Sky Ridge Medical Center
Quick response, new treatment offers Sky Ridge stroke patient brighter future
Merlinda Lucas, a 47-year-old Brighton resident, was treated at Sky Ridge Medical Center this summer for a stroke. Because her story is unusual, and because she was the first patient to undergo a special treatment at Sky Ridge that should dramatically reduce her chances of having a repeat stroke,...
Colorectal Cancer Increasing in Young Adults
According to the National Cancer Institute, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Fortunately, colorectal cancer is also relatively easy to detect and treat. Medical studies suggest that using a colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer can reduce...
Sky Ridge Medical Center Is First Southeast Denver Hospital to Offer New Stroke Treatment
When a clot restricts blood flow to the brain, critical neurons that control movement, speech and thinking start to die. During a stroke, every second counts.
Sky Ridge’s New Hybrid Operating Room Enables State-of-the-Art Patient Care
In Fall of 2017, Sky Ridge Medical Center became the first hospital in southeast Denver to open a hybrid operating room (OR) at a cost of $4 million. Here, Dr. Colleen Hupp, a vascular surgeon with Colorado Cardiovascular Surgical Associates (CCVSA) at Sky Ridge, shares how this surgical...
Treating the Aches and Pains of Osteoarthritis
Whether you are a former professional athlete, like Broncos football player Mark Schlereth, an active person or even a couch potato, you may be among the 30 million Americans suffering from osteoarthritis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Keeping Up With Mark Schlereth
Bronco's Super Bowl Champion Stays Active, Willfully Keeps Osteoarthritis Pain At Bay
Catching It Early
Sky Ridge Screening and Diagnostic Programs Help to Save Lives of Lung Cancer Patients
Hunger blocker
New technology’s tiny electrical pulses signal weight loss for Sky Ridge patients
A Place For Grace
Women’s Hospital at Sky Ridge provides expert care, comfort and ‘grace’ to high-risk pregnant patients