Emergency & Trauma Care
Advanced Stroke Treatment at Sky Ridge Proves Lifesaving for Aurora Resident
Julia Neumeier is proactive about taking care of her health. The 78-year-old Aurora resident tries to keep her high blood pressure in check by exercising, eating healthy and taking prescribed medications. Despite these efforts, she’s had three strokes in the last five years. The most recent one,...
Help and Hope to Struggling Teens and Families
Struggling adolescents and their families are finding help and hope at Denver Springs. The Englewood-based behavioral health center opened in July 2017 and provides services for anyone ages 12 and older. A separate outpatient clinic for adolescents is slated to open in July in Parker. Here’s a...
Meet the Doctor: Wade Smith, MD
Board-certified orthopedic trauma surgeon with Swedish Medical Center Orthopedic Trauma and Limb Reconstruction
Surviving Sepsis: One Man’s Fight to Reclaim His Life After A Deadly Infection
After returning from a European vacation, Mike McKibben initially blamed jetlag for his muscle aches, extreme fatigue and other flu-like symptoms. The 61-year-old Lone Tree resident and his wife, Sue, had a great time in Austria, Switzerland and Germany and even took a cruise on the Rhine River to...
Complex Brain Surgery at Sky Ridge Saves Life of Centennial Resident
Centennial resident Tomas Martinez went to bed on March 11 with the worst headache he’d ever had in his 36 years. When he woke the next morning, his thoughts were jumbled. “I told him to let his boss know he couldn’t work, and he didn’t recognize her name,” recalls Tomas’ wife, Tatiana....
What’s the difference between urgent care and the emergency room?
Emergency rooms are designed to treat patients with critical conditions and life-threatening injuries. They are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Urgent care clinics are designed for patients whose illnesses or injuries don’t present as life-threatening, but who feel they cannot wait until...
MEET THE DOCTOR: STEVEN J. MORGAN, MD
Board-certified orthopedic trauma surgeon with OrthoONE at Swedish Medical Center
New Sky Ridge Pediatric ER combines child focus with critical care
Most parents will notice the vibrant-colored walls, whimsical artwork and intimate family areas of Sky Ridge Medical Center’s new Pediatric Emergency Department when it opens on Feb. 15.