Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center

‘Dog Days’ Ease Anxiety For Hospitalized Pregnant Women

CBS4 Health Specialist Kathy Walsh found a Denver hospital making sure moms-to-be get to see their best friends on four legs.

2013/01/22

George Eidsness' repaired thumb (credit: CBS)

Denver Doctor Helps Cowboys Keep Their Fingers In Tact

Coloradans like to say the frigid temperatures lately are “Stock Show weather.” The competition is well under way at the National Western Complex, and all that riding and roping can be tough on a cowboy’s body.

2013/01/15

Woody Roseland talks with CBS4's Kathy Walsh (credit: CBS)

Colorado Surgeon, Students Design Permanent Artificial Leg

A Denver surgeon has teamed up with college students to improve the lives of amputees. They are designing a permanent artificial leg.

2013/01/09

Hospital Says Colorado Girl With Plague Is Recovering

Officials say a 7-year-old Colorado girl diagnosed with bubonic plague has been moved out of intensive care and is recovering.

2012/09/04

Demonstrators outside of Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center in Denver on Monday (credit: CBS)

Group Rallies To Raise Awarness About C-Section Rate

It’s something many mothers and doctors make the decision to do, but one group held a rally Monday saying scheduled cesarean sections are happening too much and they may not be the best thing for the baby.

2012/09/03

Amber Ballentine with her son, Luke (credit: CBS)

Hospitals Changing Elective Delivery Policy To 39 Weeks

Those who hope to schedule their baby’s birth should think 39 weeks. Studies show that’s the earliest date to avoid potential medical problems.

2012/03/03

Colorado Woman’s Invention Makes Things Easier For Parents Of Preemies

A Colorado mother is helping premature babies breathe easier. She came up with a special backpack after her son was born 3 months early.

2012/02/13

Baby Diagnosed With Heart Defect Before Birth Recovering Well

A baby born with a serious heart defect is recovering well. His family is grateful to doctors at the Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, who diagnosed the problem before birth and corrected it.

2012/02/01

Young Honduran Girl Gets Lifesaving Heart Repair In Denver

A 7-year-old from Honduras is recovering from lifesaving surgery. Her heart was repaired in Denver thanks to a surgeon at the Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children.

2011/12/13