2014 Colorado State Legislature
Health Care Summary
Here is a good roundup of the health care issues that came up during this year’s legislative session, courtesy of the Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved. Some of the bills include improving access to health coverage and health care services, strengthening and...
May 20, 2014
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Making Connections: Doctors In Rural Communities Need Support
Recently the Colorado Rural Health Center held a highly informative and well-attended forum that included experts from across the state discussing issues, resources and research affecting the delivery of health care across Colorado’s rural areas. Representatives from...
Clinica Tepeyac: Hand in Hand
Here is a great video from Clinica Tepeyac, and the community it serves. View on Vimeo....
The Growing Primary Care Physician Gap In Northern Colorado
Fort Collins is one of the greatest cities in America, according to sources like Money magazine which tout its strong economy, bike paths and craft breweries. That momentum spills over to Loveland and Longmont, which are also experiencing a boom in development and growth. Good news...
Patients Benefit From Annual Surgery Day at Frisco Clinic
Summit County’s 4th annual Community Surgery Day was held recently at Peak One Surgery Center in Frisco. It was started by Dr. Peter Janes of Vail Summit Orthopaedics four years ago. More than 60 medical professionals donated their time this year including surgeons,...
Inner City Health Center Celebrates
30th Year of Providing Care to People in Need
Inner City Health Center has been providing quality, comprehensive medical and dental care as well as individual and family counseling to the uninsured, underinsured and underserved for three decades, and on Saturday, Aug. 24, the Center marked the kickoff of its 30th year with a...
The Blue Guide: A Resource for Colorado’s Uninsured
The Blue Guide Colorado was released this week. It is designed to help individuals and families, health care providers, and community organizations locate the healthcare options and resources that are available for uninsured and underinsured Coloradans. The online guide provides...
Colorado Safety Net Clinic Providers Speak Out
Norma Portnoy of Community Health Services and Dawn Fetzko of the Colorado Primary Care Clinic discuss the important role of Colorado and Denver’s safety net clinics. Yet dramatically increased demand for health services, rising costs, shrinking payments and a shortage of health...
Rural Doctors Get Helping Hand From Telemedicine
The Denver Post today wrote a blog post about how telemedicine is helping share the expertise of neonatal specialists in the city into critical-care situations at 33 remote hospitals in Colorado, Kansas and Wyoming. “Practicing rural medicine has a lot of nuances to it that you...
Some Facts About Safety Net Clinics
As part of the upcoming Safety Net Clinic Week (Aug. 19 – 23), here is a fact sheet on Colorado’s community safety net clinics and rural health clinics: Who We Serve Colorado’s Community Safety Net Clinics (CSNC) and federally certified Rural Health Clinics (RHC) include...
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