/tags/elective-procedures Elective Procedures en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 05 Oct 2020 22:19:28 GMT /2020-10-05/video-how-colorados-voting-systems-ensure-your-ballot-is-secure-and-counted-accurately As voting misinformation mounts, Colorado is preparing to start automatically sending registered voters their ballots by mail this weekend. Residents can mail back their ballots, put them in dropboxes or they can vote in person at vote centers up to and on Election Day. But they all get counted the same. Here is a behind the scenes look at how Colorado keeps its elections fair, accurate and secure. Mon, 05 Oct 2020 22:19:28 GMT /2020-10-05/video-how-colorados-voting-systems-ensure-your-ballot-is-secure-and-counted-accurately Adam Rayes /2020-08-18/postponed-surgeries-pinch-hospitals-and-rural-patients The pandemic has put elective surgeries — from knee replacements to LASIK eye surgery to hernia repairs — on hold. In parts of the Mountain West, the situation highlights long-standing barriers to health care. Tue, 18 Aug 2020 18:51:42 GMT /2020-08-18/postponed-surgeries-pinch-hospitals-and-rural-patients Maggie Mullen /show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2020-04-29/weighing-risks-uchealth-resumes-elective-surgeries Under the state’s new safer-at-home order, hospitals are allowed to start elective surgeries again, which were not allowed under the stay-at-home order.… Wed, 29 Apr 2020 23:12:34 GMT /show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2020-04-29/weighing-risks-uchealth-resumes-elective-surgeries Colorado Edition