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CHA Releases CO’s CURE Opioid Prescribing Guidelines
CO's CURE is co-sponsored by the Colorado Medical Society and the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention.
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Check out Tabatha Tomajko's story: http://ow.ly/JhXQ50D3DtH. She was the "driving force" for care changes for patients w/ spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries.
#COHospitalHeroes @GoodSamColorado
@SCLHealth @AmerSentinel @AyaHealthcare @CorVelCorp
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Congrats to Sally Roberts and Lab staff at @BannerHealth East Morgan County Hospital - #COHospitalHeroes! Sally and team led COVID-19 testing in their community and have tested more than 2,000 people in the county. @AmerSentinel @AyaHealthcare @CorVelCorp https://cha.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Sally-Roberts.pdf
For all their care, courage and compassion during #COVID19, we thank our health care professionals. You are the strength of our communities, and we are #ForeverGrateful. #HealthCareHeroes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arVi-5vLImQ&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=AmericanHospitalAssociation
Wearing a mask protects you and your loved ones against the spread of germs, and it could prevent the need for masks later on. #MaskUp http://www.aha.org/wearamask #Wearamask
The safest way to celebrate the holidays is to celebrate at home with people who live with you. Traveling can increase your chances of getting or spreading #COVID19 or #Flu. http://www.aha.org/wearamask
🎄 Ingredients for safe & happy holiday season :
✅ Leave cookies on neighbor’s doorstep 🍪
✅ Send a holiday card to your friends 📝
✅ Wear your mask and staying socially distant ↔️
✅ Get a flu shot 💉 to protect your loved ones #UnitedAgainstFlu #StopTheSpread #MaskUpCO
Congrats Kathy Gallego, ICU RN, @SkyRidgeMed! Kathy was honored for finding ways to help COVID-19 patients connect with their families when they couldn't visit because she understood the importance of that critical connection. https://cha.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Kathy-Gallegos.pdf #COHospitalHeroes
Congrats Amy Blakeslee, PA-C, @SLVHealth! "She has demonstrated unprecedented flexibility, creativity, teamwork, and humor, in the face of one of the biggest challenges she will face in her career!" Read more about Amy: http://ow.ly/xtkq50CMt1j #COHospitalHeroes
3Many thanks to @ColoradoACEP, the Colorado Chapter of @AmCollSurgeons, @AnesDocsCO, Rocky Mountain Chapter of @SocietyHospMed, @cdaonline, @ColoPharm and the Rocky Mountain Academy of Occupational and Environmental Medicine for their hard work in completing #COsCURE guidelines!
Proud to share our six new #COsCURE opioid prescribing guidelines! Thanks to @CoMedSoc and @corxconsortium for your partnership on this project, and to @CO_CDHS for the funding that made it all possible. Learn more here: http://bit.ly/COsCURE
BREAKING: Colorado's first coronavirus vaccines being given to Fort Collins health care workers https://dpo.st/3qXa8eM
Coloradans should visit https://covid19.colorado.gov/vaccine for info on the state’s plan to make COVID-19 vaccines broadly available over the next several months. The most important action to take right now is to stay home when you can and wear a mask and socially distance if you can’t.