Tag: Denver Health
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Denver City Council to consider anti-terrorism spending, STAR expansion
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council on Tuesday will consider expanding the Support Team Assisted Response program to add six emergency medical technicians and three vans and equipment citywide. The council will also consider allowing millions of dollars in anti-terrorism spending through a grant program during the 3:30…
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Denver city, county government services closed Monday for César Chávez holiday
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Many city and county government services will be closed on Monday in observance of the César Chávez Day holiday. In Denver, city and county services and offices, such as the Denver Motor Vehicle Title and Registration Office, public libraries, Denver Mayor’s Office, City Council offices…
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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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Metro Denver Veterans Day 2022 closures
Most non-essential government offices will close this Friday in observance of Veterans Day. Veterans Day is a federal holiday, meaning that only essential government services, such as emergency response, will be available. Government closures include: The Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Federal courts Libraries United States Postal Service (USPS) Animal shelters City Council Human Services…
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Donna Lynne to take helm at Denver Health
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Former Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne has been named the new CEO of Denver Health. She replaces Robin Wittenstein, who will retire at the end of August. Lynne was named the sole finalist for the position earlier this month. Denver Health names Donna Lynne as sole finalist…
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Denver Health names finalist for open CEO position
Denver Health and its Hospital Authority Board of Directors announced Thursday that Donna Lynne, DrPh, is the sole finalist for the health system’s open chief executive officer position. Lynne current serves as the senior vice president and chief operating officer at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City. “We are confident that Dr.…
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Denver police arrest suspect in double shooting
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Denver police arrested an 18-year-old man on Tuesday night in connection with a shooting that left two people dead last month. A’darion L. Sanford was arrested on suspicion of two counts of first-degree murder. He is being held in the Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center in downtown, according to jail records. Officers were sent to the…
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Denver committee advances change to Denver Health retirement plan
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The City Council governance committee advanced a change to Denver’s retirement plan Tuesday despite opposition from Denver Health, the contractual entity that would be affected by the change. If passed by the full council, the ordinance would make Denver Health solely responsible for the costs…
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Denver Health awarded more than $2 million to help those with methamphetamine-use disorder
Denver Health was awarded more than $2 million from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention to fund more treatment options for those with stimulant use disorders. The $2,173,000 grant will fund the Beginning Early and Assertive Treatment for Methamphetamines Use Disorder (BEAT Meth) project, a strategy to prevent stimulant-related overdoses, officials said. “Methamphetamine…