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CO Springs Police looking for stabbing suspect
July 28, 2012 4:18 PM
Colorado Springs Police are looking for a man they say went in a motel room at 1624 S. Nevada Ave. and stabbed a 25-year-old several times. The man was stabbed in the chest, abdomen, hand, and leg. He was taken to Penrose Hospital by personal vehicle where he underwent surgery.... more » -
Shocking the heart into a normal rhythm
February 18, 2011 2:49 AM
"The LifeVest essentially did what its name implies. It saved my life," says Colorado Springs patient and resident Walter Aufderheide. Aufderheide recalls the symptoms that sent him to the doctor's office - restless, sleepless nights in late October of 2010. Seems harmless, but for Aufderheide, his heart could not... more » -
Restoring muscle movement with "Superman's" bike
July 19, 2010 10:25 PM
When 19 years old Chris Dana suffered a partial spinal chord injury last summer, he lost almost all feeling below the waist. These days during his physical therapy sessions at Penrose Hospital, Chris is pedaling on his own free will using the Ergys 2 therapeutic bike. Dr. Glen House,... more » -
New heart pump can save lives
February 4, 2010 7:55 PM
The doctors at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs will soon be using new lifesaving cardiac equipment. The TandemHeart Circulatory System manufactured by CardiacAssist Inc. pump helps critically ill patient by pumping blood through their bodies and letting their heart rest. Dr. John Mehall, a cardiac surgeon at Penrose,... more » -
Local hospital has new heart assisting pump
February 4, 2010 11:57 AM
The Penrose-St. Francis Health System hospitals in Colorado Springs now have a heart assisting pump which can help a patient's heart circulate blood to the body. The pump, called TandemHeart, can be placed rapidly by both cardiologists in a cath lab or by cardiac surgeons in an operating room... more » -
Free health screenings for Old North End
January 23, 2010 6:58 PM
Instead of neighborhood watch, you might call it neighborhood health-watch. More than 200 people in the old north end neighborhood are partnering up with a local hospital to see how healthy they are. It's all part of the Healthy Neighborhood Project run by the Penrose - Saint Francis Health System.... more » -
Kayla comes home
January 7, 2010 8:06 PM
These days, Kayla Kammrad looks happy and healthy, her oxygen tubing the only hint of the medical battle she's fought and won. The Cañon City mom had been hospitalized since mid October with a severe case of H1N1 flu. Her pulmonologist, Dr. Russell Lee, said Kayla's was the... more » -
Canon City woman with H1N1 improving
December 20, 2009 10:19 PM
Kayla Kammrad has been in the ICU at Penrose Main Hospital in Colorado Springs with the H1N1 virus since mid-October. The Canon City woman has been listed in critical condition most of that time, and doctors were cautious about her ability to recover. Now, the 22-year old is talking... more » -
Community rallies around woman with H1N1 virus
November 9, 2009 10:08 PM
Kayla Kammrad has a favorite dish at the Good Thyme Cafe in Canon City, but it's not on the menu. "The 'Kayla Wrap' has chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, green peppers, mushrooms, cheese, and she always got it with a big ol' side of ranch," says Makayla Snelson, Kayla's friend.... more » -
Canon City woman improving with H1N1 virus
November 8, 2009 6:59 PM
The Canon City woman who contracted the H1N1 virus more than three weeks ago is showing signs of improvement, according to her father. Mike Williams tells News First 5 his daughter, Kayla Kammrad, is looking more like herself. She's been in the ICU of Penrose Hospital in critical condition... more »
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