Here for Our Communities: Don't miss this story about Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital donating 90 life jackets to its community.
“We have amazing water recreation here in the Grand Valley, and for our community to have access to and safely navigate that water keeps them out of the hospital,” St. Mary’s Regional Hospital Community Health Director Victoria Grasmick said.
St. Mary's donates life jackets for safety on Colorado River
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An average of nearly 30 people die in Colorado waters each year, with a record of 42 water-related deaths occurring in 2022.
Colorado hospitals provide care to every patient who walks through their doors, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. But when individuals lose coverage, the cost of their care doesn't disappear, it is absorbed by hospitals already operating under financial pressure.
Congress must take a thoughtful, measured approach to Medicaid financing reforms to avoid unintended harm to hospitals, patients, and communities, particularly in states like Colorado, where 70% of Colorado hospitals lose money to care for patients.