{"id":18291,"date":"2018-08-31T16:43:39","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T22:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=18291"},"modified":"2021-07-19T14:05:26","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T20:05:26","slug":"uchealth-longs-peak-celebrates-first-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/uchealth-longs-peak-celebrates-first-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"UCHealth Longs Peak celebrates first birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><figure id=\"attachment_18293\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18293\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18293 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/31160211\/WEB_UCHealth-Longs-Peak-Hospital-First-Baby.webp\" alt=\"Woman looks down at newborn baby.\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/31160211\/WEB_UCHealth-Longs-Peak-Hospital-First-Baby.webp 1200w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/31160211\/WEB_UCHealth-Longs-Peak-Hospital-First-Baby-300x213.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/31160211\/WEB_UCHealth-Longs-Peak-Hospital-First-Baby-1024x728.webp 1024w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/31160211\/WEB_UCHealth-Longs-Peak-Hospital-First-Baby-768x546.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/31160211\/WEB_UCHealth-Longs-Peak-Hospital-First-Baby-150x107.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/31160211\/WEB_UCHealth-Longs-Peak-Hospital-First-Baby-200x142.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jennifer Kiefer of Longmont gazes at her newborn baby boy. Xavier Kiefer was born Sept. 1, 2017, at UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital. He was the first of more than 670 babies born at the hospital in its first year. Photo by Kelly Tracer, UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>LONGMONT, Colo. (Aug. 31, 2018) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/uchealth-longs-peak-hospital\/\">UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital<\/a> is celebrating its first birthday today after caring for patients in more than 24,000 visits and providing advanced care close to home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been an amazing first year,\u201d said Dan Robinson, chief executive officer and president of the hospital, which\u00a0officially opened Aug. 31, 2017. \u201cWe are honored to care for all of the patients who choose Longs Peak Hospital and Surgery Center, and we strive to provide an excellent experience for everyone, including family members and visitors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 210,000-square-foot hospital at 1750 E. Ken Pratt Blvd. in Longmont has 51 inpatient beds and room to grow. It features a birth center with Level II special care nursery, an intensive care unit, four operating rooms, a Level III trauma center and emergency department, advanced cardiac services, a caf\u00e9, a gift shop, 24\/7 retail pharmacy, radiology and laboratory services, a meditation room and a courtyard.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18296\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18296\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18296 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/31160218\/WEB_UCHealth-Longs-Peak-Hospital-teddy-bear_10.webp\" alt=\"Emergency room doctor sews up a stuffed animal as two young kids and a nurse look on in the background.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/31160218\/WEB_UCHealth-Longs-Peak-Hospital-teddy-bear_10.webp 1200w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/31160218\/WEB_UCHealth-Longs-Peak-Hospital-teddy-bear_10-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/31160218\/WEB_UCHealth-Longs-Peak-Hospital-teddy-bear_10-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/31160218\/WEB_UCHealth-Longs-Peak-Hospital-teddy-bear_10-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/31160218\/WEB_UCHealth-Longs-Peak-Hospital-teddy-bear_10-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/31160218\/WEB_UCHealth-Longs-Peak-Hospital-teddy-bear_10-200x133.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18296\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UCHealth Emergency Room physician Dr. Jamie Teumer stitches up Winnie the Pooh for Owen Sykes, middle, and his sister, Kellyn, during the Teddy Bear Hospital in August 2017, just a couple weeks before UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital officially opened. Photo by Joel Blocker, for UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The adjoining 15,000-square-foot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjV6abe_-bWAhWhwlQKHV1OBHIQFggpMAA&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uchealth.org%2Flocations%2Fuchealth-longs-peak-surgery-center-longmont&amp;usg=AOvVaw1rk9U-7RwDikRbc2HUCN0M\">UCHealth Longs Peak Surgery Center<\/a>\u00a0opened in October 2017. It features three operating rooms, an endoscopy suite and a pre- and post-operation area for patients preparing for and recovering from surgery.<\/p>\n<p>The hospital already has introduced several new services that were not already offered in the community before, including bariatric surgery, nitrous oxide for pain management for laboring mothers, water birth capabilities, advanced telehealth services and the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program to care for those who have been sexually assaulted.<\/p>\n<p>A few key numbers from Longs Peak\u2019s first year (data as of midnight Aug. 30):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18298\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18298\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18298 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/31160305\/WEB-UCHealth-Longs-Peak-Hospital-WEB_Opening-Day-Tribute-083117-Dan-Address.webp\" alt=\"UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital president and CEO gestures with his hand as he shares inspiring remarks in front of a hospital on opening day.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/31160305\/WEB-UCHealth-Longs-Peak-Hospital-WEB_Opening-Day-Tribute-083117-Dan-Address.webp 1200w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/31160305\/WEB-UCHealth-Longs-Peak-Hospital-WEB_Opening-Day-Tribute-083117-Dan-Address-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/31160305\/WEB-UCHealth-Longs-Peak-Hospital-WEB_Opening-Day-Tribute-083117-Dan-Address-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/31160305\/WEB-UCHealth-Longs-Peak-Hospital-WEB_Opening-Day-Tribute-083117-Dan-Address-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/31160305\/WEB-UCHealth-Longs-Peak-Hospital-WEB_Opening-Day-Tribute-083117-Dan-Address-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/31160305\/WEB-UCHealth-Longs-Peak-Hospital-WEB_Opening-Day-Tribute-083117-Dan-Address-200x133.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital President and Chief Executive Officer Dan Robinson shares inspiring remarks with staff before the official opening of the hospital on Aug. 31, 2017, in Longmont. Photo by Kelly Tracer, UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>More than 670 babies were born.<\/li>\n<li>More than 13,700 visits to the emergency department.<\/li>\n<li>More than 2,450 patients admitted to the hospital for care.<\/li>\n<li>More than 4,500 patients cared for during outpatient visits.<\/li>\n<li>Approximately 90 volunteers from throughout the community gave of their time and talents to serve patients, visitors and staff.<\/li>\n<li>481 employees and 480 credentialed providers.<\/li>\n<li>More than 40 patients received assistance from the Longs Peak Hospital Foundation \u2013 from new prescription glasses and hotel accommodations to a portable crib and newborn clothing.<\/li>\n<li>Approximately 350 teddy bears given to pediatric patients.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18304\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18304\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18304 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/31162154\/WEB-new-year-baby-at-lph.webp\" alt=\"A couple holds their newborn baby as they pose for a photo with birthing center doctors and hospital staff to celebrate Longs Peak first birthday..\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/31162154\/WEB-new-year-baby-at-lph.webp 1200w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/31162154\/WEB-new-year-baby-at-lph-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/31162154\/WEB-new-year-baby-at-lph-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/31162154\/WEB-new-year-baby-at-lph-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/31162154\/WEB-new-year-baby-at-lph-150x113.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/08\/31162154\/WEB-new-year-baby-at-lph-200x150.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Several UCHealth providers, nurses and staff members surprised Jessica and Logan Conner and their baby girl with a wagon full of baby goodies in celebration of the birth of their baby girl, the first baby born in 2018 at UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital. Photo by Mel Mills, UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis has been an exciting year for all of us \u2013 our patients and their families and our staff,\u201d said Dr. Amy Johnson, a UCHealth obstetrician\/gynecologist at Longs Peak. \u201cIt is a privilege to help women bring a life into the world and become a mom. Even at 2 a.m., I am still excited to come to the hospital and deliver a baby. We are looking forward to serving many generations to come here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many of patients and visitors at Longs Peak have had the opportunity to meet Robinson personally in the past year as he and other hospital leaders have visited with patients on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s one of the best aspects of my job. I get to talk with patients and their family members about the care they are receiving, learning what we are doing well or what we could do to make it even better,\u201d Robinson said. \u201cI am inspired every day by the comments I hear during those visits. We hear incredibly positive feedback.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s looking forward to more conversations with patients and others in the community in the future as UCHealth continues to listen to the community about what they need for health care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONGMONT, Colo. (Aug. 31, 2018) \u2013 UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital is celebrating its first birthday today after caring for patients in more than 24,000 visits and providing advanced care close to home. \u201cIt\u2019s been an amazing first year,\u201d said Dan Robinson, chief executive officer and president of the hospital, which\u00a0officially opened Aug. 31, 2017. \u201cWe [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":18293,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[2327,833,1307,315,3991],"class_list":["post-18291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-boulder","tag-longmont","tag-teddy-bear-hospital","tag-uchealth-longs-peak-hospital","tag-uchealth-northern-colorado-foundation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UCHealth Longs Peak celebrates first birthday - UCHealth Today<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital celebrated its first birthday, caring for patients during over 24,000 visits; 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