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High alcohol consumption is dragging down health in many Colorado counties, from Denver to the mountains.That's according to the annual County Health…
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State Sen. Irene Aguilar wants Coloradans to imagine a day when 80 percent of them see their health care costs drop.She says the wildly different health…
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Nearly every day in Colorado, someone having a mental health crisis tries to seek help at a hospital emergency room. There’s only one problem: ER doctors…
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Colorado’s governor and legislature quietly agreed last year to pay millions to a private prison company for cells the state would not need.Rep. Cheri…
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Three years ago, Sara Chapman left a career in mechanical engineering to follow her heart.Nursing was not only her passion, it seemed like a smart move:…
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When Sonny Flock’s ski hit the edge of a hidden rock, he was thrown into the air. His body slammed onto the stone with a sharp crack.Flock recalls that…
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$3.4 billion. That’s the total value of some 50 hospital construction projects occurring all over the state, a Colorado Public News examination has…
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Across Colorado, hospitals are demanding all employees get flu shots or be fired.The choice pits the safety of sick patients who could die from a…
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Nineteen-year-old Vesha Gilbert’s toothache had become so unbearable, she ended up where no one wants to be: Sitting in a dentist’s chair, cringing at the…
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The number of Colorado hospitals receiving an “A” grade for patient safety nearly doubled in the past six months, from seven to 13.The Washington-based…