At this time, we are requiring everyone to be screened at the screening tent in front of the PSMC building before they can enter the building…
Category: Education/Health
COVID DIARIES COLORADO: One Day in the Pandemic, Part One
Most patients waiting at the open-sided tent were screened in advance and recommended for the tests after showing symptoms…
EDITORIAL: The Weld County Renegades
“…the governor made a decision of what is an essential business. I have no idea how you determine that pot shops are essential businesses, but those were included in this…”
OPINION: Colorado Medical Society Urges Next Steps
It is critical that testing — including efficient and available access to this testing by physicians, contact tracing and other surveillance activities — is expanded or all of this work is threatened…
US Senators Announce ‘Health Force’ Legislation
“Just as President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corps and Works Progress Administration mobilized millions of Americans during one of the most trying times in our nation’s history…”
EDITORIAL: Looking Forward to College?
“Students are wondering whether college campuses will be safe or even open later this year…”
HMPRESENTLY: More Nose and Mouth Room, Plus Non-Slip Features
But what I’m noticing, far more, is the tailoring of face masks, I guess that’s the word for it…
Governor Polis Proposes to ‘Re-open” Colorado, But Schools Will Remain Closed
“It is a marathon, not a sprint. We are going to have to live with coronavirus for a while…”
Mental Health Colorado Expands its Focus on Criminal Justice
Jails and prisons have become the largest mental health facilities in the US…
PPE Crisis Standards of Care
We are releasing this statement to emphasize our shared commitment to protecting physicians and other health care providers and workers…
US Senators Propose ‘National Coronavirus Commission’
The commission would consist of a panel of independent experts tasked with developing a broad strategy of how and when to safely reopen the country in light of the COVID-19 crisis….
VIDEO: Public Health Face-Covering Advisory
Recent information has indicated that covering your nose and mouth can slow the spread of COVID-19…
VIDEO: 1000 Mousetraps Can’t All Be Wrong
The Ohio Department of Health shared a video illustrating the impact of social distancing using ping pong balls and mouse traps…
The End of Child Care in Colorado?
She closed her child care center for coronavirus. Now, she’s wondering if she’ll ever reopen….
OPINION: An Ill-Equipped US Healthcare System
During this pandemic, insurance companies are still asking whether the treatment you’re receiving is medically necessary?
OPINION: Social Crisis and the Public Use of Reason
Let us use this crisis to begin addressing one of the gravest problems of our time – that is, the ever-increasing gap between those who have and those who have not…
School Districts Won’t Be Required to Conduct Teacher Evaluations This Year
“We really need to know what the state expects from us,” David Bell, the chief human resources officer for Jeffco Public Schools…
How the COVID-19 Crisis Might Affect Colorado’s Education Budgets
Colorado schools will be lucky if funding remains essentially flat next year, even as they make dramatic changes to serve their students during statewide school closures…
LETTER: COVID Crisis Reveals a Broken Health Care System
The damage of the COVID-19 pandemic to the American medical and economic health is a glaring example of the fragmented, chaotic nature of our free enterprise medical system…