Denver Health among first hospitals named Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic
If a book ever were written about the history of mental healthcare in Colorado, Jan. 6, 2026, would earn prominent mention because Denver Health, the public hospital where Dr. Chris Thurstone serves as chairman of behavioral health services, became the state’s first...
IMAP: Denver Health’s groundbreaking integrated medical and psychiatric care unit
Denver Health’s new Integrative Medical and Psychiatric Care Unit (IMAP) is a first in Colorado and one of few in the United States. The 12-bed unit brings together medical and behavioral healthcare specialists in one collaborative setting to better treat...
Dr. T named to prestigious “Top Docs” list
Dr. Christian Thurstone, chair of behavioral health at Denver Health, has been named in the Castle Connolly Top Docs list this year. The selection process is rigorous, and only 7 percent, or about 67,000, of the United States’ more than 985,000 practicing...
Denver Health opens only licensed adolescent detox center
Denver Health is celebrating the opening of Colorado’s first and only licensed detoxification facility for adolescents. The unit is at 723 N. Delaware St., on the second floor of the hospital’s Pavilion M building. It is designed for adolescents 17 years...
Dr. Christian Thurstone speaks on dangers of teen vaping with Fox 31
The United States Food and Drug Administration on June 23, 2022, issued marketing denial orders to JUUL Labs Inc., for all of their products currently marketed in the United States, effectively banning the maker of e-cigarette devices and other vaping products from...Read the book
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