University of Colorado Hospital is closing its in-patient psychiatric ward. Hospital officials say overwhelming demand for general beds is forcing them to convert the psychiatric ward’s 22 beds to non-psychiatric uses. Mental health advocates say there’s already a critical shortage of these services in Colorado, and that University Hospital’s decision will only make things worse. KCFR Health Reporter Eric Whitney has more.
The candidates for Colorado’s open seat in the U.S. Senate squared off over health care this weekend. Democrat Mark Udall and Republican Bob Schaffer appeared at the Colorado Medical Society’s annual convention. KCFR Health Reporter Eric Whitney was there and has this report.
Students started class at a brand new medical school in Colorado Monday, only the second in the state. Rocky Vista University College of Medicine, in Parker, has been in the works for three years. With Colorado suffering a shortage of physicians, the state’s medical community welcomes the new school. KCFR Health Reporter Eric Whitney has this story.
Fort Carson is struggling to find enough nurses to care for injured soldiers– partly because of a new Army requirement to hire more health care workers. KCFR Health Reporter Eric Whitney has the story.
“Operation Overload” in Salida, and West Nile Virus [FIGHT THE BITE WEBSITE].
Voter registration deadline looms for August’s primary election…Losing ExpressJet’s flights at the Colorado Springs Airport…A new study from the University of Colorado Cancer Center…and finding
contamination at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal.
When scientists finally sequenced the entire human genome five years ago, it was a huge step forward for science. It has the potential to revolutionize the way medicine is practiced, allowing doctors to tailor diagnoses and treatments to individual patients.
Some of the researchers leading that revolution are right here in Colorado. They’re ushering in what’s being called “the new era of ‘personalized medicine’.” KCFR Health Reporter Eric Whitney met some of those researchers at National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver, which is investing heavily to be at the forefront of the revolution.