Introducing Denver Health's First Ever Chief Impact Officer
May 12, 2022
Denver Health is pleased to announce that Lorena Marquez Zimmer will be joining our leadership team as our first ever Chief Impact Officer.
Denver Health Nationally Recognized with an "A" for Safety
May 10, 2022
Denver Health is proud to announce that we just received an "A" Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2022. This national distinction recognizes Denver Health's achievements in protecting patients from preventable harm and error.
National Bike Safety Month
May 09, 2022
Cycling is one of Colorado’s most popular pastimes and a popular form of transportation, especially in the Denver metro area. May is National Bike Safety Month, and with the warmer weather returning, we may likely see a lot more people riding to work or school, hitting up the trails, and cycling with the whole family. So awareness is key.
What it Means to be a Nurse at Denver Health
May 04, 2022
Honoring Our Current (and Future) Nurses for Nurses Week 2022
May 6-13, 2022, is National Nurses Week, a time to recognize, honor and celebrate the strength of our incredible nurses and the impact they make every day on our patients. To be a nurse is to answer a calling to care for the sickest of the sick and it has been especially challenging during the past few years of the COVID pandemic.
May is National Trauma Awareness Month
May 03, 2022
May is National Trauma Awareness Month and here's a sobering statistic you may not know – traumatic injuries are the leading cause of death for children and adults between the ages of one and 45.
Denver Health's "Miracle Man": How a Denver Judge Survived Stabbing in Heart
May 03, 2022
Denver Judge David Blackett has a nickname around Denver Health. Doctors, nurses and medical workers call him their "miracle man" because he very nearly died one night back in 2019. Judge Blackett was working in his garage that night when he was the victim of a random stabbing. The attacker stabbed him the heart, to the point that he had no heartbeat, no pulse and wasn't breathing.
May is National Water Safety Month
May 02, 2022
May is National Water Safety Month and the Denver Health Trauma and Injury Prevention Program would like to promote fun and safety in, on, and around the water for all ages and abilities!
News Anchors Thank Denver Health Team on Superhero Day
April 28, 2022
Today, April 28, 2022, is National Superhero Day, but not all superheroes wear capes. Some of the real superheroes in the eyes of our community work right here at Denver Health.
Medication Take Back Bin Expansion at Denver Health
April 27, 2022
How to Dispose of Old and Expired Prescriptions and Over-the-Counter Medications Safely
Saturday, April 30, 2022 is National Prescription Drug Takeback Day – a reminder to get rid of any unwanted or expired medications and to dispose of them in a safe and authorized manner. While drawing attention to a certain day intended to help you safely clean out your medicine cabinet is undoubtedly a good thing, Denver Health is making sure that this practice doesn't have to wait for that one special day every year.
Denver Health NICU Newborns Celebrate First Easter
April 12, 2022
Having a baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is often a stressful experience, but with Easter coming up, Denver Health's NICU Patient and Family Advisory Committee (PFAC) wanted to do something special that the parents of these little ones will never forget.
