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Marybell Bernhardt of Broomfield, center, picks out a hat to help keep her warm this winter while talking with chronic care coordinators Diana Wetzbarger, left, and Diana Link. Wetzbarger. Photo by Jason P. Smith

Laughing with Elizabeth...Commentary by By Elizabeth Bussey Sowdal, RN

Barbara Hughes, CNM, MS, MBA and director of the nurse midwifery practice at Saint Joseph Hospital, stands in the lobby of the Exempla Certified Nurse & Midwives lobby in Denver. Hughes was a driving force behind opening Saint Joe’s midwifery program. Photo by Sarah Sangosti

Each week we visit with health care professionals throughout the Denver area. If you would like us to visit your facility, please email Crystal White-Beshear@ www.denvernursingstar.com

Kelly Topf currently works as oncology patient care coordinator and genetic counselor at Swedish Medical Center. Photo Submitted

Rob Leeret, director of nursing services for the emergency department at Denver Health, originally had no desire to follow in his family’s foot steps and choose a career in the health care industry. Photo by Jason P. Smith

Despite the near single digit temperatures and the less than ideal riding conditions, the 20th Annual Toy Run at the Children’s Hospital was a huge success.

Attorney General John Suthers has announced that The Children’s Hospital Foundation has been awarded $71,094 – Colorado’s portion of the Taxol Antitrust Litigation residual funds – to support the "Child Life Program," at The Children’s Hospital Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders.

Littleton Adventist Hospital recently announced the implementation of a work/life balance enhancer, in the form of concierge services for its associates, a move that will enable the hospital to continue to recruit and retain the area’s top performers in the health care industry.