In 2024, CHA re-launched its Changemakers initiative to highlight the advancements made in Colorado’s hospitals every day. Many hospitals and health systems have contributed submissions, which include workforce-related strategies aimed at improving recruitment/retention; mitigating workplace violence; increasing employee well-being and integrating innovative technologies to maximize efficiency, staff satisfaction and patient safety. These are their stories.
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In recent years, all hospitals have experienced challenges in recruiting and retaining staff. In response, and to provide new opportunities for employees, UCHealth created the
Denver Health, like most hospitals across Colorado and the country, experienced the effects of the health care workforce shortage issue. Denver Health also noted high
Improving the well-being and resilience of the hospital workforce has been and continues to be an issue of great importance and concern. Realizing that employee
UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital identified an opportunity to improve the process of wound identification within the first 24 hours of admission. Additionally, the team
UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, like other hospitals across Colorado and the country, noted an increase in technology integration into the health care space. And
Denver Health and Hospital Authority (DHHA), like most hospitals across Colorado and the country, has experienced the effects of the health care workforce shortage and
UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital was seeking innovative solutions to address the continuing challenge of workplace violence, and disruptive behavior in health care settings. The team
UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital implemented a Code Gray Response Team (CGRT) as a component of the hospital’s workplace violence prevention (WPV) program. The CGRT
UCHealth Parkview Medical Center, like all hospitals across Colorado and the country, experienced the effects of the health care workforce shortage issue and set out
Denver Health and Hospital Authority (DHHA) operates a busy emergency department and level one trauma center. To improve ED nurse recruitment and retention, DHHA implemented
UCHealth surveyed over 300 nurses within the ambulatory care setting space (ambulatory nurses, schedulers, triage nurses, nurse navigators and techs) regarding the prevalence of telephone
As workplace violence continues to be a concern in hospitals across the country, University of Colorado Hospital sought a screening tool that could assist staff
To increase employee retention and engagement, decrease employee burnout, and improve employees’ overall sense of wellbeing, Vail Health launched a new Workforce Wellbeing Program (WWP).
Denver Health was searching for ways to reduce the incidences of workplace violence against nursing and other staff members.
AdventHealth Littleton identified a need to increase awareness and reporting of workplace violence (WPV) incidences, and to provide staff with robust and meaningful training regarding
An innovative K-9 program has been established at St. Mary’s Regional Hospital in Grand Junction
As a result of the identified challenges and internal goals, the Virtual Admission Nurse program (VAN), a newly redesigned, virtual health care delivery model, was created to support nursing care in the acute care unit space.