Two UCHealth emergency departments in Colorado Springs are the first in the state to implement a new tool that could allow patients to avoid the costs of a CT scan.
Memorial Hospital Central and Memorial Hospital North are the first in Colorado to use a blood test that can determine whether someone may have a mild brain injury, including concussions.
UCHealth says with just a few drops of blood, the i-STAT Alinity traumatic brain injury (TBI) test can eliminate the need for a CT scan of the brain…