Hospitals to hash out details for patient-care report cards
Colorado hospitals will be working out details for a mandatory report card on patient care under a new law that goes into effect today.
The report card is one of 95 new laws passed by the legislature this year that are going into effect.
Rep. Paul Weissmann, D-Louisville, who sponsored the measure, said the new law requiring hospitals to report yearly was an important step in helping patients understand important medical decisions they were making. The report cards are expected to be available next year.
“This will help consumers, who need to know this information so they can make a choice,” he said.
Other new laws that take effect today include a bill requiring the state to issue heirloom birth certificates and marriage certificates suitable for framing, a measure limiting the power of sheriffs to revoke appointments of deputies and a bill creating a Denver Broncos specialty license plate, with donations going to support Denver apharities.
DENVER
Father who ran off with children sought
Denver police are searching for a man they said assaulted his wife and fled with two of his children.
Elias Santisteven , 26, assaulted his wife at a Quality Auto Sound store on 6699 E. Leetsdale Drive at 3 p.m. Sunday and fled the scene before officers arrived, Denver police said in a news release.
Santisteven left his 2-year-old son with a friend, but police believe Santisteven may have his 5-year-old son with him.
Police said the boy may be in danger and that authorities may issue an Amber Alert to help find the child.
BOULDER
Police identify man killed after Tasering
The Boulder County coroner’s office identified the 22-year-old man who died after he was shocked with a Taser as Brian Wilson of Louisville.
On Friday, Boulder Drug Task Force and Louisville Police were working a drug operation in Lafayette when Wilson started running, said Lafayette Police Sgt. Fred Palmer in a statement.
After a brief chase, police tried to subdue Wilson with a Taser when he turned toward them in an aggressive stance, Palmer said.
Wilson was taken to Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center in Lafayette.
An autopsy is scheduled for today, the coroner said in a statement.
LAFAYETTE
Girl stabbed during fight Saturday night
A Lafayette girl was stabbed multiple times during a fight that occurred Saturday evening, police said.
Lafayette police responded to a “fight in progress” call in the 200 block of North Carr Avenue about 8:40 p.m. Saturday, according to a police report. Witnesses told police that the fight erupted after a number of juveniles began arguing over an unknown issue. The fight is not believed to be gang related, police said.
The stabbing victim was taken to Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center and was in stable condition, police said.
Three female juvenile suspects were questioned by police regarding the incident. Lafayette police said the incident remains under investigation. No charges were filed as of Sunday.
The names of the victim and suspects are being withheld by police because of their ages.
LOVELAND
Woman suspected of identity theft
Loveland police arrested a 31-year-old woman Friday on suspicion of identity theft, police said.
Cailin Allen of Loveland posed as a mortgage broker, and took money from a Loveland couple trying to refinance their home, a police news release alleged.
Allen, who police said is not a certified appraiser, created an appraisal on her home computer, the release said.
In addition, Allen had fake Colorado identification cards using a friend’s name, and had also bought a house using this name, according to the release.
GRAND JUNCTION
Airport officials want millions for upgrades
Walker Field Airport officials are pushing for $5.5 million in improvements to the parking lot and nearby intersections to make a good impression on visitors before they get to the terminal.
“We want to give it a better look so that people have a better experience when they come here,” said Ed Storer, the airport’s projects and airfield facilities manager. The airport plans to repave the parking lot, including a portion that is now gravel.
Officials also would like to increase the number of spots from roughly 280 to 470 and widen the spaces. Plans call for eventually adding enough spots for 1,200 vehicles, Storer said.
