#COVID19 Update: Due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Denver Health's departments and clinics will have varying patient visitor guidelines to help stop the spread of the virus. Visit DenverHealth.org/visitors for the most recent changes to our visitor guidelines.
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Para prevenir el contagio del nuevo Coronavirus (COVID-19), el número de visitantes y acompañantes están limitados. Para ver las políticas actuales, visite a DenverHealth.org/visitantes.
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Visitor Guidelines at Denver Health During COVID 19 Pandemic
Patient safety is Denver Health's top priority as we face the COVID-19 pandemic. We have taken several steps at all of our buildings to protect you. One such measure is limiting the number of patients entering our facilities. Patients can call to confirm their provider is ready to see them, or be called by the clinic to confirm. This helps to avoid crowding in the waiting areas and reduce the risk of spreading the virus. Learn more about our #COVID19 safety initiatives at https://den.health/volume. #Coronavirus #DoingMyPartCO #COVID19Colorado #DHPatientSafety
According to the CDC, on average, Hispanics/Latinos are more likely to have Type 2 Diabetes than non-Hispanic whites (17% vs. 8%). This Hispanic Heritage Month we want to stress the importance of lowering your risk of getting diabetes, whether you are Hispanic or not. Learn what you can do to prevent prediabetes and diabetes in this blog from Dr. Kevin Depner at our new Sloan's Lake Primary Care Center. #HispanicHealth #Diabetes #HispanicHeritageMonth #DHBlog
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How to Prevent Diabetes
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It's National Child Passenger Safety Week! Learn more about how to always keep children riding safe at Car Seats Colorado.
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September 22 at 7:58 PM ·
Don't postpone your next health care visit. Hospitals across the nation have seen a rise in patients using telehealth services due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Denver Health offers a wide range of appointment options for patients who are seeking medical advice and attention. Telehealth appointments are a convenient, secure way to speak to your Denver Health provider from the comfort of your own home. At this time, most telehealth appointments will be telephone visits and select appointments will be video visits. To schedule, call the appointment center at 303-436-4949 or your clinic's specific appointment line. Learn more at https://den.health/TELEHEALTH. #DHTelehealth #DHTelemedicine #COVID19 #DHPatientSafety
As we see a rise in COVID-19 cases amidst the upcoming cold and flu season, our health care workers continue to meet the demands of the pandemic. Their tireless efforts in helping protect our patients and communities continues to be one of the defining stories in our fight against the virus. Giving us hope through their compassion and determination, these remarkable individuals champion our mission to care for all each and every day. We 💙 Health Care Heroes! #InThisTogether #COVID19 #HeroesOfDH #COVID19Colorado #DoingMyPartCO #SocialDistancing #MaskUpCO #WeApplaud #ThankYou
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Denver Health has partnered with the CDC's Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in soilSHOP, to offer free soil testing to communities. The goal is to help people learn if their soil is contaminated with lead, and how to reduce exposure to contaminated soil and produce. Watch our first soilSHOP in action last weekend and learn from our pediatric specialists about the harmful effects of lead poisoning in children and how to protect them and learn more at https://den.health/soiltesting. As an anchor institution, Denver Health understands the importance of making this resource available to our communities to help our neighbors and their families enjoy safe and healthy lives. Denver Public Health Rocky Mountain Poison Center Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment U.S. Environmental Protection Agency #soilSHOP #CDC #DHAnchor #HealthcareAnchors #Pediatrics #DHNews
Drum roll, please...🥁 Coming in 2021, our newest addition, the Denver Health Outpatient Medical Center (OMC)! After a nearly three-month delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, clinics in the OMC are expected to start opening beginning next year. The Laboratory, Pharmacy, Radiology, Sterile Processing, Sterile Compounding and the OMC Café will be among the first areas to open followed by the new Adult Urgent Care Center. Get a first look at the state-of-the-art building and learn more here! #OMC #DHGrowth #DHNews
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"Your selflessness, expertise, quick and sound decisions, and the phenomenal care you provided reminded me that there are angels and heroes among us," said Megan, who nearly died after an attack in a parking lot last year. We were honored to arrange a reunion so she could personally thank the Denver Health Paramedics and Denver Health Emergency Department nurses and doctors who helped save her life. Read her heart warming letter and watch the FOX31 KDVR.com video capturing the touching moment. 💙 #AngelsAmongUs #HeroesOfDH #SavingLives #DenverHealthParamedics #EmergencyCare #LevelOneTrauma #Trauma #ThankYou #DHPatientStories
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Denver Health Patient Reunites With Her Angels and Heroes
Nurses at the Denver General were expected to work twelve-hour shifts with an hour off for dinner. In exchange, they received free room and board and a monthly stipend ranging from eight dollars to twelve dollars. The nurses were expected to be in their rooms by ten o’clock each night and were prohibited from seeing visitors when they were on duty. Each nurse also had one afternoon off during the week and half day on Sunday to attend church services Their uniforms consisted of blue and white seersucker dresses, white aprons, linen collars, cuffs and caps. In the 1890s, the nurses wore a cap that was made from a man’s handkerchief. In 1912, a new cap was designed that resembled a small cone. That led nurses at other hospitals to refer to the DG nurses as the “Dutch Cleanser Girls.” The nurses hated the caps so much that a new one was designed the following year. #DH160 #DHHistory #TBT
The hand contains several essential structures that are on the microscopic level, such as nerves and blood vessels. Hand injuries can be very complex and require specialized treatment when they involve damage to these structures. Denver Health is proud to be the foremost provider of hand microvascular care in Colorado while maintained a core group of specialists in this area for the last two decades. Learn more about our leading microvascular hand surgery care team and some of the many cases in which patients have and are recovering after successful surgeries and procedures. We 💙 A Comeback! #Ortho5280 #DHOrthopedics #DHBlog
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Microvascular Hand Surgery Saving Limbs and Restoring Function
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From housekeepers and food service workers, to the doctors, nurses, techs and countless others, our appreciation for the essential roles of our frontline workers is never-ending. For the next few weeks, Denver Health is honoring these remarkable health care heroes on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic by sharing their powerful stories. Watch this first video in our weekly series to hear firsthand accounts of the obstacles they face and the joy they feel helping to heal and keep patients safe. We hope that their ongoing experiences fighting the pandemic will inspire us to continue the nationwide effort to help slow down the spread of the virus and by doing so, provide the support that our frontline heroes need. Read more at https://den.health/ourfrontlineheroes. #HeroesOfDH #WeApplaud #FrontlineWorkers #ThankYou #DHSpotlight #COVID19 #COVID19Colorado #DoingMyPartCO #SocialDistancing #MaskUpCO #InThisTogether #StepUpColorado #DHBlog
As we have come to know, heroes of this pandemic come in many forms, and this National Respiratory Care Week, Denver Health celebrates our incredible respiratory therapists. The team of over 60 staff is skilled in operating specialized breathing equipment and leading techniques and rehabilitation to treat some of our most fragile patients, including those suffering from severe breathing difficulties due to COVID-19. “They’re dedicated, compassionate, and they care for our patients regardless of the risk,” said Andi Ellis, director of Denver Health Pulmonary Services. Read more about our respiratory therapists and how #COVID19 has made their roles so critical in the fight against the virus and saving lives. @aarc.org #RCWEEK20 #RespiratoryTherapy #Pulmonology #DHSpotlight #HeroesOfDH #DHNews
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National Respiratory Care Week
With the spooky season in full swing and Halloween fast approaching, we want to make sure you and your families are able to enjoy festivities while still being safe and helping to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Colorado has seen an uptick in #COVID19 cases and it is more important now than ever to not relax safety measures and remain vigilant. Watch this short video from our Chief Medical Officer, Connie Price, MD, which goes over tips for parents on how to keep children safe if they are trick-or-treating. Learn more at https://den.health/safeTrickorTreating. COEmergency Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment 5280 Magazine #COVID19Colorado #Coronavirus #DoingMyPartCO #SocialDistancing #MaskUpCO #StepUpColorado #DHBlog #TrickOrTreat #HappyHalloween 🎃 😷
Denver Health School-Based Health Centers and Denver Public Schools is providing DPS students throughout the district with access to free COVID-19 tests at any of our four testing sites. The initiative is an effort to provide the safest environment for in-person learning and for the district to be able to adequately respond and limit the potential exposure and spread of the virus. Testing will be provided to symptomatic students who have been screened and recommended for a test. Same-day testing will be available by appointment Monday through Saturday with results coming back within 24 hours. Learn more about how and where DPS students can get a free COVID-19 test. CBS Denver Denver Public Health #COVID19 #SBHC #DHNews
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Free COVID-19 Tests Available to Denver Public Schools Students at Denver Health
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Denver group delivers 1,500 meals to local hospitals on Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is the perfect time to pause, set aside hardships and count our blessings. From all of us at Denver Health, we would like to take a moment to express our profound gratitude to our patients, staff and communities. Your commitment to fighting what has become this year's defining public health endeavor, the COVID-19 pandemic, has given us hope in the face of unimaginable odds. We are thankful for all those that have made sacrifices and are committed to keeping us safe and helping us heal. #HappyThanksgiving #InThisTogether #ThankYou
Today, Denver Health was honored to have Denver muralist, Austin Zucchini-Fowler, add the finishing touches to his latest artwork installation, "Health Care Angels," located inside Pavilion A of the hospital's main campus. Many of Austin's murals can be found in Denver's downtown neighborhoods and have come to be known by an iconic style and message. The commanding 8 x 12 foot mural, created using spray paint and acrylic, shows an emblematic scene featuring a Denver Health doctor, nurse and housekeeper, each depicted with the wings of an angel, against the backdrop of the city skyline. The piece is being contributed as a part of his "Walls of Gratitude" series inspired by the health care heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch this video of the artist creating the mural and learn more about what message he hopes to convey at https://den.health/HealthCareAngels. Follow Austin on his Instagram page @austinzart! #HeroesOfDH #WeApplaud #FrontlineWorkers #ThankYou #DHSpotlight #DHNews Denver Health Foundation
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Elbra Wedgeworth First In Line At Denver Health's Mass COVID Vaccination Clinic
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We thank Elbra Wedgeworth, former Chief Government and Community Relations Officer at Denver Health, for her continued efforts in spreading the message of why it is so important for communities of color to get their COVID-19 vaccines and help save lives. Read the full CBS Denver story and watch her get her first dose at our new Outpatient Medical Center! #DoingMyPartCO #StepUpColorado #COVID19 #Coronavirus #StopTheSpread #VaccineSafety #OMC
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We thank Elbra Wedgeworth, former Chief Government and Community Relations Officer at Denver Health, for her continued efforts in spreading the message of why it is so important for communities of color to get their COVID-19 vaccines and help save lives. Read the full CBS Denver story and watch her get her first dose at our new Outpatient Medical Center! #DoingMyPartCO #StepUpColorado #COVID19 #Coronavirus #StopTheSpread #VaccineSafety #OMC
The Denver Health Adult Urgent Care Center is now open in its new location in the Outpatient Medical Center and delivering exceptional urgent care services! It's open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. with no appointments required. Learn more at denverhealth.org/omc. #AUCC #OMC
Our backgrounds, lifestyles and genes play important roles in our health. By studying these factors, researchers may find ways to improve health for you, your family and future generations. Join All of Us Research in a virtual chat on Thursday, February 11, starting at 12:00 p.m. Register at http://bit.ly/39TXXYc. Learn more about the National Institutes of Health (NIH) program at https://den.health/All_of_Us. #DHAnchor #DHCommunity #JoinAllofUs
Dine "in style" at the OMC Café now open inside the Outpatient Medical Center! The conveniently located café is open from 6:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. and serves breakfast and lunch, offers Starbucks coffee and espresso beverages, a variety of fresh and convenient grab-and-go items, as well as paninis, soups and bottled beverages! Our commitment to working with Denver community partners is another reason to check out the OMC Café which is run by students and graduates of the Emily Griffith Technical College culinary program. Learn more at denverhealth.org/omc. #DHAnchor #OMC
We are excited to announce that the Denver Health Adult Urgent Care Center is moving to the new Outpatient Medical Center. At 8 p.m. on Monday, February 8th, the Adult Urgent Care Center will close its longtime location in Pavilion A and reopen at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, February 9th, in a brand-new space. The Center's move means it will now have its own dedicated registration desk, X-Ray machine and the ability to order same or next day Ultrasounds, CT and MRI scans from our Outpatient Medical Center Radiology department for patients. The new Urgent Care Center will be open seven days a week, from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. with no appointments required. Learn more at denverhealth.org/omc. #AUCC #OMC
