Surgery
RESIDENCY PROGRAM AT
Swedish Medical Center
About HCA Healthcare Welcome to
HCA HealthONE Graduate Medical Education
Welcome to HCA HealthONE Graduate Medical Education. We welcome your interests and are excited to show you a bit about our program(s).
HCA HealthONE is part of the HCA Healthcare Family. The nation’s leading provider of quality, patient-centered care is also the leader in graduate medical education (GME).
From the moment a graduate joins an HCA Healthcare residency or fellowship, they are mentored by a dynamic network of physicians who are focused on teaching them to provide the exceptional, compassionate care our patients deserve. These programs are led by an accomplished faculty, set under rigorous standards, and tailored to provide extensive training for the next generation of physician leaders.
We have GME programs housed at four of our facilities, Sky Ridge Medical Center, Swedish Medical Center, Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center and The Medical Center of Aurora. Our residents rotate at all of our hospitals and many of our clinics in the greater Denver Metro Area.
As the GME Ofce we would like to thank you for your interest in HCA HealthONE GME and are excited for you, your future, and the future of GME!
Scott Strauss, DO, FAAFP Vice President GME
Continental Division
Designated Institutional Ofcial
Melinda Malamoco, MPP, PgMP Administrative Director GME
Swedish and Presbyterian/St. Luke’s HCA HealthONE
Sami Campbell, MHA
Administrative Director GME
Sky Ridge and The Medical Center of Aurora
HCA HealthONE
About HCA Healthcare Welcome to the
Surgery
Residency Program at Swedish Medical Center
The Surgery Residency Program at Swedish Medical Center is part of the HCA Healthcare Graduate Medical Education network. HCA Healthcare is the nation’s leading provider of quality, patient-centered care. We are also the leader in graduate medical education, all brought together by a single mission:
Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.
ACGME ID: 4400700060
Tracks & Positions
Tracks NRMP # Available Positions
Categorical 1997440C0 3
Salary
PGY1 PGY2 PGY3 PGY4 PGY5
$56,930 $58,677 $61,194 $63,461 $66,539
On-Call Meals $950 $950 $950 $950 $950
Total Salary $57,880 $59,627 $62,144 $64,411 $67,489
We appreciate your interest in the General Surgery Residency program at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado. We are a community-based Level I Trauma Center with specialized resources and expertise. The physicians who practice here address the most complex of traumas.
General surgery residents will learn from and train with board-certified critical care/trauma surgeons and general surgeons who practice in many diferent specialties and who provide the very best care in the region.
Our goal is to mold competent, well-trained general surgeons who can go into the community and practice immediately or who can pursue a fellowship for additional training.
Our hospital is well respected with exceptional patient outcomes. We have enjoyed tremendous growth and an increase in volume in recent years. We have over 22 ORs, interactive technology in 4 ORs, and a newly remodeled surgery waiting room.
Our residency program has its own dedicated residency workspace/didactics suite equipped with computers and technology. We have our own FLS and FES training equipment. We have a new residency simulation lab where our hands-on training equipment is located and used. We also have a large hospital conference center, a hospital library, and multiple call rooms.
We are an ACGME accredited residency program. We originally began our residency in August 2014 with American Osteopathic Association accreditation and then received our initial ACGME accreditation in fall 2017. We are now under ACGME continued accreditation without outcomes.
Our program and hospital are part of the HCA Healthcare. As part of a large healthcare system, we have an abundance of research resources and a specialized trauma research department in-house. We require each resident to produce one published research publication during our five-year residency program.
Through HCA Healthcare, we can ofer residents opportunities for careers and fellowship programs. We strongly recommend you consider our residency program for your surgical training.
Sincerely,
Emmett L. McGuire, MD Program Director
Our Faculty
Kaysie Banton, MD
Kaysie Banton, MD, is the Trauma Services Medical Director at Swedish Medical Center. She began her role as both a trauma surgeon and medical director at Swedish in March 2018. Dr. Banton completed her medical degree at the University of New Mexico. She went on to complete her residency in general surgery at the University of Minnesota. She furthered her training with a fellowship in surgical infectious disease and a fellowship in surgical critical care at the University of Minnesota.
Daine Bennett, MD
Dr. Daine Bennett is board certified in general surgery and colon and rectal surgery. Dr. Bennett is an Arkansas native and attended the University of Arkansas--Fayetteville where he graduated Cum Laude with a bachelor of science. Dr. Bennett then attended University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for medical school and then University of Colorado for general surgery residency where he also obtained a MS in Clinical Science. He then followed with a colon and rectal surgical fellowship at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, TX.
Douglas Benson, MD
Dr. Douglas Benson is board certified in general surgery and colon and rectal surgery. Dr. Benson attended the University of Minnesota- Morris and Macalester College where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with degrees in both chemistry and biology. Dr. Benson attended the University of Minnesota for medical school; he then moved to Aurora, CO, where he completed surgical residency and an oncology research fellowship at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Dr.
Benson completed his colon and rectal surgery residency in Cleveland, Ohio at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
Kenneth Blake, MD
Dr. Ken Blake is a graduate of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore Maryland. He is a board certified Fellow of both the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Colon
& Rectal Surgeons.
Andrea Boedecker, DO
Andrea Boedecker, DO, is a board certified general surgeon at North Denver Surgical Associates with a decade of experience in general surgery. Dr. Boedecker earned her medical degree from Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2009. She then completed a residency program at St James Hospital
& Health Centers in Chicago, Illinois and an Advanced Gastrointestinal Surgery fellowship at LifeBridge Health in Baltimore, Maryland
Winston Chan, MD
Dr. Chan graduated from the University of Alberta, Faculty of
Medicine, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in 1988. He works in Spokane, Washington and specializes in pediatric surgery. Dr. Chan is afliated with Providence Holy Family Hospital, Providence Mount Carmel Hospital and Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children’s Hospital. He holds an MBA. Dr Chan has served as the section chief of pediatric surgery at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital since 2010.
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Lily Daniali, MD
Dr Lily Daniali graduated medical school from the University of Washington School of Medicine. She completed her residency in plastic surgery at Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences School in Newark, New Jersey. She went on to complete a fellowship in hand and microsurgery at the University of Texas Southwestern and a craniofacial and pediatric plastic surgery fellowship at the Pediatric Plastic Surgery Institute.
Laura Hafertepen, DO
Laura Hafertepen, DO, is a breast surgeon practicing at Swedish and the Centrum Surgery Center in Colorado. She completed her degree is osteopathic medicine at the Western University of Health Sciences/
College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in Calfornia. Her general surgery residency was completed at the University of California San Francisco Fresno.
Thomas Hefron, MD
Dr. Thomas Hefron is board certified in general surgery with certification in solid organ transplant and hepatobiliary surgery. Dr.
Hefron was raised in Rapid City, South Dakota. Dr. Hefron attended Creighton University and graduated Magna cum laude with a degree in biology. Dr. Hefron then attended the University of Nebraska Medical Center for medical school and completed his general surgery residency at Creighton University Afliated Hospitals. Dr. Hefron then completed a fellowship in hepatobiliary surgery, renal. Pancreas and liver transplantation at the University Of Chicago Pritzker School Of Medicine.
Sarah Hill, MD
Dr. Sarah Hill is a general surgeon in Spokane, Washington and is afliated with Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children’s Hospital. She received her medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine and has been in practice between 6 and 10 years. She is one of 31 doctors at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children’s Hospital who specializes in general surgery.
She was a pediatric surgery clinical fellow at the Division of Pediatric Surgery, Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, in Georgia. She is board certified in general surgery and pediatric surgery.
Burt Katubig, MD
Burt B. Katubig, MD, is a trauma/critical care/acute care general surgeon based out of Swedish Medical Center since 1997. He
completed his general surgery and trauma service residency in Cook County Hospital/University in Illinois in 1996. He then completed a fellowship in trauma/critical care at St. Louis Hospital in 1997. He moved to Colorado afer gradating from St. Louis.
Bryan Kramer, MD
Dr. Kramer completed his undergraduate studies at Rice University and his medical degree at Albany College in 1995. He completed residency in general surgery at the University of Cincinnati in 2000 and a fellowship in Vascular Surgery at Albany Medical Center Hospital in 2002. Dr. Kramer is board-certified in both general and vascular surgery and has been practicing exclusively vascular surgery since 2000.
Ashwin Kurian, MD
Dr. Kurian completed his medical schooling in Bangalore Medical College, India in 2001. Afer this he completed a general surgery residency in the United Kingdom, where he is a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He moved to Philadelphia, USA to continue his general surgery training in Abington Memorial Hospital.
He graduated from his training program in 2011. He has completed a fellowship in minimally invasive surgery of the esophagus and stomach and advanced flexible endoscopy.
Luciano Lemos, MD
Dr. Luciano Lemos Filho is an internist in Denver, Colorado. He received his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. He specializes in internal medicine, infectious disease and critical care medicine. He is afliated with National Jewish Health and Swedish Medical Center. He has been in practice between 11-20 years.
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Thaddeus Liniewicz, DO
Thaddeus Liniewicz, DO is a graduate of Lake Erie College of
Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his undergraduate education in biology at the Master’s College in Santa Clara, California, graduating Summa Cum Laude. He is a native of Lake Forest, Illinois. In medical school he received an academic excellence scholarship from 2012-2015.
Dr. Liniewicz graduated from the Swedish Medical Center General Surgery Residency in June 2020. He is now a trauma/general surgery attending physician at Swedish Medical Center.
Kian Modanlou, MD
Dr. Modanlou is a native of Southern California. He completed his undergraduate studies at Duke University where he graduated with distinction with a degree in biology. He returned to his home state for medical school and graduated from the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine. Dr. Modanlou then moved to Denver where he completed his residency in general surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. He then went on to Chicago where he completed a fellowship in Abdominal Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery at Northwestern University.
Andrew Nemechek, MD
Dr. Nemecheck is board-certified in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and serves as the Medical Director of Head and Neck Oncology at Porter Adventist Hospital. He is fellowship-trained in advanced head and neck oncologic surgery. His other clinical interests include advanced cutaneous malignancies and reconstruction, HPV- related head and neck cancers, and tumors of the skull base and paranasal sinuses. He also commonly treats tumors of the thyroid and parathyroid glands as well as salivary neoplasms.
Benson Pulikkottil, MD
Benson Pulikkottil, MD, has been in practice at the Swedish Medical Center Burn and Reconstructive Centers of Colorado since September 2016. He attained his medical degree at Albany Medical College in 2001.
He went to residency at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in general surgery. He completed a research fellowship in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He also completed two additional fellowships: one in plastic surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern and one in orthopedic hand surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in 2016.
Glenda Quan, MD
Dr. Glenda Quan was raised in California. She attended the University of California at Berkeley, majoring in biology and English; she attended the University of California at Davis for medical school. She moved to Portland, Oregon, for surgical residency. Dr. Quan is board certified in general surgery and neurocritical care. She lives in Greenwood Village with her husband and two daughters. She is the Associate Program Director for the Swedish General Surgery Residency.
Cassandra Reynolds, MD
Cassandra Reynolds, MD, FACS is a Trauma/ Critical Care Surgeon at Swedish Medical Center in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Reynolds completed her Trauma Critical Care/ Fellowship at University of California Davis in Sacramento. She joined the team at Swedish afer having worked at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC a busy level 1 academic trauma center for the last three years.
Paul Thorne, MD
Dr. Paul Thorne is a general surgeon in Spokane, Washington and is afliated with Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children’s Hospital as an attending pediatric surgeon. He received his medical degree from Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. He is one of 31 doctors at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children’s Hospital who specializes in general surgery.
John Tillett, MD
John W. Tillett, MD FACS, is a board-certified urologist with the Urology Center of Colorado on staf at Swedish Medical Center and Craig Hospital. He graduated magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University. He received his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine, where he also completed his post-graduate urology training. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and he was also
previously on the medical school faculty at Florida State University and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
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Richard Tillquist, MD
Dr. Richard Tillquist is a general surgeon in Englewood, Colorado and is afliated with multiple hospitals in the metro area, including Swedish Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and he completed his residency at Baylor University Medical Center. He has been in practice for more than 33 years. He specializes in bariatric surgery and general surgery at SurgOne, PC.
Bruce Weber, MD
Bruce Weber, DO, is an internal medicine specialist who practices at North Suburban Medical Center. He has been in practice for 42 years.
He is an endoscopist.
Adam Weingart, MD
Adam Weingart, MD, is an anesthesiologist with USAP South Denver Anesthesiologists. He holds many committee positions on various boards and committees in the community. He received his medical degree from the University of Colorado in Denver. He completed his internship year of residency at Exempla St. Joseph’s Hospital in Denver. Then he completed his residency in anesthesiology at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He furthered his training with an adult and pediatric regional and acute pain fellowship at Northwestern Memorial Hosptal
Ahmed Zihni, MD
Ahmed M Zihni, MD, MPH is a board-certified general and laparoscopic surgeon and works as a foregut surgeon for Denver Esophageal and Stomach Center in Denver, CO. He received his Bachelor of Science (Summa Cum Laude) from SUNY Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, NY and his Masters of Public Health (Distinction) and Medical Degree from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine in Brooklyn, NY.
Dr. Zihni completed residency at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, followed by a fellowship in Foregut Surgery (Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery) at the Oregon Clinic in Portland, Oregon.
Current Residents
Travis Bouchard, DO Christine Chung, DO Rachael Galvin, DO
University of New England, College College of Osteopathic Medicine AT Still Univ. of Health Sciences, of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific at Pomona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Class of 2022 Class of 2022 Class of 2022
Mauricio Perez Martinez, MD Michael Dabit, DO Jefrey Gordon, DO
Escuela de Medicina Ignacio Rocky Vista University Touro University College of A. Santos College of Osteopathic Medicine Osteopathic Medicine, New York
Class of 2023 Class of 2023 Class of 2023
Jalina Mueller, DO Andrea Foster, MD Samantha Greenseid, DO
College of Osteopathic Medicine Boston University AT Still Univ. of Health Sciences, of the Pacific at Pomona School of Medicine College of Osteopathic Medicine
Class of 2023 Class of 2024 Class of 2024
Kelsey Staudinger, DO Timbre Backen, DO Michael Fisher, DO
Campbell University School of AT Still Univ. of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine Osteopathic Medicine College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific at Pomona
Class of 2024 Class of 2025 Class of 2025
Matthew Hatch, DO
Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Class of 2025
Megan Bedard, DO
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of
Osteopathic Medicine Class of 2026
William (Tyler) Crawley, MD
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Class of 2026
Cyprien Jungels, DO
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Class of 2026
About the Program
Swedish Medical Center, part of HCA Healthcare’s HealthONE, is located in the south metro Denver area where it has been a proud member of the community for more than 110 years.
An acute care hospital with 408 licensed beds, Swedish Medical Center (SMC) cares for more than 200,000 patients annually with a team of approximately 2,000 dedicated employees, 300 volunteers and 1,400 physicians.
The Swedish Medical Center General Surgery Residency Program’s mission is to develop the next generation of physicians and physician leaders. As a part of HCA Healthcare, we are driven by a single mission: Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.
This program is designed to ofer residents a rewarding, educational environment where residents are provided individualized learning opportunities by faculty and staf who support and sustain one another throughout quality care delivery. Our faculty are committed to ensuring the residents’ clinical experience and educational needs are fulfilled while expanding residents’ perspectives to be inclusive of cultures, values, and ideals.
It’s important to note that 57% of our graduates have gone on to successful fellowships post- graduation from our surgical residency program to the following institutions for further sub- specialty experience: Duke, Swedish Medical Center, Jacobi/Montefiore Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, and East Carolina University. The other 43% are gainfully employed in private practice settings in general surgery.
Our residency program highlights include:
• ACGME-accreditation
• Robust research opportunities
• Medical mission opportunities
• Excellent faculty at various HCA Healthcare and non-HCA Healthcare facilities
• Terrific case experience in volume and variety of specialties
About HCA Healthcare
Our goal is to become the best general surgery residency program in the Western United States through excellence in patient care, continuous quality improvement initiatives, research opportunities and resident experiences.
Hands-on skills training includes:
• FLS training and certification
• FES training and certification
• Suturing skills sessions
• Robotics sessions
Research:
All residents are required to produce one peer-reviewed publication during the 5-year residency program. Additional research opportunities are available and supported by the HCA research team.
Other Education Features include:
• ATLS certification provided
• Board review preparation
• Mock oral board review preparation
• Journal clubs
• Written evaluation of performance
• ABSITE exam through ABS annually
• Sabiston textbook review
Benefts
• Yearly contract • 401K
• Vacation of 120 hours per year • HCA stock purchase plan
• Meals in doctor’s lounge or hospital cafeteria • Employee Assistance Program
• Medical insurance (subsidized) • Colorado Physician Health Program
• Dental insurance (subsidized) • Fitness center (paid for by hospital)
• Vision insurance (subsidized) • Funding for conference presentations
• Life and disability insurance • Wellness activities
• Flexible spending accounts
FAQ
Do you accept international medical school graduates?
International medical school graduates must be certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) at the time of application.
Do you require clinical experience for international medical school graduates?
No, US clinical experience is not required but it is strongly preferred. We do not consider observerships, externships and/or preceptorships to be clinical experience, nor do we ofer those opportunities.
Do you sponsor VISAs?
No, ECFMG is the sole sponsor of visas for physicians in clinical training programs.
How long can I be out of medical school and still apply for your program?
Applicants must be recent (2 years or less) graduates from medical school to be considered competitive.
Where can I find support in applying to the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)?
The ECFMG ofers a service called ERAS Support Services to anyone who is ECFGME certified. The ERAS Support Services will issue the ERAS token, receive the applicant’s supporting documents, and transmit them to the ERAS Post Ofce, and provide client support between the various organizations. More information can be found at: http://www.
ecfmg.org/eras/schools-overview.html
Alumni/ Resident Testimonials
“As one of the residents in the first class of the Swedish General Surgery program, what I found most valuable about our program was the staf I had the pleasure to work with, learn from, and grow with this program. You will not find a more dedicated attending group whose ultimate objective is to make you into a surgeon they would trust their own family with. They had a wonderful combination of high expectations, yet making operating and learning enjoyable as well. The coordinators go above and beyond to make every administrative task an easy one, as well as they are family away from home with an open door and open heart policy. I consider myself very lucky and feel prepared for the next step of this journey, but I will miss my Swedish family dearly.” – Ronit Bassa, DO
“The thing I found most valuable about the Swedish General Surgery Residency program is the faculty’s genuine commitment to its growth and development. A young residency program faces a variety of challenges and requires a significant amount of investment from its leadership, and Drs. McGuire and Quan deliver in spades. Resident feedback is heard and acted upon in a way that embodies a team approach to bettering graduate surgical education at Swedish. Having begun my training elsewhere, I am truly grateful to this program for giving me a home to complete it.” – Cara Hudson, DO
About HCA Healthcare
Eligibility and Selection of Residents and Fellows
Residents and fellows in ACGME-accredited programs at the hospital must be selected based on qualifications that meet or exceed the standards below.
1. Graduates of medical schools in the U.S. and Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee for Medical Education (LCME); or,
2.Graduates of osteopathic medicine in the U.S. accredited by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA); or,
3. Graduates of medical schools outside the U.S. or Canada who have received a currently valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical
4.Graduates (ECFMG); or, Graduates of medical schools outside the U.S. who have completed a Fifh Pathway program provided by an LCME-accredited medical school.
5.Applicants must be recent (two or fewer years) graduates from medical school to be considered. Special exceptions may be considered for:
• Candidates with an M.D. or D.O. with a M.P.H./M.S./Ph.D. and extensive prior research experience afer completion of an LCME or a COCAaccredited medical or osteopathic medical school in the U.S. or Canada
• Candidates who have served a prolonged period as a general medical ofcer in the U.S.
military
• Candidates who have successfully completed an ACGME or AOA-accredited residency/
fellowship program in the U.S. or Canada.
6.All requisite prior training must be successfully completed prior to beginning any residency or fellowship program.
7. Applicants must have passed USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination) Step 1 and have taken both components of Step 2 or the COMLEX (Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination) Level 1 and have taken both components of Level 2.
Programs will select candidates to interview only from among the pool of eligible
applicants,evaluating each applicant on the basis of their preparedness, ability, aptitude, academic background (to include clerkship grades, standardized test scores, communication skills, and humanistic qualities such as motivation, honesty, and integrity).
All GME training programs are required to use the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) to receive and accept applications to the program. All programs at the hospital will participate in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) as the primary method of recruiting trainees. All applicants who are granted interviews must interview prior to the initial match process. Exceptions may be made for fellowship or other programs not going through ERAS.
For residents or fellows attempting to transfer, the residency/fellowship program must first seek permission from the HCA Healthcare GME division vice president to consider the transfer. If permission is granted, then the receiving program must receive verification of each applicant’s level of competency in the required clinical field using ACGME or CanMEDS Milestones assessments from the prior training program.
A physician who has completed a residency/fellowship program that was not accredited by ACGME, RCPSC, or CFPC may enter an ACGME-accredited residency/fellowship program in the same specialty at the PGY-1 level and, at the discretion of the program director at the ACGME-accredited program, may be advanced to the PGY-2 level based on ACGME Milestones assessments at the ACGME-accredited program. This provision applies only to entry into residency/fellowship in those specialties for which an initial clinical year is not required for entry.
Applicants invited to interview for a resident/fellow position must be informed, in writing or byelectronic means, of the terms, conditions, and benefits of their appointment to the ACGMEaccredited program, as well as all institutional and program policies regarding eligibility and selection for appointment, either in efect at the time of the interview or that will be in efect at the time of their eventual appointment. This includes financial support; vacations; parental, sick, and other leaves of absence; and professional liability, hospitalization, health, disability and other insurance accessible to residents/fellows and their eligible dependents.
All terms, conditions, and benefits of the potential appointment are described in the GME resident/fellow contract.
In compliance with applicable federal and state law, the hospital does not discriminate against individuals with regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or protected veteran status, or status in any group protected by federal, state and local law.
Hospital training programs do not sponsor visas. The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) is the sole sponsor of J-1 physicians in clinical training programs.
For more information, please visit www.ecfmg.org.
About HCA Healthcare
20-Bed
Centennial Hospital and Boutique Surgical Center
Opening Spring 2021 The Medical Center of Aurora (TMCA) is a local, community hospital providing world-class
care in cardiovascular services, oncology, orthopaedics and spine care, robotic surgery, bariatric surgery, labor and delivery, and more. The staff and providers are known for their team-based approach to comprehensive care.
TMCA offers a wide range of treatment and care delivery options throughout its five campuses – Spalding Rehabilitation Hospital, Behavioral Health and Wellness Center, Centennial Hospital and Saddle Rock ER – across Aurora and Centennial.
The main campus is a Level II Trauma Center with Primary Stroke Certification and Chest Pain Center Accreditation. TMCA is also home to pioneering medical programs such as the world-renowned Colorado Chiari Institute, treating individuals from around the world who have the debilitating Chiari I Malformation.
Ranked among the top hospitals in the nation for exceptional care, TMCA is the recipient of many prestigious quality awards including recognition as one of the top 100 hospitals in the country by IBM Watson Health in 2020. Other awards include three-time Magnet
designation for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, eight consecutive ‘A’ grades from The Leapfrog Group, and Healthgrades 2020 America’s 250 Best Hospitals.
269-Bed
Acute Care
Hospital 50-Bed
Emergency Department Level II Trauma Center
120-Bed Inpatient
Behavioral Health and Wellness Center
offering inpatient, outpatient and
teletherapy supportfor all ages
42-Bed
Spalding Rehabilitation Hospital for physical and cognitive rehab needs
1501 S. Potomac St. | Aurora, CO 80012 | Telephone: 303-695-2600 | www.auroramed.com
Swedish Medical Center, HealthONE’s Level I Trauma and burn center, offers some of the most highly advanced, specialty medical care in the Rocky Mountain region. Over 150 facilities throughout the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains regularly transfer patients to Swedish with highly complex needs including orthopedic and neuro trauma, adult and pediatric burn treatment, microvascular reconstructive surgery and advanced cancer treatment.
As a neuroscience center of excellence, Swedish was the first hospital in Colorado to be certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center and is one of the nation’s leading stroke treatment programs with door to treatment times averaging less than 20 minutes.
The region’s fastest growing and most comprehensive robotics program is the Swedish Surgical Robotics Institute. Here the area’s leading surgeons combine with the latest robotic- assisted technology to treat patients with minimally invasive procedures. The robotics program at Swedish offers head and neck, gynecology and GYN oncology, urology, general, foregut, spinal and thoracic surgical procedures. Swedish also has the only robotic-assisted cardiac surgical program in Denver. And in late 2019, Swedish became the only hospital in the Rockies to offer robotic-assisted bronchoscopy for the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer.
408-bed
Facility 27 ORs
2 Cardiac cath labs
Dedicated surgical
robotics OR
20 minute avg
Door-to-treatment time
Stroke patients:
faster than anyother facility in the world
Nationally Accredited
Level I
Trauma Center Rocky Mountain
Region’s neurotrauma
and orthopaedic trauma provider
Five-Star Recipient for
Treatment of Sepsis
Healthgrades™
Level 1 Trauma and Burn Center
Comprehensive Stroke Center
Designated by The Joint Commission 1st hospital in
Colorado and the Rocky Mountain
Region to be
named a
Comprehensive Stroke Center by
The Joint Commission
Women’s Choice Award
Best Heart Centers and Best Stroke Centers
4-star CMS rating Overall Quality and Patient Safety
501 East Hampden Ave. | Englewood, CO 80113 | Telephone: 303-788-5000 | www.swedishhospital.com
Sky Ridge Medical Center is a Level II trauma center and destination facility that has consistently earned “A” ratings from the Leapfrog Group for patient safety and was named a 5-Star hospital by CMS.
The Women’s Hospital at Sky Ridge offers depth and breadth of care for women at every stage of life. The Birth Place, a signature service, delivers more babies than any other hospital in south metro Denver.
With its Hybrid OR suite, new spine navigation system, the latest linear accelerator and expertise in robotic surgery, Sky Ridge offers diverse, complex care. It is also the first hospital in this area to offer Intra-Arterial Thrombectomy, the surgical removal of a stroke causing blood clot…the most advanced treatment for stroke.
From its state-of-the-art Spine and Total Joint Center, comprehensive cancer and neurosciences programs to its trauma center, stroke expertise and cardiac care, Sky Ridge is poised to serve the community for a lifetime.
284-Bed
Level II Trauma
Center
Performing
More Spine Surgeries
than any other than any other
Hospital
in Colorado
Only Joint Commission Certified
Thrombectomy Capable Center
in south metro area
Hybrid OR
Suite for
Complex Care
Most
Comprehensive
Birth Place
in south metro area 1,361 Colleagues 636 Nurses 1,600 Physicians 50,000+ Births* 500,000+ ER Visits* 220,000+ Surgeries*
*since opening
For more than 135 years, Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center (P/SL) has been meeting the healthcare needs of patients and their families from across the Rocky Mountain, Great Plains region and around the world. With more than 80 specialties, 1,200 specialists and primary care physicians and 1,900 employees, P/SL and Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children is the only tertiary/quaternary combined pediatric and adult hospital campus in this region.
Leading comprehensive services include the Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Cardiovascular Services, Cancer Care, Blood & Marrow Transplant, Labor & Delivery/Mom &
Baby, Maternal-Fetal Care, Orthopedics, Spine, Kidney/Liver Transplant, Hyperbaric Medicine, Wound Healing, Infectious Disease and more.
HCA Healthcare’s Continental Division, which includes HealthONE and P/SL, was named the #1 large hospital system in the United States by IBM Watson Health as part of the 15 Top Health Systems recognition process. And, as the #7 corporate philanthropist in the Denver-metro area, and the only hospital system in the top 10, HealthONE contributed more than $1.6 million in 2019 and supports over 150 organizations through cash and in- kind donations.
680-Bed
Facility
18 Adult
OR Suites 8Pediatric
OR Suites
Region’s Largest Blood & Marrow
Program
Highest Level Care
for Moms and Babies
Nationally Renowned
Sarcoma Program
Adult and Pediatric Liver and Kidney
Transplant
Top 5% in the nation
for Labor & Delivery and Obstetrics &
Gynecology excellence, as rated by
Healthgrades™
Designated Aetna Institute of Quality® Cardiac Care Facility for comprehensive heart and
vascular treatment
Healthgrades America’s 100 best hospitals for spine surgery
One of the Largest
Robotic Surgery Programs
in the Region
Only multi-patient
Hyperbaric Chamber
in Colorado
About HCA Healthcare
HealthONE at a Glance
HealthONE is the largest healthcare system in the Denver metro area. With full-service hospitals located throughout the metro area, along with a dedicated pediatric system of care and a diverse selection of employed physicians in clinics near you, as well as convenient urgent care locations that offer expanded hours, HealthONE embodies its mission that “above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.”
Hospitals
Emergency Departments
Our Footprint
Quality Achievements
Corporate Responsibility
• Six acute care hospitals
• Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children system with a dedicated, flagship pediatric hospital
• One rehabilitation hospital
• Six hospital-based emergency departments
• Seven freestanding emergency departments
• Eleven pediatric emergency departments
• 19 ambulatory surgery centers
• 33 imaging centers
• Six CareNow Urgent Care Clinics
• Dozens of physician practices
• AIRLIFE-DENVER provides critical care air and ground transportation across a 10-state region
• Our telemedicine robots are deployed to over 35 rural hospitals
• All HealthONE hospitals received straight As from The Leapfrog Group (national hospital rating agency).
• Two hospitals - Rose Medical Center and The Medical Center of Aurora - are Magnet designated. As the universally recognized gold standard in nursing care, only about 6% of US hospitals achieve Magnet designation.
• These hospitals - Rose Medical Center, Sky Ridge Medical Center, and The Medical Center of Aurora- earned an overall Five-Star Rating by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
• Swedish earned the prestigious Emergency Nurses Association 2018 Lantern Award for exceptional ER performance.
• 11,000 employee s
• $148 million in taxes annually
• $1.6 million in philanthropic contributions annually
• $200 million in capital equipment and construction annually
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References:
https://www.denver.org/denver-meetings-conventions/decide-on-denver/denver-facts/ https://
www.uncovercolorado.com/fun-facts-about-colorado/
FUN FACTS ABOUT COLORADO
• Ranked #8 Top 10 healthiest states by US NEWS in 2019 (based on mortality, smoking, obesity).
• Lowest obesity rate in the country.
• The only state in history to turn down the Olympics.
• Colorado has more microbreweries per capita than any other state.
• The tallest sand dune in America is in Great Sand Dunes National Monument outside of Alamosa. This bizarre 46,000-acre landscape of 700-foot sand peaks was the creation of ocean waters and wind more than one million years ago.
• Festivals: Frozen Dead Guy Days (Nederland) to celebrate the cryopreservation of some guy named Bredo Morstoel.
• Home to eight pro sports teams: Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets, Denver Broncos, Colorado Rockies, Colorado Rapids (Soccer), Colorado Mammoth (Lacrosse), Denver Outlaws (Lacrosse) and Denver Barbarians (Rugby).
• Denver is a site for Disney pre-Broadway preview shows.
• Tons of hot springs; world’s largest natural hot springs is at Glenwood Springs.
• One of the four corner states.
• The Stanley Hotel is the muse for the movie The Shining.
• The 13th step of the state capital building in Denver is exactly 1 mile above sea level.
• Highest paved road in the US: The Mount Evans Scenic Byway here in Colorado.
• The Grand Mesa is the world’s largest flat top mountain.
• Highest city in the US: Leadville, CO (10,152 ft).
• Bands that originated here: The Fray and One Republic.
• The blue mustang sculpture in front of DIA is named “Blucifer” – because a piece of statue fell and killed its creator in 2006.
• Red Rocks won the best amphitheater award so many times that the award was renamed to “The Red Rocks Award”.
• There are nearly 20 rivers whose headwaters begin in Colorado, with the Continental Divide directing each river's course.
• The highest suspension bridge in the world is over the Royal Gorge near Canon City. The Royal Gorge Bridge spans the Arkansas River at a height of 1,053 feet.
• The United States federal government owns more than 1/3 of the land in Colorado.
• Colorado contains 75% of the land area of the U.S. with an altitude over 10,000 feet.
• Colfax Avenue in Denver is the longest continuous street in America.
• Katherine Lee Bates wrote America the Beautiful after being inspired by the view from Pikes Peak.
• Pueblo is the only city in America with four living recipients of the Medal of Honor.
• Every year Denver hosts the world’s largest Rodeo, the Western Stock Show.
• At 14,110 feet above sea level over 400,000 people ascend Pikes Peak each year.
• John Henry "Doc" Holliday's brief and tumultuous existence led him to Glenwood Springs where he succumbed to tuberculosis and died at the Hotel Glenwood on November 8, 1887.
• Mesa Verde features an elaborate four-story city carved in the cliffs by the Ancestral Pueblo people between 600 and 1300 A.D. The mystery surrounding this ancient cultural landmark is the sudden disappearance of the
thousands of inhabitants who created the more than 4,000 identified structures.
• The Denver Metro Area contains amazing world class museums for the entire family!
o Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum
o Denver Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art & the Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art o History Colorado Center, American Museum of Western Art, Black American West Museum, Museo De Las
Americas, the Mizel Museum, the Molly Brown House & other house museums o The Denver Botanic Gardens
• Check us out online! City of Denver Visitors Guide: https://www.denver.org/about-denver/denver- resources/visitors-guide/ and State of Colorado free maps: https://www.colorado.com/deals/free-map
About HCA Healthcare
About HCA Healthcare GME
HCA Healthcare is a comprehensive healthcare network with over 275,000 colleagues across more than 2,000 care facilities all committed to creating a positive impact every day. We continually invest in our colleagues and facilities to better serve our patients and local communities. The Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs seek to inspire tomorrow’s physicians to care for and improve human life by focusing on patient-centered approaches to practicing the latest evidence-based medicine.
To learn more about the benefits and expectations of training with an HCA Healthcare program, view our Resident and Fellow Manual.
About HCA Healthcare GME
About HCA Healthcare
Our residency and fellowship programs are in 59
hospitals located in 16 states
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Clinical Training
Each year approximately five
percent of all U.S. hospital services happen at an HCA Healthcare facility, including:
32+ million patient encounters 7.4 million emergency room visits 215,000+ babies delivered
HCA Healthcare Graduate Medical Education is a leader in clinical experience.
• Nationally known physician expertise across the country
• Investments in facilities allowing the advancement of patient care
• High emphasis on simulation results and low patient incidents
• Higher patient touch than academic facilities
• Annual collaborative mass casualty event team training
Scholarly Activity
HCA Healthcare Graduate Medical Education provides a critical link between vigorous scholarly activity and real- world patient care from a sophisticated data repository of more than 32 million patient encounters each year.
2,500+ HCA Healthcare GME scholarly activities in 2020-21.
Size
HCA Healthcare Graduate Medical Education is the largest sponsor of residency and
fellowship programs across the nation.
4,637 residents 289 fellows 218
specialty programs (residencies) 79
sub-specialty programs (fellowships)
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A commitment to scholarly activity
Based on more than 32 million patient
encounters each year, our scholarly activity bridges the gap between compelling
evidence and exceptional patient care.
2,500+
Abstracts Submitted Active Prospective Studies Active Retrospective Studies Case Reports
Clinical Trials
Conference Presentations Editorials
Manuscripts Posters Presentations Publications
Quality Improvement Studies Textbook Chapters
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Our experiential learning is rooted in evidence-based medicine that leads to innovative, real-world patient health solutions.
Merging the rigor of ACGME accreditation with high patient touch, our residents and fellows deliver evidence-based care that demonstrates our mission to care for and improve human life.
We offer National Grand Rounds that leverage accomplished clinical expertise from across HCA Healthcare, bringing the nation’s leading medical experts to our residency and fellowship programs.
Notable Publications
• JAMA Internal Medicine
• Annals of Surgical Oncology
• CHEST Journal
• American Journal of Respiratory
& Critical Care Medicine
• Obstetrics & Gynecology
Notable Presentations
• American College of Cardiology
• Society of Critical Care Medicine
• American College of Physicians
• Society of Hospital Medicine
• American College of Surgeons
Influential Collaboration
HCA Healthcare residents and fellows have access to talented, highly skilled teams of faculty, industry experts and dedicated researchers to guide them through their journey. Residents and fellows produce evidence that drives future practice by leveraging
HCA Healthcare’s national clinical data warehouse – the heart of our data ecosystem.
HCA Healthcare Scholarly Commons is a platform to collect, share and publish the variety of academic work created by the Graduate Medical Education community. During 2020, readership of those works eclipsed the 25,000 mark.
Included on this platform is the
HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine, a peer reviewed scientific periodical focused on innovation, enhanced quality and developing new knowledge in clinical care and medical education for the benefit of all patients. In its first year of publication, the journal disseminated 86 articles in six issues as well as a seventh special issue on the COVID-19 pandemic.
About HCA Healthcare
About HCA Healthcare
HCA Healthcare is one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare
services and is comprised of 186 hospitals and more than 2,000 sites of care including surgery centers, freestanding ERs, urgent care centers, diagnostic and imaging centers, walk-in clinics and physician clinics in 20 states and the United Kingdom. With its founding in 1968, Nashville-based HCA Healthcare created a new model for hospital care in the United States.
About HCA Healthcare
*Hospital locations as of March 31, 2021
186 hospitals and more than 2,000 sites of care located in 20 states and the United Kingdom
HCA Healthcare is one of the nation’s leading providers of
healthcare services and is comprised of 186 hospitals and more than
2,000 sites of care including surgery centers, freestanding ERs, urgent care centers, diagnostic and imaging centers, walk-in clinics and physician clinics in 20 states and the United Kingdom. With its founding in 1968, Nashville-based HCA Healthcare created a new model for hospital care in the United States.
Size
275,000 colleagues 93,000+
registered nurses 47,000^
active and affiliated physicians
Patient Care
HCA Healthcare’s U.S. hospitals provide approximately 5% of all inpatient hospital services in the country.
In 2020:
32+ million
patient encounters 7.4 million
emergency room visits 215,000
babies delivered
Giving Back
$3.4+ billion
estimated 2020 cost for the delivery of charity care, uninsured discounts and other uncompensated care
$45 million
in charitable cash contributions
provided across the enterprise in 2020 We are committed to expanding our relationships with our communities by investing $10 million over the next three years in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) across our footprint.*
*Starting in 2021
Industry Leader
Sarah Cannon, the Cancer Institute of HCA Healthcare, provides state-of- the-art cancer care close to home for hundreds of thousands of patients, a number unmatched by any single cancer center.
HCA Healthcare affiliates deliver healthcare services in more than 150 languages and dialects.
HCA Healthcare has treated more COVID-19 inpatients than any other health system in the U.S.
View the HCA Healthcare Community Impact Report to learn more about our award-winning programs, technology advances and partnerships with community organizations to fulfill our commitment to
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