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Swimming Safety
Friday, June 14, 2013
Spring has finally come and summer is right around the corner. Swimming safety is very important and should be on your mind!
8 out of 10 drowning victims are over the age of 14 but 1-4 year olds still have the highest drowning rates (percentage-wise for their age group) according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is always important to know about swimming safety. If swimming safety is not applied it can result in a lifelong injury or even death. Whether it is at a s
The Importance of Community
Friday, June 07, 2013
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”
- Winston Churchill
There are plenty of old sayings about how everyone and everything is connected - the ripple in a pond effect…web of life, etc. Why are there so many well known sayings on this subject and why have they been around for as long as they have? It’s because there is truth to them.
Every entity – person, organization, corporation – plays a role within at least
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Change
Friday, May 31, 2013
Change is usually thrust upon us. I don’t think I look for it or openly receive it but for some reason I often hang out in the same room with it. Usually I turn my back on it, maybe take a peek in its direction, quickly look away, but it creeps up on me. What I have noticed about change is that it usually sidles up slowly, inching oh so carefully as if I won’t notice, and then suddenly it is standing on my toes and I have no choice but to notice and embrace it. I remind myself not
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Doctors Care Celebrates 25 Years of Service
Friday, May 24, 2013
For 25 years Doctors Care has been providing access to health care for the medically underserved in south metro Denver. To commemorate the occasion, Doctors Care recently executed two very different projects; one quite traditional – we threw a big party! Check out pictures of Doctors Care staff, volunteers, community partners and supporters, foundations and individual donors as they gathered at the Inverness Hotel on April 5 to celebrate and thank all those who have lent a hand in helpi
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Bike Safety
Friday, May 17, 2013
Bike riding is a lot of fun but accidents can easily happen – even with the best of riders. With the warmer weather finally here and children anxious to get out on the road, let’s consider a few things to keep your child safe out there.
The safest and easiest step to prevent children from going to the emergency department is simply to wear a bike helmet. While many bike accidents may consist of a skinned knee, there are many others that are serious enough to be fatal. While
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If I Had More Than 24 Hours in a Day
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
I’m sure we have all thought, “What if we had more than 24 hours in a day? Just think of all the things we could do!” Let’s say we now have a 28 hour day. Well, I’m sure your mind will be in overdrive as you come up with that long, long list of “to do’s” that in no way can fit into the now fictitious longer day. So, what do we do? We start to remove items from the list (hopefully leaving the important things) or we just dream – “Wha
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Adopt an Exam Room
Friday, May 10, 2013
In a departure from our usual blog postings, we want to share a press release about an event that recently occurred at Doctors Care that demonstrates an outstanding act of volunteerism from one of our partners. Thank you COPIC and your Community Action Team (CATeam)!
Press Release
May 2, 2013
Doctors Care Partners with COPIC on “Adopt an Exam Room”
Volunteer Project
Denver, CO – Doctors Care—a nonprofit organization that helps
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A Good Cupcake
Saturday, May 04, 2013
Sharon Fisher, Volunteer Coordinator for Doctors Care, organized a wonderful volunteer appreciation celebration last week. Staff brought in a pot-luck lunch as a way to say thanks to all those who make our work possible. Dr. VanderArk gave us all a reminder about where we've been and how far we've come. And Sharon ensured that the whole event went off without a hitch, and that every volunteer received a small token of our appreciation.
A special thank you to our staff for cooking u
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Data About New Patients
Friday, April 26, 2013
Doctors Care is a part of our community and our staff love being integrated health caregivers and a family medical home to our neighbors. Since our clinic now has Electronic Health Records, we have a wealth of data for statistical analysis which allows us to discover trends about our patients. The most important piece of data to me, as the Director of Practice Management, is how new patients find us and where we could enhance our outreach efforts in the community.
For instance, our c
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Doctors Care in the Media
Friday, April 19, 2013
On April 5, 2013, Doctors Care celebrated our 25th Anniversary and the launch of our new handbook and responsive web guide called "Maximizing Health Care for Colorado's Underserved" at the Inverness Hotel. The event was a huge success, and we loved being able to celebrate this achievement with our friends, partners and patients.
Recently, three different media outlets wrote about our event, and we have links to those articles here:
The Denver Post
Doctors Care celebrates 25 years
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