Tag: Uchealth
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UC Health notices uptick in frostbite cases, offers treatment and prevention advise
The high temperature in Denver won’t get above freezing until Tuesday. While the cold snap isn’t as long as one earlier in the winter, temperatures are still dangerously cold, according to the National Weather Service. Due to these unusually cold temperatures, UCHealth has seen a dramatic increase in frostbite cases this year. So far, the…
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Thousands of dollars in medical supplies from Colorado Springs to help fight in Ukraine
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save UCHealth workers and volunteers on Tuesday loaded boxes of medical supplies bound for Ukraine as part of an an effort to help the people of Ukraine during the war with Russia. (Video by Chhun Sun) { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “NEWS | UCHealth donates…
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Omicron cases have peaked in El Paso County, Denver
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The omicron driven wave of coronavirus cases in El Paso County is falling, although the number of people testing positive remains higher than during any other wave. The case numbers in the community reached stratospheric levels locally earlier this month, health professionals said and case…
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UCHealth likely to require staff to be vaccinated, but other systems continue to mull a requirement
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save UCHealth is likely to require its staff and contractors to be vaccinated against COVID-19 within the next several months, but other major Colorado systems continue to mull such a requirement for their employees. None of the three currently available COVID-19 vaccines has received full approval…
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Shaming of the unvaccinated intensifies in Colorado, some say, as push to inoculate grows
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs resident Dave Jeanguenat wasn’t going to get the COVID vaccine. “It’s a personal choice,” he said. Messages about the vaccines have been confusing, he said, depending on how the political winds are blowing. He questions the rush for pharmaceutical companies to bring vaccines…
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With the arrival of vaccines and declining COVID cases, Colorado’s frontline providers breathe and take stock
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For 12 months, we’ve heaped responsibility atop America’s health care providers. They’ve acted as stand-ins for COVID patients’ families, spokespeople for the patients’ disease. They’re avatars for the country’s response to the pandemic. Their frustration, exhaustion and triumphs have been chronicled in media accounts, and…
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Vaccine inequities among Colorado’s older citizens shortchange minorities
Older white residents in the Denver metro area and Colorado Springs were roughly twice as likely as their Hispanic peers to get vaccinated in the state’s push to inoculate its oldest residents, and activists say state leaders needed to do more to address the inequities affecting minority communities. The vaccination data highlights the disparity in…
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UCHealth sees record-breaking number of frostbites after bitter cold weekend weather
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Thousands of seniors celebrate at Coors Field after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine Saturday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Longmont resident Jack Taylor woke up Saturday knowing he was going to be headed to an exciting day at Coors Field. The trip wasn’t for a Colorado Rockies game or a concert. It was to take his 87-year-old mother, Marge, to an appointment to receive…
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Q & A: What you need to know about this weekend’s mass vaccination event at Coors Field
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save UCHealth’s goal for this weekend was to vaccinate 10,000 Coloradans by 2 p.m. Sunday. That achievement is on track to be accomplished since all the spots for those eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine filled up within 36 hours of the opening of registration. For those…