Articles tagged with 'clinical innovation' | UCHealth

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 …

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 …

Aurora, Colo. (June 17, 2026) – A new group of furry companions is helping brighten hospital stays at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH), bringing joy, connection and purpose to patients.A three-month pilot project on UCH’s Acute Care …

Aurora, Colo. (May 29, 2026) – UCHealth has become the first hospital in the western United States to perform a new thumb joint replacement surgery for patients suffering from arthritis.The procedure replaces the thumb joint with a small prosthetic …

Aurora, Colo. (April 9, 2026) – Neurosurgery experts with CU Anschutz performed Colorado’s first implanted brain‑computer interface (BCI) surgery at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital marking a significant advance for patients with …

Estes Park, Colo. – Every second counts when treating a stroke. With this urgency in mind, UCHealth Estes Valley Medical Center (EVMC) has introduced telestroke services in its emergency department, transforming care for the Estes Park community. …

Pueblo, Colo. (March 25, 2026) UCHealth Parkview Medical Center is expanding access to advanced lung diagnostics in southern Colorado with the addition of the Ion robotic bronchoscopy system, a minimally invasive technology that allows physicians to …

Aurora, Colo. (February 10, 2026) – Breakthrough technologies and evolving surgical techniques have transformed transplant care at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, where procedures once considered experimental 60 years ago are now safer, …