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Healthcare in our region is expanding at such a phenomenal rate I am always intrigued and amazed at the breadth and depth of the professionals our region seems to attract. But, why not? We are living in one of the most desirable areas in the country.

Enjoy reading this issue focusing on a few of the region’s exciting new advances in healthcare.

Recently, Nancy and Robert Evans contacted me to let me know Charles Krebs, Ph.D., was coming to town and they wanted me to meet him. After learning a little about him and browsing his book, I was convinced we needed to interview him for our Northern Colorado Medical & Wellness issue. This brilliant yet affable man, through his education and his own traumatic personal experience, had developed an important treatment modality for learning disorders. Best of all, he is establishing the Learning Enhancement Acupressure Program (LEAP) certification in Fort Collins and working with Nancy and Robert to develop the Fort Collins office as a hub of brain integration education. Not only is this good news for many children and adults afflicted with weaknesses in learning and attention deficit disorder, it is another important addition to the overall healthcare in our area. In fact, I am going through the program to improve my left and right brain integration!

More state-of-the-art developments in healthcare are featured in this issue. The Eye Center of Northern Colorado has teamed up with Poudre Valley Health System to form the Eye Laser Center of Northern Colorado, which now offers the newest technology in its iLasik procedure. This bladeless technology is safer, completely custom fit, and offers the surgeons exceptional accuracy for their procedure. I find it amazing that vision can be improved to 20/20 almost immediately! After raising two daughters, both of whom were patients of Dr. Burdett Edgren for their orthodontia, I was interested in the newest developments in their diagnostics and treatment. Orthodontic Associates of Greeley recently added new advancements with their i-CAT scanning equipment to provide three-dimensional images to help them diagnose facial and jaw problems, pinpoint issues with wisdom teeth, and offer soft and hard tissue images to make earlier treatment plans that are more effective.

The summer is a time when we all are a little more relaxed as we enjoy outdoor activities and sports. It is also a time when we are more vulnerable to accidents and injuries. We felt it was important to bring mindful awareness to what can really happen when we are careless. We decided to look at trauma care in our region and were impressed with the exceptional care our area offers. Trauma is the leading cause of death for ages one to 44, so we are fortunate to have the Trauma Center of the Rockies as a Level II trauma center in Northern Colorado. The exceptional team, led by Chris Cribari, M.D., Medical Director of Trauma for MCR, and Timothy Wirt, M.D., Neurosurgeon with Front Range Center for Brain & Spine Surgery, P.C., have their hands full in the warm summer months.

Emergency care also extends to pets. Pets often become ill at night or on the weekends. My Lhaso Apso, Daisy, gave me a scare this past year when she punctured her eye and I found myself in a vet’s office at midnight and Daisy in surgery at 3:00 a.m. to save her eye. After much anguish and lots of recovery time, she is fine and just as curious and mischievous as ever! Read up on pet emergency care and clip out our ER list of vets for your refrigerator in case you might need a quick reference in a time of need.

Enjoy the sun as it peaks out between the summer showers.