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More than half of Colorado's hospitals can't make ends meet. After 2022's brutal financial toll, 54 of Colorado's 100 hospitals are operating with unsustainable finances.
Learn more about what our hospitals are facing: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/hospitals-suffer-worst-financial-year-since-the-pandemic.html #copolitics #coleg
Here for our people: Most Colorado hospitals have employee wellness programs that promote healthier lifestyles among staff. Here’s just one example from @BannerHealth: http://ow.ly/vscS50MAE5w
In order to invest in new equipment and technology to provide the best care, hospitals need sustainable finances. Less than half of our hospitals in Colorado do. https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/colorado-hospital-margins-49-below-pre-pandemic-levels.html #copolitics #coleg
In Colorado, hospitals are seeing costs more than 21% higher than pre-pandemic levels – adding up to $2 billion in increased expenses. Here's just one example of how inflation is impacting the care available to Coloradans:
https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/southwest-memorial-hospital-upgrades-on-hold/ #copolitics #coleg
In Colorado, the average total margin for hospitals is just 0.2% – a dangerous trend for health care in our state.
Check out this story from 9News to see how this trend impacts those living in rural communities: https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/next/next-with-kyle-clark/money-colorado-hospitals/73-131a5e0c-d1f0-4e7b-a079-a71300091b95
Access for families: Colorado hospitals are focused on bringing health care access to areas that need it most. Check out this story from Children’s Hospital Colorado on opening the first pediatric-only ORs in Colorado Springs https://www.fox21news.com/give/childrens-hospital-provides-access-to-care-for-kids/
Of Colorado's 55 acute care hospitals, the 38 mentioned in this article – about 70% – shouldered hundreds of millions of dollars in losses last year, with many others in the same boat. Learn more about the financial pressures hospitals are facing 👇https://coloradosun.com/2023/01/03/colorado-hospital-profits-downturn-uchealth/
And this story highlights the team at @CenturaHealth Penrose Hospital that treated multiple victims from the Club Q shooting. We are grateful to the hospital workers and first responders who once again used their heroic skills to save lives: http://ow.ly/okIZ50LRSgM
We continue to grieve with others around the state after the Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs. This look at how @uchealth Memorial Hospital responded and saved lives shows how hospitals are here for our communities, even in the worst circumstances. http://ow.ly/BgRB50LRRRt