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Rose Medical Center

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Kristen Parker's hep-C rampage: Doctors deny duty to prevent drug thefts (VIDEO)

    Although Kristen Parker, the surgical tech who infected dozens of Rose Medical Center patients with the hepatitis C virus in 2008 and 2009, is now serving a thirty-year prison sentence, the fallout from her crimes continues to keep a scrum of attorneys busy. In recent court filings in a patient laws ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Nancy Marks, alleged money-bilking psychic: Did she foresee "illness" that delayed trial?

    Big pic below.​In May 2010, we told you about Lafayette psychic Nancy Marks, who allegedly told clients that "money is evil" before taking around $300,000 of it from them. Yesterday, she was finally slated to go to trial over the charges against her. But -- what a coincidence! -- she checked h ... More >>

  • News

    August 4, 2011

    Illboard: A diabetic artist takes to the streets

    Brian Bradley's artwork reflects his struggles with diabetes and the health-care system

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Walnut-a-gogo, Walnut Cafe's mobile truck, gets rolling today

    Walnut-a-gogo​Just over a month ago, we reported that the owners of the Walnut Cafe, 3073 Walnut Street, a Boulder spot that serves up hearty breakfasts, sandwiches and salads, was planning to unveil a food truck. That truck, Walnut-a-gogo, hit the pavement today.

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2010

    Libby Szabo: Campaign flier attacking Sara Gagliardi adds insult to injury for hep C patient

    Libby Szabo​We can expect plenty of over-the-top negative ads and low blows in the next few days as this gruesome election cycle enters its final days. But a mailer sent out by Republican statehouse candidate Libby Szabo, trying to paint Rep. Sara Gagliardi as a typical tax-and-spend Dem, is j ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Journal of a gastric bypass alternative: My week with the beFull Solution

    ​I am not a dieter. I am not equipped with the willpower required to say no to delicious morsels like pork belly buns or triple creme brie or basically anything that's battered and fried. Likewise, I'm never going to forgo a particularly good bread basket; in fact, I'm going to slather that s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2010

    Kristen Parker: Sentencing options for the hep C inflicter

    How can Kristen Parker make amends? ​Last Friday U.S. District Judge Robert Blackburn threw out a plea bargain deal for former Rose Medical Center employee Kristen Parker, who admitted infecting surgical patients with hepatitis C through needles contaminated by her own drug use. No real surpri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2010

    Kristen Parker's hepatitis-C confession: After she's linked to outbreak, "I started caring"

    Kristen Parker in a photo from deleted MySpace page -- before she started caring.​Remember Kristen Parker, the surgical tech who passed her case of hepatitis-C to at least fifteen patients at Rose Medical Center via needles she'd used on herself? As part of her plea agreement in the case, she ... More >>

  • News

    December 31, 2009

    2009 Hall of Shame

    Kristen Parker in a photo from deleted MySpace page -- before she started caring.​Remember Kristen Parker, the surgical tech who passed her case of hepatitis-C to at least fifteen patients at Rose Medical Center via needles she'd used on herself? As part of her plea agreement in the case, she ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2009

    The most popular Westword cover stories of 2009

    ​It's about damn time this year ended. But before it does, we're taking a look back at your favorite stories of 2009. Here, the ten most popular Westword cover stories of the year.

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Mile High Murder, No. 49: John Singleton dies of wounds in Club Posh shootings

    Photo by Drew JaynesA Club Posh graphic from our opening night slideshow.​Earlier this week, we told you about shootings at Club Posh, 4040 E. Evans, which turned a Halloween party into a true horror show. Now, one of the trio who took bullets that evening -- John Singleton, 29 -- has died of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    At Club Posh, the fun ends when the gunfire starts

    Photo by Drew JaynesSome of the revelers at the Club Posh grand opening in February -- none of whom were injured in the drinking of this beverage.​Club Posh, at 4040 E. Evans, debuted on February 20, and judging by our slideshow from opening night, a good time was had by all. But the fun was l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2009

    Swine flu doesn't make for good times

    Put this on.​Having to utter the words "emergency room" is almost never good. And when the sentence also involves your kid, it's even worse. Such was the case for me recently when I took my seven-year-old kid to the ER at Rose Medical Center after the fever he'd had for two days spiked to 103 ... More >>

  • News

    September 17, 2009

    Hep C victims speak out about getting stuck by Kristen Parker and Rose Medical Center

    Put this on.​Having to utter the words "emergency room" is almost never good. And when the sentence also involves your kid, it's even worse. Such was the case for me recently when I took my seven-year-old kid to the ER at Rose Medical Center after the fever he'd had for two days spiked to 103 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    Denver's five most reviled (alleged!) criminals of 2009

    ​In this week's Westword, reporter Alan Prendergast investigates the gnarly addiction and spotty oversight that led to dozens of patients at Rose Medical Center being infected with hepatitis C. The offending junkie, Kristen Parker (right), has earned the contempt of all of Denver. But she's no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    Sticking it to the myths about hepatitis C

    Rose Medical Center.​This week's cover story, "Going Viral," looks into how one drug-seeking hospital worker probably infected dozens of Colorado surgery patients with hepatitis C -- and the emotional fallout of Kristen Parker's recklessness for the patients, several of whom are speaking out h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2009

    The Kristen Parker Saga: If you're headed to the hospital for Hep. C, look in your rearview for Frank Azar

    The ambulance-chasing is in fifth gear in the aftermath of Hep Breakout Heard Round the World. Personal-injury lawyer Frank "Strong Arm" Azar, who's been on the case since the beginning, has hit the airwaves with quite possibly the scariest ad since Terry Tate Office Linebacker. The video of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2009

    Kristen Parker's police confession: "I didn't know this was gonna happen...."

    Kristen Parker shows off the girls in a photo from her now-offline MySpace page. As noted in a blog yesterday, operating-room tech/accused hepatitis-C passer Kristen Parker's public comments about the possible infection of patients at two different Colorado medical facilities were limited to quotes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2009

    Accused hepatitis-c passer Kristen Parker: A photo gallery

    A Kristen Parker photo sure to strike a chord with Rose Medical Center patients. Outrage continues to build over Kristen Parker, a surgical tech who was formally charged in federal court yesterday with multiple counts related to the exposure of patients at Rose Medical Center to hepatitis-C. The ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    Meet Kristen Parker, accused hepatitis-C source at Rose Medical Center

    A photo of Kristen Parker from her MySpace page. In Denver, most of the coverage about Kristen Parker, an operating-room technician who's been charged with exposing patients to hepatitis C for swapping dirty syringes filled with saline for new ones loaded with the painkiller fentanyl, has focused o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, July 6 edition

    "And they call him 'Sandy Claws'!" Feeling crabby? Today in Cafe Society: • Out of the sea and into the claws of Jax Fish House. • Guess where I'm eating? • Chris Cina seen in Black Hawk. • Milking It: Cinna-Graham Honey-Comb. • The Rackhouse Pub to open in former Heavenly Daze. • Il P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2008

    2001 Best of Denver Winners

    "And they call him 'Sandy Claws'!" Feeling crabby? Today in Cafe Society: • Out of the sea and into the claws of Jax Fish House. • Guess where I'm eating? • Chris Cina seen in Black Hawk. • Milking It: Cinna-Graham Honey-Comb. • The Rackhouse Pub to open in former Heavenly Daze. • Il P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 1, 2008

    Best of Denver Winners from 1995

    Ah, 1995: a time when entire Best Of categories were devoted to the O.J. Simpson trial, Bernie Bickerstaff and Dikembe Mutombo were still dominating the sports pages, and Mel's Bar and Grill was still new. Check out the winners from our 1995 Best Of issue after the jump.

  • News

    November 8, 2007

    Affordable Housing a Tough Sell in Stapleton

    There's room for everyone in Stapleton, but after five years, developers are having trouble finding room for affordable housing.

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2007

    Best of Westword Winners From 1988

    There's room for everyone in Stapleton, but after five years, developers are having trouble finding room for affordable housing.

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2007

    Best of Westword Winners From 1987

    There's room for everyone in Stapleton, but after five years, developers are having trouble finding room for affordable housing.

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2007

    Best of Westword Winners From 1986

    There's room for everyone in Stapleton, but after five years, developers are having trouble finding room for affordable housing.

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2007

    The Best of Denver Winners from 1985

    There's room for everyone in Stapleton, but after five years, developers are having trouble finding room for affordable housing.

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2007

    True Confessions

    There's room for everyone in Stapleton, but after five years, developers are having trouble finding room for affordable housing.

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2006

    Surviving Episode Seven

    There's room for everyone in Stapleton, but after five years, developers are having trouble finding room for affordable housing.

  • Calendar

    December 2, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    There's room for everyone in Stapleton, but after five years, developers are having trouble finding room for affordable housing.

  • News

    May 15, 2003

    The Message

    Coming Attractions

  • News

    July 12, 2001

    A Vicious Cycle

    In Colorado, insurance offers little protection to badly injured motorcyclists.

  • Goods & Services

    March 29, 2001

    Best Way to Celebrate the New Baby

    Rose Medical Center's gourmet meal

  • News

    March 8, 2001

    The Bounce-Back Kid

    Professional snowboarder Chris Klug carves his way back to the top of the mountain.

  • Calendar

    December 10, 1998

    Night & Day

    December 10 - 16, 1998

  • News

    September 10, 1998

    The Poison Pill

    An internet venture goes bust, leaving some of Colorado's biggest business names with a major headache.

  • News

    May 28, 1998

    Letters

    An internet venture goes bust, leaving some of Colorado's biggest business names with a major headache.

  • News

    May 14, 1998

    Separation Anxiety

    Doctors thought banding together might give them more power at Rose Medical Center. Instead, they wound up owning their own hospital.

  • News

    January 29, 1998

    Twenty Years of Denver

    Doctors thought banding together might give them more power at Rose Medical Center. Instead, they wound up owning their own hospital.

  • News

    August 28, 1997

    Trouble at McHospital

    Shock waves at the nation's largest for-profit hospital chain reach Denver.

  • News

    May 22, 1997

    Mommy Dearest

    The fight between socialite Judi Wolf and her brother has turned into the mother of all family feuds.

  • News

    April 24, 1997

    Roll On, Columbia

    The nation's largest for-profit hospital chain is out to flatten its Denver competition. It's already reshaped the world of local health care.

  • News

    December 13, 1995

    FACING THE MONSTER

    The nation's largest for-profit hospital chain is out to flatten its Denver competition. It's already reshaped the world of local health care.

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