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Security measures stopped wouldbe gunman
January 2, 2012 8:01 PM
A man with a shot gun stuffed in a duffle bag was taken into custody Sunday at Memorial Hospital after he tried to bring the bag through the hospital emergency room. Pat McElderry, Security Director for Memorial Health System, says after seeing the metal detectors in the ER admitting area,... more » -
Parkview's Pueblo West ER known for quicker visits
June 21, 2011 7:19 PM
When there's an emergency, most of us head to the closest emergency room, but we've found some are willing to travel farther for what they consider faster service. When 10-year old Mitchell Rodriguez got bit by a dog coming home from school, his mother Roberta drove from Pueblo to... more » -
Denver Area Hospital Has Radioactive Scare
September 11, 2010 3:32 PM
LONE TREE, Colo. (AP) - A Denver-area hospital emergency room was shut down while a hazardous materials team responded to a patient who arrived with a radioactive rock in his pocket. The patient and a few ER staffers were isolated and the area was roped off. The Skyridge Medical Center... more » -
CDC: MRI and other diagnostic scans have tripled
February 17, 2010 11:59 AM
New government statistics show the rate of high-tech diagnostic imaging has dramatically increased since the mid-1990s. From 1996 to 2007, the frequency of MRI , CT or PET scans done in emergency rooms quadrupled. And the frequency nearly tripled for doctor offices and outpatient hospital visits. The Centers for Disease... more »
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