Updated: April is Donate Life Month
April 03, 2019
Updated: April 11, 2019
In recognition of April as National Donate Life Month and Denver Health's partnership with Donor Alliance, we asked you to share your stories of how organ and tissue donation has touched your life. In honor of National Blue and Green Day this Friday, a day to celebrate organ and tissue donors, here are two touching stories from Denver Health employees.
What To Do If An Ambulance Is Behind You
April 02, 2019
Denver Health Paramedics Clarify Pull Over for Emergency Vehicles Law
We've all noticed how Denver's booming population growth is adding more traffic to our commutes. For Denver Health Paramedics, that growth means more calls and more challenges for ambulance drivers navigating through heavy traffic to get to those calls.
Last year, Denver Health Paramedics responded to 117,630 calls. In 2016, there were just 112,406 calls.
Helmets Save Lives on Electric Scooters
March 20, 2019
Today is the first day of Spring and as the weather gets warmer, more people will be out on the roads on electric scooters and bikes. Denver Health has treated several patients who have come in with scooter injuries – some minor, others more severe.
Denver Health Women Blaze A Trail
March 19, 2019
In 1849 Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to graduate with a medical degree. Florence Nightingale started the world’s first secular nursing school in 1860. And in 1881, Clara Barton, the famous Civil War nurse, founded the American Red Cross.
Comfortable in My Own Skin
March 18, 2019
My name is Danielle, and I am a trans woman whose life-long journey has brought me to Denver Health. This is my story.
Looking back, I think I always knew it. I had my friends, but I never felt like I fit in with the boys. My sister’s friends and what they did were always more interesting to me. When I was older, I found outlets in tabletop and computer role-playing games that let me play as a woman. It felt so much more comfortable, but at the time I had no idea why.
Beyond the Marie Kondo Method: The Psychology behind Tidying-up
March 12, 2019
Debuting in January 2019, the popular Netflix show “Tidying up with Marie Kondo” promised to help families decrease chaos and “spark joy” within their homes. Although the notion of watching stressed-out families organize their belongings is baffling to some, Kondo’s approach fits well with popular cultural movements emphasizing minimalism and mindful consumerism.
Celebrating Female Leadership at Denver Health
March 08, 2019
The theme of the 2019 campaign is "Balance for Better" and what's a better way to celebrate women than to acknowledge and recognize the great strength, energy, compassion, humor, insight, perseverance, institutional knowledge and plain hard work that all of Denver Health’s women bring to work every single day?
Home Remedies for a Cold
March 05, 2019
Home Treatments for the Common Cold and Cough from a Medical Perspective
It’s cold and flu season, and almost everyone has a family or "home remedy" for the common cold. Here are the top five best home remedies we gathered from our Denver Health employees, along with some less effective home remedies and some solid medical advice for how to treat a cold.
Top Five Home Remedies for a Cold
Symptoms of a Stroke
March 04, 2019
Denver Health Physician Weighs in on the Death of Actor Luke Perry
The death of 90210 and Riverdale actor Luke Perry today, after suffering a stroke, brings up the importance of recognizing the warning signs and symptoms that just might save someone's life before having a stroke. Perry was just 52 years old.