The Children’s Hospital of Colorado, which began in 1897 as a summer tent camp in City Park for sick babies, is refocusing on primary care at its Child Health Clinic in Aurora to help low-income ki…
Doctor Gretchen Domek, center, examines Eli Alber, 9, right, as Eli’s mother, Jenn, looks on in the Child Health Clinic on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. Children’s Hospital Colorado, which began in 1897 as a summer tent camp in Denver’s City Park for sick babies, is refocusing on primary care at its Child Health Clinic in Aurora to help low-income kids and their families.
“We love and care for our patients. We want to be able to connect. The more patient-centered you can be, the more likely that patient will come back to you and the more that patient will trust you. We have to improve our access for kids who are sick.” Staffers cast the clinic as “a medical home” that emphasizes relations with a trusted doctor for comprehensive primary care, including examinations classified as preventative — different from hospital care. The doctors at the clinic, beyond patient care, also increasingly engage in advocacy work, urging action to tackle societal problems that hurt kids, such as air pollution.
The clinic serves as the state’s largest training site for medical students studying pediatric medicine. Care at the clinic is provided by certified doctors, pediatric and family medicine medical residents, and some of those students. Clinic workers make a point of connecting families with social service agencies around metro Denver that help families deal with non-medical problems that affect child health.
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