by admin Published: November 8,2002
Tags: Health Services
Wilbur, Arnold, Piglet. Miss Piggy, Porky, Petunia. The Three Little Pigs. They are pigs (and piglets) people have loved for decades. However, with the exception of the precocious Miss Piggy (who knows exactly what she was selling), there is little documentation of people actually paying money to kiss a pig. Generally, people tend to eat [...] [...]
by Becky Hurley Published: November 1,2002
Tags: Health Services, Insurance, Medicine
What’s keeping El Paso County’s health care leaders awake at night? First, there’s the current shortage of doctors and nurses – most of whom are 45 to 50 and older. Then there are overwhelmed emergency rooms that must often treat alcohol and substance abuse patients instead of handling more serious cases. Finally, there are the [...] [...]
by Becky Hurley Published: September 27,2002
Tags: Health Services, Medicine
The complexity, poor customer service and inefficiencies of managed health care create opportunity for health and medical organizations that want to operate outside the norm. Take Wellspring Health, for example. Founded and opened by Robert Wolfson, M.D. in February 2002 after years of planning and study, the firm represents a collaboration of thirteen associates – [...] [...]
by admin Published: July 26,2002
Tags: Health Services
A man followers call the “young Gandhi” says everyday stress, as well as stress suffered because of last year’s terrorist attacks, can be eased through simple meditation techniques. Mansukh Patel, whose parents worked with Mahatma Gandhi for nearly two decades, told the Business Journal that many people suffer from stress resulting from the daily hassles [...] [...]
by Becky Hurley Published: June 21,2002
Tags: Health Services, high tech, Housing, Industrial Real Estate, Insurance, Media, Medicine, Military, residential real estate, Restau
Last week I received notice (as did most RCIS members) from Andy Oyler at Grubb & Ellis Quantum Commercial of “wants and needs.” Don’t you love it? Even in a slowed commercial real estate market, there are always clients looking for a diamond in the rough or a good property in a key location. It [...] [...]
by Becky Hurley Published: June 21,2002
Tags: Health Services, high tech, human resources, Industrial Real Estate, Insurance, Media, Medicine, residential real estate, Restaurants and Food Se
When Frank Davis, director of facilities at Phil Long Ford, went looking for bids on building maintenance, he interviewed local firms and chose Aspen Diversified Industries (ADI) to do the job. Pretty typical, right? But ADI is not a typical company.In truth, ADI’s chief, Ken Barela, is actually an “executive director”, and the company’s 120 [...] [...]
by Becky Hurley Published: May 10,2002
Tags: Health Services, human resources, Insurance
What do a Baptist church in Texas, Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville in Key West, Florida, an oil and gas company in New Mexico, several Texas school districts and a well-known Colorado Springs architectural firm all have in common? The answer: BDA Administrators, a third party administration (TPA) company, based in Colorado Springs. BDA Administrators, started by [...] [...]
by Becky Hurley Published: September 28,2001
Tags: Health Services, Retailing
MaxMed Rehab and Medical Supply is on the move, and there’s no slowdown in sight. The durable medical equipment (DME) provider first opened five years ago, and recently moved into a 16,500 square foot showroom with a 10,000 square foot service department near the East Library on Union Boulevard. Our growth and expansion has surprised [...] [...]
by admin Published: September 7,2001
Tags: Health Services, Miscellaneous
The numbers aren’t in yet, but one local non-profit organization’s recent fundraiser has the company employees looking forward to continued success next year. SET — which stands for Service, Empowerment and Transformation — decided its first fundraiser would be a community bike ride on August 25. With a starting point at the office at 2316 [...] [...]
by admin Published: September 7,2001
Tags: Health Services
Four medical response call centers in El Paso County now have the distinction of earning the National Academies of Emergency Medical Dispatch accreditation. Recently added to the list was American Medical Response. The El Paso County’s Sheriff’s office, 911 and Fountain Police Department have this accreditation. It is based on a six-month data analysis that [...] [...]
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