Children’s Hospital Colorado

06/12/2026

Summer's here, and kids are on the move. If they're on an e-bike, though, they're moving a lot faster than many parents expect. Read this before letting your kid get on (or back on) the e-bike saddle.

Learn about the dangers of electric scooters and electric bikes.

06/12/2026

Many seemingly innocent household items come with a hidden danger. When swallowed, button batteries can cause significant injury or even death in children. Pediatric gastroenterologist Dr. Rob Kramer of Children's Hospital Colorado shares what you need to know about button batteries to keep your child safe. These batteries may be small, but they create big safety concerns.

06/11/2026

“If you send us into the world without having given us that chance as youth, we won’t be able to be functional adults because cell phones and technology are never going to just go away.” High schooler Arianna is one of the local teens calling on our next governor to prioritize youth mental health, including tools to navigate social media and screen use.

Parents of teens, what does your kid think?

If the next administration does not hatch a plan to help kids in the thick of mental health challenges, “we will lose this generation,” one mental health expert said.

06/11/2026

Could your kid's frequent itchy eyes and runny nose be caused by something inside your home? From pet dander to mold, we have tips to help you control indoor allergens.

Steps to take at home right now for mold, pet dander and more

06/09/2026

Vixen’s passion for helping families navigate the health system started in pharmacy school.

“I worked at a large retail pharmacy. I remember I felt really bad when a mom came in with her child for an Albuterol prescription, and it was $16, and she couldn’t afford it,” she says. “This is a lifesaving medication, and this woman had to choose between buying food and medication.

Today, she’s making a real difference. As a Pharmacy Supervisor at Children’s Hospital Colorado, Colorado Springs, Vixen leads the Transition of Care program, which helps ensure that patients get the medications they need before leaving the hospital. Her team also helps track medication shortages and find affordable alternatives for families.

“We were getting phone calls from families after they left the hospital saying they couldn’t get their medication. They just didn’t have any resources and didn’t know what the next steps were,” Vixen says. She's proud to be in a role that supports families when they need it most.

“Children especially need to have advocates,” she says. “They need to rely on their caregivers. And sometimes, if their caregivers need a little extra help, we can help them. Everyone wants to see kids happy and healthy.”

06/09/2026

When Akshaya became overwhelmed by the pressure of academics, she forfeited her favorite sport, basketball, which further hurt her mental health. She’s not alone.

More than 1 in 7 young Coloradans report poor mental health most days.

That’s why we’ve developed a plan for Colorado’s next governor to take action and make youth mental health a priority.

Five years after declaring a “state of emergency” on youth mental health, leaders of Children’s Hospital Colorado are continuing to draw attention to what the nonprofit system still labels as a “crisis.” Anxiety, which, if left untreated, can lead to depression and mood disorders, is prev...

06/07/2026

No graduation season is complete without celebrating our 2026 Project SEARCH graduates!

The yearlong program gives high schoolers with developmental disabilities the opportunity to get on-the-job experience learning skills that support long-term employment. These interns are embedded across the hospital, making a difference every day.

We couldn’t be prouder to call you graduates! Congratulations on your accomplishments and thank you for making an impact.

06/06/2026

A child lying unconscious in a school hallway; that’s when the training kicks in. Your adrenaline is pumping so fast you don’t realize how many chest compressions you’ve done; that’s when the training kicks.

Training takes over in critical moments, and Kevin Ross and several of his colleagues provide it. Just recently, that training saved a young girl’s life at a middle school in Brighton.

Kevin is a nurse consultant for Children’s Hospital Colorado’s School Health Program. Members of this team train school faculty and health aides so they know how to perform CPR, first aid and use an automated external defibrillator, or AED. Luckily, Kevin and his teammates trained staff at the middle school in Brighton.

“They provided the CPR, she got the two shocks in the building from the AED, EMS arrived, she was transferred initially to a nearby hospital, then airlifted to Children's Colorado and eventually everything turned out very well,” Kevin says. “But ultimately, what I think is probably the best part of the story is that I was just talking to her two hours ago. She comes by and checks in when I'm in the building. We see so many cool things from the clinical side, but with this program, we actually get to reach beyond that.”

Since last year, the team has been training schools all around the 27J School District, which includes schools in Brighton, Commerce City, Henderson and Thornton. The training began as part of a federal grant the department received to train rural school nurses in Colorado and Wyoming. The grant ended but the team saw such a benefit in the training, they continued to provide them.

The training program is a partnership between school districts and Children’s Colorado as part of its Project ADAM initiative, which aims to make all schools in Colorado heart safe. Being a heart-safe school means that not only does the school have an AED, but it has people trained to use it in case of a cardiac emergency.

“When something like this happens, it really strengthens our desire even more as a district and a partner with Children’s Hospital to want to run more drills,” says Kevin.

Kevin doesn’t wish a cardiac emergency like this on anyone. However, it's a real possibility. The best thing we can do as a community is be prepared and have the right training in place. Kevin and his team are working to do just that with as many school districts in Colorado as possible.

06/06/2026

Is that Denver Broncos Head Coach Sean Payton? He's back at our hospital on the Anschutz Medical Campus spreading hope and smiles.

Coach Payton returned to deliver "Baskets of Hope" filled with toys, games, crafts and thoughtful surprises designed to brighten even the toughest days. Thank you for sharing your time with our patients!

06/03/2026

It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to answer these questions. Wait, maybe it does? See what pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Ariana Barkley has to say about one of the body’s most complex organs.