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Pueblo proudly carries the title “Home of Heroes,” honoring more Medal of Honor recipients than any other city in America. From the powerful statues at Medal of Honor Plaza to the Portraits of Valor Gallery and Veterans’ Bridge, the city offers meaningful places to reflect on service and sacrifice.

After years of pushing through shoulder pain, Navy veteran Bo Perry found his world shrinking. The ranch work he loved became harder and casting a line on the Yampa felt nearly impossible. When his shoulder finally gave out, he turned to UCHealth Orthopedics and to someone who understood him more than he expected. His surgeon, Air Force veteran Dr. Benjamin Kam, shared Bo’s love for the outdoors and his deep ties to military service. That connection built instant trust and together they chose a resurfacing arthroplasty, a specialized procedure designed to preserve Bo’s natural shoulder structure and restore his strength. Now recovering with determination and a whole lot of gratitude, Bo is already back to the routines that anchor him. He’s rebuilding the family cabin, preparing for long days on the ranch and getting ready to return to the waters he loves. His message to others living with pain is simple: “You don’t have to live with pain, whether the injury is old or new. Be proactive and get it fixed.”

The Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine, a collaboration between UCHealth and the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, has now delivered more than one million genetic results directly to patients and their care teams. The information helps providers choose safer, more effective medications and identify disease risks long before symptoms appear. For Jim Jensen, it meant finding the right medications after heart surgery. For Constance Campbell, it meant discovering a BRCA2 mutation, information that helped her sister catch ovarian cancer early. With more than 130,000 participants and growing, Colorado’s biobank is one of the largest in the nation and one of the few that returns actionable genetic results to patients. Each sample helps move health care toward a future where prevention, precision and personalized medicine are the standard of care.

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At UCHealth Longs Peak Medical Center, patient access specialists Leah Rose and Ruth Palacios make it a point to know every patient who walks through the doors. Over time, they noticed a group of men who always sat together before radiation treatments, turning casual chats into a daily support circle they eventually named the Radiators. Leah and Ruth embraced their role in the group, becoming the “Beam Team” as the men bonded over shared experiences and encouragement. Wanting to honor that connection, the pair surprised the Radiators with custom Beam Team mugs, which sparked emotional reactions. Even after completing treatment, the Radiators still stop by to welcome and support new patients beginning their journeys. Leah and Ruth say the group reminds them every day that compassion can turn a waiting room into a community. Thank you, Leah and Ruth, for your work to improve lives♥️

UCHealth has awarded $775,000 to 76 Colorado nonprofits that are expanding access to care, strengthening community support systems and addressing the root causes of poor health. These grants help organizations create real, lasting pathways to wellness for people across the state. Learn more about the impact of these community partnerships.

When Wendy Amendolari’s husband, Randy Weber, needed both a kidney and liver transplant in 2022, two generous donors stepped forward to save his life. Watching their selflessness changed Wendy forever. In honor of the donors who saved Randy’s life, she decided to do the same, donating part of her liver to a complete stranger. “I wanted to give it to anyone who needed it. I didn’t care if it was an adult or a child, a male or a female, whoever needed it,” she said. Wendy became one of fewer than 500 people in the U.S. to make a non-directed living liver donation, a rare act of compassion that gave someone she’s never met a second chance at life. Her transplant team at UCHealth calls her gift extraordinary. To Wendy, it’s simple. “It’s really gratifying,” she said. “And I feel lucky that I was healthy enough to share part of my liver.”

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🎨👟 Go off, artists! Soleful Connections with Aaron Gordon offered participants the chance to create their own personalized shoes while discussing how art positively impacts mental health. 🤝 Denver Nuggets

Here for Our Communities: UCHealth is investing $775,000 in 76 Colorado nonprofits to support critical services — from mental health and housing to transportation and nutrition — that address the root causes of health inequities. https://lnkd.in/g3hbE_YN