Tag: Denver Health Medical Center
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Denver assistant fire chief fired after bringing loaded AR-15 to public park
The incident happened during a mental health crisis, according to the disciplinary letter
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Colorado hospitals’ operating income dropped 50% in 2022
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The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing released its latest hospital financial transparency report, showing hospital operating income year-over-year was cut in half in 2022 — reflecting a sharp contrast over the previous seven years when patient revenue outpaced expenses. Operating income for Colorado hospitals in 2022 dropped to $981 million from $2…
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1 dead, 1 arrested in fight outside Denver bar
25-year-old Matthew Jackson arrested in the incident outside El Tejano Bar at 20th and Market streets
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Denver council approves $190,000 settlement for in-custody man sheriff’s deputies sent to hospital naked
Denver City Council Tuesday approved paying a $190,000 settlement to a man who claimed in a lawsuit his constitutional rights were violated when Denver Sheriff’s Department deputies took him unclothed into the Denver Health Medical Center after a mental health crisis where he soiled himself. The lawsuit also claims a captain in the sheriff’s department tried to…
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Denver Public Schools sees bump in new Spanish speaking students
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than 350 new Spanish-speaking students enrolled in Denver Public Schools within the first weeks after an influx of immigrants from South and Central American arrived in the Mile High City, school district data shows. The Denver Gazette requested, under the Colorado Open Records Act,…
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Colorado ranks No. 5 in US for childhood COVID-19, flu vaccinations
The sniffs and coughs you hear means respiratory season is in full swing, but the good news for a wary public after three years of the pandemic is that Colorado children are among the most protected in the nation, according to one study. Sixty percent of Colorado children are vaccinated for both COVID-19 and influenza,…
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Tri-demic? COVID-19, flu and RSV pose triple threat to Denver residents
Two years ago, infection control experts warned the confluence of influenza and COVID-19 could overrun hospitals in what they dubbed the “twin-demic.” It never materialized because COVID-19 measures — practicing hand hygiene, masking and social distancing — kept the flu at bay. This time is different. Now experts are sounding the alarm about a “tri-demic”…
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City and Denver Health unveil proposed operating agreement today
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and Denver Health CEO Donna Lynne will announce on Tuesday a proposed 2023 operating agreement between Denver Health and the city. The proposed operating agreement introduces new efforts that city leaders say will improve emergency medical services during responses, officials said. It…
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Denver firefighters determine a patient was dead, but she wasn’t
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Last June, a Denver firefighter told a Denver Health Medical Center physician that a patient he had responded to was dead. There was a huge problem with that assessment though. The woman was still moving, according to a disciplinary record. Firefighter Marshall Henry was given a 10-day shift — 240 hours of suspension — without pay for…
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City Council to formally approve new Denver Police chief Monday
The Denver City Council Monday will look to shore up flood control improvements in the city’s Globeville neighborhood with another $6.3 million, according to its published agenda. The additional $6.3 million for flood control improvements, part of the Globeville Levee Project, comes via Bill 22-1246. The bill raises the total agreement between the city and…