Stories of Making It Better

At Children's Hospital Colorado, we strive to save lives and provide the best healthcare outcomes for children and teens in Denver, Colorado and around the globe. 

To do this, we provide the highest-quality care possible to our patients and their families. We also conduct ground-breaking research that will save the lives of children in hospitals everywhere and spend time teaching new treatments to other healthcare providers so they may better care for their patients.

Read these remarkable stories of how our physicians and their teams are helping to make life better for kids locally and across the nation.

Our Goal? To Be the World's Best Pediatric Hospital
Read about our Pediatrician-in-Chief, Stephen Daniels, MD, PhD, and his work on understanding the causes of high blood pressure and cholesterol abnormalities in children and adolescents and the role obesity may play in health issues.

Redefining Quality of Life, Patient by Patient
Read about our Medical Director of Children's Hospital Colorado RehabilitationCenter and PPAARDI-in-Chief, Dennis Matthews, MD, and what makes Children's Hospital Colorado the best rehabilitation facility for kids in the nation.

Children's Doctors' Research Leads to Life-saving Treatments for Pulmonary Hypertension
Read about how the ground-breaking research of Drs. Abman and Kinsella has saved the lives of countless babies with pulmonary hypertension around the world.

A Huge Step in Advancing Pediatric Orthopedics
Our Center for Gait and Movement Analysis (Gait Lab) is among the top five most advanced labs in the world, and our pediatric orthopedic program is ranked among the top three in the nation. Learn more about The Gait Lab, a state-of-the-art facility led by director of the lab Dr. James Carollo, PhD, and co-medical directors Dr. Dennis Matthews and Dr. Frank Chang.