9th Ave. Emergency Phone Number

Date: 00-8-25
To: HSC-Announce
From: David Rivera
Re: 9th Ave. Emergency Phone Number

This message is for all employees and students at the UCHSC/UCH 9th Ave. Campus.

ATTENTION ALL UCHSC/UCH EMPLOYEES & STUDENTS

THE ENTIRE UCHSC/UCH CAMPUS PHONE SYSTEMS ON 9TH AVE. WILL BE CONVERTING TO THE 911 EMERGENCY SYSTEM

As of September 5th, 2000 at 8 AM we will no longer use 58888 for emergency access to the UCHSC Police Department. We will use 911.

Why the change?

Uniform procedures for all UCHSC/UCH sites: Fitzsimons is already on 911.
Dialing 911 for emergencies is a common practice on or off campus.
Previously if you dialed 911, you would reach Denver Dispatch, leaving the UCHSC Police out of the response completely or delaying the response. The UCHSC Police are integral to all emergency responses either directly, or to coordinate the services of responding ambulances or other
emergency services.

What happens when you dial 911 or 9-911 after Sept. 5th?

The call goes to UCHSC Police Dispatch.
UCHSC Police Dispatch will coordinate emergency response services.
UCHSC Police Dispatch will send police.

What happens if you dial 5-8888 after Sept. 5th?

You will still reach UCHSC Police Dispatch in a non-emergency capacity.

What happens with non campus phones on campus, or off site?

These calls will still be routed to Denver Dispatch.
Off site locations will get the local police jurisdiction.
A follow up call to UCHSC Dispatch is still required.

Do we still use the 2-5555 number for the COR Team Response in UCH Main Hospital?

YES! The COR Team will still be accessed by dialing 2-5555.
If you dial 911, UCHSC Dispatch will forward to 2-5555, and send police.
The COR TEAM is only at UCH Main Hospital, all other areas including Fitzsimons will be calling 911 for access to a paramedic response.

If there are questions or comments you can contact Fran Santagata @ 2-6086, Safety Office for UCH, or David Rivera @ 5-7369, Chief of Police for UCHSC.