UCD Prepares to Break
Ground on Educational Buildings to Complete Fitzsimons Project
The Colorado Supreme Court will not review the April 2005 ruling of the Colorado
Court of Appeals upholding the use of Certificates of Participation for construction
projects on the Fitzsimons campus.
CeDAR to open
on the Fitzsimons campus Nov. 1
The University of Colorado Hospital’s Center for Dependency, Addiction & Rehabilitation
(CeDAR) officially opens to patients on Tuesday, Nov. 1.
Lori Wolf
House is centerpiece of drug and alcohol rehabilitation center
Following the death of their daughter, Lori, Elaine Wolf and her late husband,
Melvin, became determined to find a way to support those trying to kick alcohol
and chemical dependencies.
Study shows
undocumented immigrants have healthy babies, but need prenatal care
Undocumented immigrant women in Colorado are less likely to have low birth
weight or preterm babies than other mothers, but tend to experience higher rates
of excessive bleeding, fetal distress and other complications because they don’t
get adequate prenatal care, according to a newly published study by the University of Colorado Denver.
Lock valuables
to prevent theft
The Aurora Police Department recently reported that they have seen an increase
in thefts of credit cards from purses at individual workstations. Keep these
simple tips in mind to keep from becoming a victim.
National process
launched to ensure nursing home quality of care
The 17,000 nursing homes in the United States are surveyed annually by state
health departments to assure the quality of care provided to some of the frailest
Americans.
Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality launches program to compare medical treatments
The Health and Human Services (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
has launched its new Effective Health Care Program to help clinicians and patients
determine which drugs and other medical treatments work best for certain health
conditions.
Oct. 2 celebration dedicates Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes at Fitzsimons
Teaching children, adolescents, young adults and their families how to live with the challenges of type 1 diabetes while searching for a cure for the chronic, life-threatening disease is the No. 1 cause for doctors, nurses, researchers and administrators who work at the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes.
However, on Oct. 2, the focus turned to the dedication of their new building at the University of Colorado Denver’s Fitzsimons campus. The Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes made its debut, and now stands as a beacon of hope for young diabetes patients and their families.
5280 magazine lists Top Docs for 2005
This year’s list of Top Docs compiled by 5280: Denver’s Mile High Magazine, includes 84 physicians in 40 categories affiliated with the CU School of Medicine and its affiliated hospital and clinics. There are a total of 58 categories and 250 doctors listed.
CU Cancer Center receives $500,000 from CDC for training Web site
The University of Colorado Cancer Center has been awarded a one-year, $500,000 grant from the Centers of Disease Control to develop a secure blood cancer Web site to educate health care providers in the Rocky Mountain region with state-of-the-art information concerning hematological malignancies.
Picture perfect Sept. 16 ceremony for Lazzara Center for Oral-Facial Health
The Sept. 16 opening ceremony of the CU School of Dentistry’s new Lazzara Center for Oral-Facial Health at the Fitzsimons campus, was truly a picture perfect event. The weather was incredible and the event, held in the parking lot west of the building, gathered more than 300 supporters of the school.
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