In Aurora, VA exec offers apology for over-budget hospital project
VA Deputy Secretary Sloan Gibson said the VA needs another $830 million to finish.
Another marijuana maternal warning bill moving through Legislature
Colorado now requires pot products to feature warnings against use by pregnant or nursing women. But it doesn’t make dispensaries post similar warnings.
What happens when old hospitals die? Turns out, for St. Joseph, there’s an afterlife
Hospital construction nationwide and in Colorado is booming. Older hospitals face a decision to either spruce up or move out. St. Joseph did the latter.
New Colorado project aims to close the poverty gap
In a nutshell, the goal is to get as many folks as possible to be middle class by middle age.
Tooth decay: A silent epidemic, especially for poor kids in Colo.
Tooth decay is the most common chronic infection in kids. It’s an especially serious problem for poor children.
Colorado health exchange needs millions to become sustainable
The exchange spent a disproportionate amount of money on roughly 5 percent of customers who got snagged by glitches when they tried to sign up for insurance.
Supreme Court Obamacare ruling could affect Colorado, eventually
Colorado has its own exchange and in the short run at least, the Supreme Court case wouldn’t affect the state.
Colorado study of vaccine delays called a ‘wake-up call’
Unfounded fears about vaccines are causing a growing public health risk, researchers say.
Study finds ‘dental deserts’ in rural Colorado
Colorado now has a record 1.1 million people who have dental coverage under Medicaid, and not enough dentists to meet that demand.
Thousands sign up for private health coverage in Colorado but numbers below projections
Most people who signed up for insurance in 2015 — roughly 68 percent — were re-enrolling.
Amid federal penalties for medical errors, Colorado hospitals step up their game
The way hospitals are designed, how staff are trained, and patients themselves all play a role in keeping accidents to a minimum.
For Colorado mom, story of daughter’s hospital death is key to others’ safety
The healthcare system failed Carole Hemmelgarn’s daughter, she says. Now she’s on a mission to prevent future medical errors.
Record flu hospitalizations for Colorado this season
The health department reports more than 2,700 hospitalizations from 57 counties.
Study suggests link between Colo. paralysis cases and respiratory virus
Researchers may be getting closer to finding the cause of a mystery illness that caused paralysis in more than a dozen Colorado children in fall of 2014.
Colo. health insurance deadline approaching
Coloradans needing to sign up for private health insurance have until Sunday, and adults who don’t get enrolled face a 2 percent tax penalty.
When it comes to Colorado’s health, poverty is ‘public enemy No. 1’
Nicole Hadley wasn’t always homeless, but her predicament is emblematic of the health care struggles faced by many in poverty.
