Dear Colleague,
The intensely cold weather this past week has, I hear, not put a damper on the many holiday gatherings that have taken place; I had been invited to six this past weekend alone. We had things going on at our home that precluded our getting to any of them Friday and Saturday, but I (as a trailing spouse) stopped by the University of Colorado Hospital celebration at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. I was particularly sorry to miss the student winter event Friday night.
This past Friday marked the 72nd anniversary of the opening of the new Fitzsimons Army Hospital, or what we now call Building 500 for want of a better name. It was thought to be a boondoggle and a hospital so large it would never be filled, but the events of the next morning (Pearl Harbor) changed both U.S. history and that of this building (at least for the next 55 years).
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Phil Mehler, MD, professor of medicine and the School’s associate dean for Denver Health, has announced that he is retiring as Denver Health’s medical director and chief of clinical operations in
This past Saturday evening, the 5th Annual Pride & Progress Gala was held at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Our School of Medicine received the 2013 Dr. Justina L. Ford Award from the Black American West Museum and Heritage Center. The award is for “honoring and preserving the living legacy of Dr. Ford through outstanding leadership, scholarships
A new School of Medicine center focused on researching and treating Alzheimer’s disease was approved last week by Chancellor Don Elliman. This new
Robert Rutherford, MD, an esteemed colleague in the Department of Surgery, died on Friday, Nov. 22, at his home in Boerne, TX. He was 82 years old. Bob was on our faculty from 1970 and became professor emeritus in 1996 upon his retirement. He wrote more 400 articles and book chapters and six textbooks, including the authoritative text in his field, “Vascular Surgery.” Our condolences go out to Kay, his wife of 58 years, and Bob’s family.
The School of Medicine has posted on its website a new feature about the Eisenhower Suite in our historic Building 500, the former Fitzsimons Army Hospital. In 1955, President Eisenhower spent seven weeks here after having a heart attack while on an annual vacation to Denver. While the president’s recovery was steady and uneventful, the building experienced a flurry of activity and became a scene of public support. First Lady Mamie Eisenhower would appear on the rooftop deck to wave at well-wishers gathering on the hospital grounds. The suite has been restored so that history buffs can catch a glimpse of the space as it appeared nearly 60 years ago.
Have a good week,
Richard D. Krugman, MD
Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and
Dean, School of Medicine
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