CHA is proud to celebrate Rep. Katie Stewart of Durango as our 2026 Colorado Hospital Hero! At this year's CEO Forum, Joe Theine, CEO of Southwest Health System in Cortez, presented Rep. Stewart with this honor on behalf of hospitals across the state. His shared how Rep. Stewart goes above and beyond to protect access to care and digs deep into tough issues to find real solutions for Colorado communities. Congratulations and thank you, Rep. Stewart!
CHA is honored to present Senator Kyle Mullica with the first CHA Bully Pulpit Award for Health Care Advocacy at the CHA CEO Forum. As CHA Board Chair Margo Karsten shared, "He always shows up. He always engages. He always brings his full self – as a legislator, as a nurse, as someone who has personally known what it means to need help and not have it – to every conversation about health care in this state." Congratulations and thank you to Senator Mullica!