Ryan Austin, who spent 50 weeks at HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's before he died, dreamed of a dedicated space for adolescent patients.
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“We have 4-year-olds, and we have spaces for them, but what we needed was a space where we could really cater to our adolescents and our young adults,” Kara Hellums, a child life specialist at the hospital, said. “I got to help dream this with Ryan. We walked the space with him, and he gave us ideas.”
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There's a new dedicated space for teens and young adults in Colorado to find a sense of normalcy while receiving medical treatment, and it's inspired by a former patient.
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Among high school athletes, girls are three to six times more likely than boys to tear an ACL.
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A celebration for a special patient was deserve.