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Local business provides gifts to ease nurses’ workday

When our corporate partner Wawanesa Insurance asked us how they could show their gratitude for our health care heroes through a gift to Poudre Valley Hospital, Chief Nursing Officer Julie Nunley shared some ideas that would directly help nurses working in the hospital’s intensive care unit, medical-surgical unit and operating rooms.

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Funding enables creative approach to raising stroke awareness

One of the many concerning effects of the pandemic has been the public's hesitation in seeking care for stroke symptoms and treatment. When a stroke happens, "time lost is brain lost," notes the American Stroke Association. Amanda Werner, stroke program coordinator for UCHealth Northern Region, explains how a WISH award empowered staff to pursue a massive community education initiative.

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UCHealth unveils plans to transform Poudre Valley Hospital

UCHealth is preparing to embark on a significant renovation project at Poudre Valley Hospital to enhance the patient experience and care ahead of the hospital’s 100th anniversary in 2025. The transformation includes a new main entrance and lobby, a new heart and vascular care clinic, and a refresh of the birth center, women’s care unit and pediatric areas.

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Giving-circle award provides smartwatches to help kids build healthy habits

Jill Chambers, an occupational therapist for Children’s Therapy Services at UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital, is passionate about helping kids who have special needs. When she learned of a large and growing body of evidence that supports the use of smartwatches to encourage healthy habits—including self-regulation, nutrition, physical activity and sleep—Chambers knew she had to find a way to add smartwatches to the clinic's toolbox.

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2021 Impact Report

The hard-won triumphs of the past year would be impossible without your generosity. Our stories herein help demonstrate the power of the gifts you give. Across time, when we work together, we bring great things to fruition for our families, our friends, ourselves and our future.

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Employee scholarship awards announced for 2021–22

Each year, donor generosity enables the foundation to award scholarships to UCHealth northern Colorado employees interested in furthering career-related skills. For our 2021–22 scholarship cycle, $87,000 was awarded to 50 recipients. Since 2014, the foundation has awarded nearly $480,000 in scholarships to 322 UCHealth employees. Employee scholarships transform lives. They have the dual benefit of serving both the recipient and our community. The stories our scholars share in their thank-you messages show how generosity improves the lives of our health care workers while they work to care for—and improve the lives of—our patients.

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Community generosity helps food pantry meet increased need

Addressing food insecurity in our community requires help from countless hands and hearts. In 2020, the FMC food pantry served, on average, 391 unique households each month. By the end of the year, the pounds of food distributed per week had increased to 4,000, up from 3,000 in earlier months.

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WISH announces 2021 funded projects

WISH, a program of UCHealth Northern Colorado Foundation, is a giving circle whose members pool funds to support the health needs of our community through UCHealth programs, partnerships and services. Awards for its 2021 cycle were made to an array of programs, ranging from healthy hearts education for kids to equipment for rehabilitation therapies to car seat education and distribution, and more.

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Thank you to our corporate partners for their support

Bank of Colorado
Dellenbach Motors
Markley Motors Inc.
Sage Homes
Woodward Charitable Trust
FNBO
The Human Bean of Northern Colorado
Alpine Bank
Colorado Eagles
Eye Center of Northern Colorado
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Northern Colorado Anesthesia Professionals
U.S. Engineering
The Women's Clinic of Northern Colorado
Advanced Medical Imaging Consultants
Canvas Credit Union
Flood and Peterson
Great Western Petroleum
High Country Beverage
Houska Automotive
Northern Colorado Hospitalists
Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies
Pepsi
The S/L/A/M Collaborative
Wilbur's Total Beverage