Colorado Hospitals Partner with Leading Perinatal Health Organization DENVER, COLO. – Sept. 24, 2024 – Colorado Hospital Association (CHA), on behalf of its more than
As health care vacancy rates remain a pressing issue nationwide, Banner Health has answered the call by launching the Career Pathways Program. This initiative is
Reflections During Hospital Week When I started working as a health care reporter on Capitol Hill, there was no Medicare Part D drug benefit. Nearly
Joshua Ewing Named CHA Vice President of Rural Health DENVER, COLO. – March 6, 2024 – CHA is pleased to announce that Joshua Ewing has
First Collaboration Under New Law Approved for 25 Rural Colorado Hospitals DENVER, COLO. – Feb. 28, 2024 – Last week, the first collaboration between rural
DENVER, COLO. – Feb. 27, 2024 Patients deserve a safe place in which to receive care and staff at Colorado’s hospitals and health systems deserve
Colorado Senate Moves to Protect Rural Health Care GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLO. – Nov. 18, 2023 Today, in an overwhelming bipartisan manner, the Colorado Senate voted to
The CCLE will serve as CHA’s department dedicated to supporting member hospitals and health systems’ ongoing work to deliver excellent care to their patients and communities.
“In Colorado, we have deliberately built a health care system focused more on preventive care to keep people healthy and out of the hospital, because we know that the single best way to improve quality of life and reduce the cost of care is to prevent patients from needing it in the first place.”
During the first legislative hearing, many hospitals were carved out of the bill, in an attempt to protect against the financial harm and limits on access to health care services caused by this proposed policy. Today, CHA released a letter signed by 100 percent of the hospital CEOs whose organizations were carved out. The CEOs agree that ill-conceived policy does not get fixed by carving out hospitals from it.
CHA continues to have conversations with the bill sponsors and proponents of House Bill 23-1215, the prohibition on hospital facility fees. The Association remains steadfastly opposed to the bill as introduced and has concerns with proposed amendments that proponents have shared this week. It is essential to recognize that any prohibition on facility fees will harm access to care.
CHA has analyzed the year-end 2022 financials for Colorado hospitals. The data show even more troubling trends on the financial and operational impacts for hospitals since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.