …

Key Facts:Forbes named UCHealth to its America’s Best-In-State Employers 2026 list.This is the seventh time UCHealth has received the recognition.UCHealth ranked No. 29 in Colorado, based on independent surveys and employer evaluations. 

SummaryUCHealth will launch a new LifeLine helicopter base at UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center in Steamboat Springs in January 2027. The service will provide rapid air medical transport for patients who require transfer to higher levels of care, …

SummaryTwo UCHealth emergency departments in Colorado Springs are the first to use the i-STAT Alinity traumatic brain injury test. Using a few drops of blood, the bedside test helps clinicians determine whether or not a patient with a mild brain …

Key FactsThree UCHealth hospitals ranked among Colorado's best in the 2026 U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings.UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital ranked No. 2 in Colorado.UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies was named the No. 1 hospital in …

Key PointsNewsweek recognized four UCHealth hospitals among America’s Best Hospitals for Specialized Care in 2026.Hospitals were ranked in seven specialties: cancer, heart care, endocrinology, neurology, orthopedics, pulmonology and gastrointestinal …

(Pueblo, Colo. July 24, 2026) – UCHealth Parkview Medical Center has earned six American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® quality achievement awards recognizing excellence in stroke care, heart failure treatment and resuscitation. The …

Hayden, Colo (July 13, 2026) - UCHealth is expanding access to primary care services in Yampa Valley with this week's opening of UCHealth Primary Care – Hayden.The clinic, located on the main level at 150 W. Jackson in the former Solandt Memorial …

Boulder, Colo. (July 13, 2026) – UCHealth is opening a new hepatology outreach clinic in Boulder on July 15, making it easier for patients in the northwest Denver metro area with liver disease to receive timely, high-quality care closer to …

Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders said he feels like his old -- and younger -- self again a year after undergoing surgery to remove his cancerous bladder. "I consider myself cancer-free," thanks to robotic surgery that also reconstructed the bladder using …

Nurse manager Becky Fehlig shares how the innovative program is helping patients feel happier, calmer and more connected.

While millions of Americans are struggling to find jobs in a tough labor market, healthcare is emerging as a lifeline for career changers. After six years as a stay-at-home mother, Cynthia Webster, 50, planned last year to reenter the workforce, …

In the massive crowd at the BOLDERBoulder is one man with an extraordinary story. He would prefer to stay under the radar but said the team he is running with says it all. On June 1, 2025, Dr. Louis Diamond left his home with his wife. For the first …

A Colorado School of Mines senior recently diagnosed with leukemia graduated in the halls of his oncology ward in a surprise ceremony put together by his care team…Days before graduation, Colorado School of Mines senior David Boylan got a …

Jennifer Melahn endured an ear amputation and other treatments that didn't stop the melanoma from spreading. She had months left to live until she tried a “last ditch effort." “I had told her that without any successful therapy, her prognosis was …

Patients in Southern Colorado being tested for lung diseases have access to a new tool designed to reach areas of the lung that were previously difficult or impossible to sample. At UCHealth Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo, pulmonologist Dr. …