Good Morning, Colorado, and welcome to the Daily Sun-Up by the Colorado Sun. It’s Wednesday February 17th, and we’re feeling lucky to start the day with you. 

Today - For doctors, nurses, and patients alike the constant sound of alarms can be dangerous. How one hospital is working to counter alarm fatigue.

Before we begin, let’s take a look at what happened on this day in Colorado history - adapted from Derek R Everett’s book “Colorado Day by Day”:

Today, we take you back to February 17th, 1858 when a band of fortune seekers departed from their homes in Georgia on an excursion to the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains. They were led by prospector William G. Russell, and the result of this excursion was the Pikes Peak gold rush.

Now, our feature story. 

Alarms and notifications are everywhere, especially in the medical profession. Reporter Michael Booth brings us a story on one hospital system’s work to counter so-called alarm fatigue.

This segment was produced by Lucy Haggard. To read more about alarm fatigue, go to coloradosun.com.

Before we go here are a few stories you should know about today:

Internal allegations of sexual misconduct and gender discrimination in Colorado’s judicial branch will be investigated by an independent panel chosen by representatives from Governor Jared Polis’ office, the state Attorney General’s office and the legislature. The panel will also look into claims that officials improperly awarded a contract to former chief of staff Mindy Masias (pronounced: maa-see-as) to prevent her from filing a discrimination lawsuit against the judicial branch

https://coloradosun.com/2021/02/16/colorado-judicial-branch-investigated-sexual-harassment-gender-discrimination/ 

Colorado’s top federal prosecutor Jason Dunn will resign at the end of the month. Dunn, who was appointed by Donald Trump to the U.S. attorney’s office in 2018, said Tuesday that his office helped ensure the integrity of Colorado’s elections. Federal prosecutors are routinely asked to resign when a new president takes office.

https://coloradosun.com/2021/02/16/jason-dunn-resigns-colorado-us-attorney/ 

Extreme winter storms in the central U.S. are throwing a wrench in vaccine shipments, including doses headed to Colorado. Roughly 133,000 vaccines set to leave from a distribution hub in Tennessee have been delayed by bad weather. State health officials said they received some of this week’s shipment on Friday in anticipation of the holiday on Monday and are working to keep all vaccine appointments set for this week. 

https://coloradosun.com/colorado-coronavirus-live-updates-january-2021/#vaccine-shipment-delay

For more information on all of these stories, visit our website, www.coloradosun.com. Now, a quick message from our editor.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good Morning, Colorado, and welcome to the Daily Sun-Up by the Colorado Sun. It&rsquo;s Wednesday February 17th, and we&rsquo;re feeling lucky to start the day with you.&nbsp;
Today - For doctors, nurses, and patients alike the constant sound of alarms can be dangerous. How one hospital is working to counter alarm fatigue.
Before we begin, let&rsquo;s take a look at what happened on this day in Colorado history - adapted from Derek R Everett&rsquo;s book &ldquo;Colorado Day by Day&rdquo;:
Today, we take you back to February 17th, 1858 when a band of fortune seekers departed from their homes in Georgia on an excursion to the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains. They were led by prospector William G. Russell, and the result of this excursion was the Pikes Peak gold rush.
Now, our feature story.&nbsp;
Alarms and notifications are everywhere, especially in the medical profession. Reporter Michael Booth brings us a story on one hospital system&rsquo;s work to counter so-called alarm fatigue.
This segment was produced by Lucy Haggard. To read more about alarm fatigue, go to coloradosun.com.
Before we go here are a few stories you should know about today:
Internal allegations of sexual misconduct and gender discrimination in Colorado&rsquo;s judicial branch will be investigated by an independent panel chosen by representatives from Governor Jared Polis&rsquo; office, the state Attorney General&rsquo;s office and the legislature. The panel will also look into claims that officials improperly awarded a contract to former chief of staff Mindy Masias (pronounced: maa-see-as) to prevent her from filing a discrimination lawsuit against the judicial branch
<a href="https://coloradosun.com/2021/02/16/colorado-judicial-branch-investigated-sexual-harassment-gender-discrimination/">https://coloradosun.com/2021/02/16/colorado-judicial-branch-investigated-sexual-harassment-gender-discrimination/</a>&nbsp;
Colorado&rsquo;s top federal prosecutor Jason Dunn will resign at the end of the month. Dunn, who was appointed by Donald Trump to the U.S. attorney&rsquo;s office in 2018, said Tuesday that his office helped ensure the integrity of Colorado&rsquo;s elections. Federal prosecutors are routinely asked to resign when a new president takes office.
<a href="https://coloradosun.com/2021/02/16/jason-dunn-resigns-colorado-us-attorney/">https://coloradosun.com/2021/02/16/jason-dunn-resigns-colorado-us-attorney/</a>&nbsp;
Extreme winter storms in the central U.S. are throwing a wrench in vaccine shipments, including doses headed to Colorado. Roughly 133,000 vaccines set to leave from a distribution hub in Tennessee have been delayed by bad weather. State health officials said they received some of this week&rsquo;s shipment on Friday in anticipation of the holiday on Monday and are working to keep all vaccine appointments set for this week.&nbsp;
<a href="https://coloradosun.com/colorado-coronavirus-live-updates-january-2021/#vaccine-shipment-delay">https://coloradosun.com/colorado-coronavirus-live-updates-january-2021/#vaccine-shipment-delay</a>
For more information on all of these stories, visit our website,<a href="http://www.coloradosun.com/"> www.coloradosun.com</a>. Now, a quick message from our editor.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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