Ridgeway, Kyle J

Kyle J. Ridgeway is a physical therapist at University of Colorado Hospital and a senior clinical instructor in the Physical Therapy Program at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. He is board certified in cardiovascular and pulmonary PT. He has been in involved in design, implementation, and assessment of multiple successful quality improvement programs ranging from an innovative medical ICU PT program to multidisciplinary hospital mobility initiatives. He helped scale an interdisciplinary activity and mobility promotion program focused on a common language surrounding mobility across 12 hospitals in the University of Colorado Health System. Kyle has participated in research surrounding early intensive PT for patients requiring mechanical ventilation, care transitions and readmissions, and effectiveness of activity and mobility promotion within the hospital. He has collaborated across disciplines, his hospital system, and other institutions with clinicians, researchers, and administrators to improve clinical care and operations.