Colorado State Rep. Lois Landgraf on Access to Respite Care
Colorado State Rep. Lois Landgraf discuss the importance of creating access to affordable respite care across Colorado. She says respite care saves money, improves health and maintains dignity for patients. Landgraf sponsored a bill appointing a task force to review the issue and...
Video: Rep. Rhonda Fields Discusses Aurora’s Safety Net Clinic
Aurora’s DAWN clinic provides free health care to people in the community who don’t have health insurance coverage or access to quality care. A joint venture between the Fields Foundation and Primary Care Progress – Colorado, the clinic is staffed by medical students...
September 21, 2015
Rural Colorado Community Doctors Need To Be Engaged
Attracting and retaining doctors to practice medicine in rural communities is an issue across the U.S., and particularly in Colorado. According to the Colorado Health Institute, there are nine regions across the state with significantly inadequate access to primary care providers...
July 01, 2015
Inspiring Physicians About Patient Safety At Colorado Conference
The annual Telluride Patient Safety conference is wrapping up for 2015, but the lessons learned will inspire future physicians who attended as they move forward. COPIC has been the sponsor of the conference for the past 4 years. Learn more about the conference in this video: Discover...
June 16, 2015
Help Wanted: Colorado Rural Health Care Professional
Fairplay, Colorado Town Administrator Tina Darrah talks about the challenges of recruiting rural health care professionals and the greater impact a lack of healthcare access has on the community. Despite recently building a modern health care clinic, Fairplay has been struggling to...
Patient Safety Awareness in Colorado
Patient Safety Awareness Week is an annual education and awareness campaign for health care safety led by National Patient Safety Foundation. Each year, health care organizations around Colorado take part in the event by prominently displaying the NPSF campaign logo and promotional...
Clinica Tepeyac: Hand in Hand
Here is a great video from Clinica Tepeyac, and the community it serves. View on Vimeo....
Rural Doctor Offers Unplugged Story
Here is a great video about the challenges of recruiting physicians to rural areas in Colorado: View on Vimeo....
July 10, 2013
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