by uchealthfound | Apr 14, 2017 | News & Announcements Archive
2017 Gala: Why Cancer Care? Our annual Gala is right around the corner, set to benefit Cancer Care this year. Specifically, we are raising funds for our new tower at Memorial Hospital North, to add a clinical trials and research space as well as space for...
by uchealthfound | Mar 15, 2017 | News & Announcements Archive
Program Update: The 411 on Memorial Star Transport Memorial Star Transport is an air and ground critical and specialty care transport program providing UCHealth care to southeastern Colorado. The clinical team is staffed with emergency department/critical care...
by uchealthfound | Mar 15, 2017 | News & Announcements Archive
Fund Impact: Emergency and Trauma Services The foundation’s 911 Fund supports the Emergency and Trauma departments. In the past year, this has included funding for several new items needed by Memorial Star Transport. Foundations funds purchased two Gentex SPH-5...
by uchealthfound | Mar 15, 2017 | News & Announcements Archive
5 Questions with Dr. Reckard Dr. Paul Reckard is the Associate Trauma Medical Director and Pediatric Trauma Medical Director at Memorial Hospital Central. He received his medical degree from the University of Minnesota and completed his residency in general surgery at...
by uchealthfound | Mar 15, 2017 | News & Announcements Archive
5 Questions with our Trauma Medical Director Newly transplanted from Memphis, TN, Thomas Schroeppel, M.D. lets us peek into his world and what brought him to Colorado Springs. What are you doing now and what’s next? I am the Trauma Medical Director at UCHealth...
by uchealthfound | Mar 3, 2017 | News & Announcements Archive
10 tips to avoid slips and trips to the emergency room this winter Falls need to be taken seriously. They often lead to serious health problems, fractures and even death, especially in older adults. According to the National Safety Council, slips and falls are the...