Patient Stories

"Muay Thai gives me a sense of purpose, and it helps me feel strong, not only as a woman, but as a single mother." 

Holli Edward went the first 50 years of her life without giving a single thought to getting a mammogram. She didn't have a family history of cancer, so she didn't think she needed to worry about it.

Erin Sanders loves to go snowboarding. The freedom and joy she feels going down a mountain is unmatched, which is why she tries to hit the slopes as often as she can. But on one particular visit, that love of her favorite sport was tested.

This page is dedicated to patient success stories at the Denver Health Bariatric Surgery Center.

Trust, safety and genuine care. Those are three things Nikita Palmer said she experienced the first time she gave birth at Denver Health several years ago. Since then, she's come back for the births of three more children and each time she said the experience has been the same.

Spending a month in the hospital is probably the last thing any active teenager wants to do, especially when it means multiple surgeries for serious injuries. But for 15-year-old Jake Schaefer, there was one thing that made his stay at Denver Health a little bit more tolerable.

September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, a time to spotlight the growing issue of childhood obesity, the health concerns it causes and how it can be prevented.

Some couples do everything together.

Make An Orthopedic Appointment: Denver Health now allows patients to schedule appointments directly with orthopedic providers, skipping the need for a referral from a primary care doctor.

"The pain felt like my ribs were closing," said Juan, 11, recalling the first time he started playing league soccer. A pain overcame him in his chest area. Juan's school nurse called his mom and told him he needed to go to the doctor right away.