Joe Theine, CEO, Southwest Health System | Cortez, Colo. At Southwest Health System, our hospital is far more than just a building. It is a lifeline for our community. We deliver babies, respond to emergencies, and care for all our neighbors, often when the next hospital is hours away. Yet, we face increasingly tough challenges …
Read MoreColorado Hospitals Urge Lawmakers to Protect Health Care Funding Following Governor’s Budget Proposal for Provider Rate Cuts DENVER, Jan. 2, 2026 – The Colorado Hospital Association (CHA) today issued the following statement in response to Governor Polis’ proposed FY 2026 state budget cuts: Colorado’s hospitals and health systems recognize the challenging fiscal reality our state …
Read MoreHealth Care Solutions Must Reflect Full Financial Realities Letter to the Editor at The Denver PostRe: “Colorado hospitals have the profits to help more patients financially” (Dec. 16, 2025) Your editorial on health care affordability raises real concerns, but it oversimplifies hospital finances and draws misleading conclusions that undermine access to care. The report cited relies …
Read MoreColorado Hospitals Continue to See High Rates of Uninsured Patients DENVER, COLO. – Dec. 5, 2025 While some recent reports show that Colorado’s uninsured rate remain low, Colorado hospitals continue to see dramatically higher rates of uninsured patients than before the Medicaid unwind, as noted in CHA’s Q2 2025 “Colorado Hospital Industry Update.” The limited scope of those …
Read MoreColorado Hospitals Under Mounting Financial Stress Amid Looming Federal Policy Changes DENVER, COLO. – Oct. 28, 2025 – The Colorado Hospital Association (CHA) released its Q2 2025 “Colorado Hospital Industry Update,” which highlights deepening fiscal challenges for hospitals across the state. Key findings show that hospitals are grappling with narrowing margins, escalating charity care, increasing …
Read MoreSettlement Agreement and CHASE Model Provides Best Outcome to Protect Colorado’s Hospitals and Patients DENVER, COLO. – Aug. 26, 2025 Today, the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) and UCHealth announced an agreement to reclassify two UCHealth hospitals in the Colorado Healthcare Affordability and Sustainability Enterprise (CHASE) model – the state’s hospital …
Read MoreAdventHealth Littleton’s ICU Vitality Initiative is a program that welcomes former ICU patients back to the hospital to reunite with the health care workers who provided care and support for them during their hospitalization. Created by an AdventHealth Littleton nurse in 2024, the goal of the initiative is to reduce burnout among ICU nurses while …
Read MoreAdventHealth Littleton recognized the importance of improving the quality of the dying experience and implemented the Three Wishes Program (TWP). TWP is a compassionate, palliative care initiative designed to honor the dignity of dying patients in the ICU by fulfilling small wishes for them and their families. The goal of the program is to provide …
Read MoreGreenville, South Carolina – May 29, 2025 – ChartSpan, a preventative care service provider, has partnered with the Colorado Hospital Association (CHA) to offer comprehensive care management programs to Medicare beneficiaries throughout Colorado. CHA represents more than 100 hospitals and health systems with a shared goal of improving health and healthcare across the state. CHA Shared …
Read MoreIn the United States, approximately 700 women die from pregnancy-related complications each year, with over 60 percent of these deaths being preventable. To reduce post-birth complications and death, AdventHeath Avista launched the Post-Birth Bracelet Program (PBBP) for all patients in March 2025. At discharge, all birthing patients are given an orange bracelet that reads “Post-Birth …
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