Federal Funds Helping Rural Hospitals Stay Afloat
A recent infusion of federal funds is providing much-needed relief for rural hospitals already under financial pressure when the coronavirus crisis hit Colorado. Though hospital administrators say the emergency funds will provide immediate support, there is uncertainty around how and...
Spotlight on Hispanic Health In Colorado
Colorado’s Hispanic community faces unique and substantial barriers to achieving good health, according to the Data Spotlight from the latest Colorado Health Report Card. The new report, a collaboration between the Colorado Health Institute and the Colorado Health Foundation as...
First Hand: Rural Pediatrician Discusses Health Care Access
Dr. Greg Suchon from Pediatric Associates in Montrose discussed the difficulties of getting care as a result of the health care coverage expansion. Rural communities are seeing more and more patients, but there is not an increase in the number of health care professionals, he says....
December 16, 2014
Health Care Lingo Confuses Access Issues
It’s fall, which means many Coloradoans will start getting notices about their company’s open enrollment period or Connect for Health Colorado. Some of the notices will say something like, “Sign up for health care before the deadline,” or “Don’t forget to review your...
Safety Net Clinics Are Essential for 300,000 Coloradans
Public officials and community leaders, including those from Governor Hickenlooper’s staff, are getting a firsthand look this week at Colorado’s community safety net health care clinics, which provide quality health care services to hundreds of thousands of low income, vulnerable,...
Safety Net Clinic Week Highlights Health Centers Around Colorado
To acknowledge, support and advocate for Colorado’s health care safety nets, in partnership with ClinicNET and the Colorado Rural Health Center, Health Care Aware Colorado participating in the 5th annual Colorado Safety Net Clinic Week from Aug. 18 – 22. Every year,...
Practicing Medicine in Rural Colorado: A Pediatrician’s View
There is a shortage of physicians serving #rural #Colorado . Meet Dr. Greg Suchon, a pediatrician on the Western Slope who’s helping fill that gap for children in Montrose, Colorado. While it’s not an easy job, Dr. Suchon says he wouldn’t trade his experiences for...
July 25, 2014
Urbanite Learns Firsthand About Rural Health Care Challenges
There’s a certain cry that every parent knows isn’t normal. It’s the “I’m-not-kidding-I’m-really-hurt-this-time,” shriek instantly recognizable by most any parent. It was that particular scream that rang out over 4th of July as our family vacationed in Crested Butte....
July 23, 2014
Rural Life Suits This Doctor
There’s not much Dr. Lisa Zwerdlinger isn’t involved in as the only physician in Leadville, Colorado. She built the town’s largest medical office building, is the medical advisor to the local public school district as well as Colorado Mountain College and Outward Bound, and she...
SNAC-Time Means Understanding Access to Care for Coloradans
A year ago, the Colorado Health Institute (CHI) – the nonpartisan health research and data analysis organization – launched an innovative program designed to discuss key health care access issues. These conversations are part of a series of “learning laboratories” put...
May 29, 2014
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