UCHealth is seeing a sharp rise in flu cases and hospitalizations. Roughly 200 people are hospitalized with the flu at @uchealth hospitals across Colorado.
Statewide, flu hospitalizations are more than three times higher now compared to this time last year.
Flu can be serious, but vaccination helps prevent severe illness and hospitalization. It's not too late to get your flu shot.
(Note to media: Chart below shows hospitalizations at UCHealth locations only)
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Around 40% of women over the age of 40 have dense breast tissue, which can making screening more challenging.
To better detect hidden breast cancer, @uchealth is the first health system in Colorado to add specialized technology offering contrast-enhanced mammography.
The technology helps provide a faster and clearer picture for women with dense breast tissue.
Read the full announcement here:
https://t.co/xrrEIEv6gV
🕒As we get ready to change the clocks back this weekend, take a moment to tune into your sleep habits!
Take this extra hour of sleep as a chance to reset and reflect because better sleep means better health.
Here are some tips from @uchealth:
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Here for Our Patients: Congratulations to @UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies on earning its fourth consecutive Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center - placing it among fewer than 10 % of hospitals nationwide with this distinction. https://t.co/jAOYmfwj3U
Three years after launching the Ascend Career Program, UCHealth’s first class of nurses has graduated with BSN degrees.
These RNs will step into their new roles this October as hospitals continue to face critical nursing shortages.
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Estes Park Health will officially join UCHealth on November 1st, marking a major step forward in strengthening health care across Colorado. This partnership ensures a commitment to high-quality, compassionate care for Coloradans and visitors to our state.
https://t.co/CM6XukwxpQ
Your genes play an important role in how your body metabolizes medication. Do you know what meds your body can and can't tolerate?
The Biobank at the Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine, a partnership between @uchealth and @CUAnschutz, is helping Coloradans eliminate the guesswork, by empowering people to learn more about their genetic makeup.
Read the full @ColoradoSun article here:
https://t.co/P6D8QMdU5b
In the face of her own battle with stage IV ovarian cancer, this @uchealth nurse continued to care for patients in high-risk settings. It's something she's done for more than 30 years. This is a great story from our partners at @CUCancerCenter.
https://t.co/qOlgSpoYSh
Several UCHealth hospitals have been nationally recognized for delivering outstanding patient care— a proud achievement for our clinicians, patients and community.
Learn more about the annual Vizient, Inc. Quality and Accountability rankings here:
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At only 32 years old, @uchealth patient Erica Brown returned to the hospital yesterday to thank the team who saved her life after suffering a stroke back in February.
Read her story here:
https://t.co/MVl4cLX6Vh
Exciting progress is underway at UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital as construction advances on a major expansion to meet the growing needs of our community. Learn more about the project here:
https://t.co/0QRBFY3AHs
Media,
Please see the below interview with Dr. Cameron Gibson, surgeon in the UCHealth Burn and Frostbite Center at University of Colorado Hospital. The interview is available for use on all platforms (digital and broadcast).
Although Dr. Gibson is not able to discuss specific cases due to patient privacy, he can provide general information about the varying degrees and severity of burn injuries, treatments, and recovery.
Currently, UCHealth is caring for 3 patients from Sunday's incident in Boulder.
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Allergy season is impacting more and more Coloradans every year—and it's no coincidence. According to a UCHealth allergist, more intense pollen seasons are now the norm due to changing climate. He offers tips to help avoid the sneezing, coughing and congestion that comes with springtime.
https://t.co/m7amZtjHF9
Due to increased patient demand, @uchealth is expanding primary care services in northern Colorado. UCHealth is adding 32 providers and four new primary care clinic locations.
Learn more about the new clinic locations and how to make an appointment:
https://t.co/iDhLPXD05J