In 2016, Denver Health paramedics went on more than 112,000 calls, a 5 percent increase over the previous year. Bryskiewicz said he expects to see another 5 percent increase in calls this year.

Denver Health Paramedic Ame Lozano will tell you her job is often fast-paced and always unpredictable. "It can get stressful sometimes," Lozano told CBS4 Health Specialist Kathy Walsh.

DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – Four days and nights of protests, some of which turned violent, tested the training, planning, and safety equipment of Denver Health paramedics and EMTs. By Monday, first ...

Denver Health paramedic field trainer, Keri Reiner, left, and paramedic Aiden Beatty, right, help a dog bite victim in north Denver on April 3, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ...

Denver Health Paramedics are on track to run 125,000 calls this year, but that's just the start of the challenges. It's worse in rural Colorado. To stream 9NEWS on your phone, you need the 9NEWS app.

In a typical year, Denver Health paramedics respond to more than 100,000 calls and take more than 70,000 patients to the hospital. Denver Health is just one agency facing a shortage of workers.

DENVER (KCNC) — EMS national week is May 21 through May 27, and it is an opportunity to celebrate emergency medical services staff and the work they do in our communities. In Denver alone ...

Traditionally, paramedics didn't learn tactics for dealing with their emotions about violence, or even techniques to verbally deescalate a situation with patients and their families. Now, some schools ...

Jay Starzynski, a Denver Health paramedic lieutenant, said he wants people to seek shelter and stay inside if they're able. "The least amount of time you can expose yourself to the elements, the ...

In 2006, veteran Denver Health paramedic Robert Loop unmasked serial paramedic impersonator Brett Andrews at the scene of a rollover car crash ("The Impersonator," August 31, 2006). "I knew that ...

DENVER — When a wildfire starts, alongside the firefighters are medical professionals, ready to help in case a firefighter gets hurt. At Denver Health, 16 paramedics and eight communications ...

KUSA-TV Denver. Denver Health paramedic gives tips about upcoming arctic front. Posted: January 16, 2025 | Last updated: March 6, 2025. Paramedics say frostbite and hypothermia can set in, even in ...