Colorado Hospital Association

Hospitals provide critical care to patients 24/7 as corporate health insurers often delay needed care while increasing their profits. The "Every Second Counts" campaign from the Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare draws attention to this issue:

Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare | Join Us We’re working to protect and strengthen 24/7 access to high-quality hospital care. Learn about the threats to America’s hospitals, and how you can help.

On this , CHA is proud to recognize the incredible advancements in patient safety that Colorado hospitals have made. Learn more in this new American Hospital Association report: https://ow.ly/oM2r50TpvrH

Today is , and a new report from the American Hospital Association shows key patient safety and quality measures are better today than before the COVID-19 pandemic, and that hospitals made these improvements while caring for patients with more significant health care needs.

In its new "Every Second Counts" campaign, the Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare describes hospitals' commitment to provide critical care to patients 24/7, even as corporate health insurers often delay needed care while increasing their profits.

Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare | Join Us We’re working to protect and strengthen 24/7 access to high-quality hospital care. Learn about the threats to America’s hospitals, and how you can help.

When workplace violence was on the rise, Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital engaged health care workers, patients and their families, visitors, and community members in conversations about the importance of creating a .

The hospital also established an innovative K-9 program where the animals are trained not only to protect in life-threatening situations, but also to provide comfort and emotional support for health care workers, patients, and their families, as well as visitors. To learn more about this program, visit https://ow.ly/geTE50TeG5o

When UCHealth found that its nurses were struggling with a high charting burden, it introduced the Virtual Admission Nurse (VAN) program, a virtual health care delivery model to support acute care nurses. VAN nurses do admission documentation for all new admissions and transfers via an iPad while also providing additional patient education regarding fall prevention and isolation precautions. To learn more about this program, visit cha.com/uchealth-university-of-colorado-hospital-virtual-admission-nurses/

Amazing work happens in Colorado hospitals every day. This year, CHA re-launched its Changemakers initiative to highlight the stories of how hospital staff go above and beyond to bring the best care possible to their patients, communities, and fellow staff members. To learn more and follow along, visit cha.com/colorado-hospitals/changemakers/

Congratulations to Pioneers Medical Center on earning a 2024 Joint Replacement Excellence Award from Healthgrades! Learn more:

Pioneers Medical Center receives 2024 Joint Replacement Excellence Award Colorado Advanced Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Spine’s (CAO) parent hospital, Pioneers Medical Center (PMC) in Meeker, received the 2024 Joint Replacement Excellence Award™ from Healthgrades, a marketplace connecting doctors and

Intermountain Health St. Mary’s Foundation and Chevron each donated $25,000 to enhance mental health supports for CareFlight of the Rockies. Find out how this will help first responders: https://ow.ly/iPNB50SFwRg

UCHealth Greeley Hospital and CommonSpirit Health - Mountain St. Anthony Summit Hospital were named among the 20 most socially responsible hospitals, per the Lown Institute! See the full list: https://ow.ly/vF7Q50SCvhS

Eight Colorado CEOs were named in the Becker's Hospital Review list of "160 Community Hospital CEOs to Know" for 2024. Get to know them here:

160 community hospital CEOs to know | 2024 Community hospitals function to bridge the gaps in healthcare, and community hospital CEOs are charged with delivering high-quality, low-cost care to patients.

Jandel Allen-Davis, MD, president & CEO at Craig Hospital and Chair of the CHA Board of Trustees, welcomes attendees to day two of . She shared this quote from George Washington Carver as a reminder to put ourselves into the mindset of the patients our hospitals serve: "Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the wrong. Sometime in life you will have been all of these."

We are grateful to and sponsor for hosting attendees after a busy afternoon of discussions and learning!

CHA CEO, Jeff Tieman, welcomes hospital & health system leaders to to network, to hear from leaders from the industry, and to build CHA's future work, with a focus of helping hospitals and health systems continue to provide care for the patients and communities they serve.

Today is Friday and CHA stands together with Colorado hospitals to protect health care employees from workplace violence. https://www.aha.org/workforce-and-workplace-violence-prevention

Friday is a national day of awareness to highlight how America’s hospitals and health systems combat violence in their workplaces and communities. Join CHA and hospitals across Colorado on June 7 and take a stand against violence against health care workers. https://www.aha.org/workforce-and-workplace-violence-prevention

Earlier this month, HealthONE Swedish Medical Center hosted Trauma Survivors Day. See the emotional reunion between trauma survivors and the health care workers who saved their lives:

Trauma survivors reunite with lifesaving caretakers at Swedish Medical Center For those who have been through life-threatening situations, Trauma Survivor Day is a reunion.

Southwest Health System honored a beloved nurse with a very special dedication. Read about the impact this remarkable health care worker has had on her patients and community over decades of service:

Southwest Memorial honors veteran nurse with OR dedication Southwest Memorial Hospital nurse Lil Bostrom, 80, was honored by her colleagues Monday at the beginning of Nurse Appreciation Week with the announcement that an operating room would be dedicated to h...

See the heartwarming story of a nurse at HealthONE Swedish Medical Center whose thoughtful act of kindness created a lasting bond with a patient's family:

‘Not in the manual': Local nurse goes above and beyond for local family through heartbeat printout As the Senecal family sat in the hospital, their loved one in hospice care, a simple act by a caring nurse would become a treasured memento and a forever bond.

Happy Hospital Week to Colorado's 100 hospitals and the 86,000 heroes that keep them running! https://ow.ly/w6Jv50RJ3S1

Happy Hospital Week 2024!

Happy Hospital Week! Learn about how Colorado's hospitals are here for our patients, our communities, our people, and you: https://ow.ly/xgXB50RHfVH

This National Nurses Week, join CHA in thanking nurses for the dedication and compassion they bring to patients every day! Colorado hospitals are incredibly grateful for nurses' unwavering commitment to caring for patients and communities in every corner of the state.

Learn about the grant awarded to Intermountain Health that will help launch the Pathfinders program, "an artificial-intelligence-supported talent pipeline to engage, hire and provide tuition coverage for entry-level health care job seekers."

https://ow.ly/bQxK50RovwA

Middle Park Health is getting ready to break ground on its new Fraser Campus. Find out how the new facility will benefit the community it serves: https://ow.ly/F0hq50Rkczn

Middle Park Health plans to break ground on Fraser hospital on April 25 Middle Park Health plans to build a two-story 30,000-square-foot hospital near Telemark Drive and U.S. Highway 40 in Fraser called MPH-Fraser Campus. The first floor will have four emergency exam rooms, two trauma bays, two...

Meet the new president and CEO at HealthONE North Suburban Medical Center and learn about his extensive background in leadership and commitment to the community: https://ow.ly/Zrol50RieXN

New North Suburban Medical Center CEO understands the unique stature of the hospital - Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel As HealthONE’s North Suburban Medical Center’s new president and CEO, Ryan Thornton vows to keep the hospital’s status as the most reliable healthcare resource for its diverse community of patients. “I think here in Thornton we have multiple and different social and economic backgrounds amon...

Congratulations to Steven Summer, CHA's CEO and president from 2006-19, who was honored today by the American Hospital Association with its 2024 Board of Trustees Award. The award is given to those who have made substantial and noteworthy contributions to the work of the AHA on behalf of the hospital field.

During Steven's time at CHA, he helped improve reimbursement for our hospitals with the creation of the hospital provider fee, pass Medicaid expansion, and advance hospital safety improvements, among many other things.

A well-deserved honor – congratulations Steven! https://ow.ly/Hzw750RgEne

Hospitals are invested in the current and future health care workforce. Read about the exciting announcement from HealthONE and Galen College of Nursing about plans for a new campus in Aurora: https://ow.ly/C5NC50Rf6Sf

Over the last 40 years, Colorado has enacted laws that increase patient safety, strengthen access to health care, and contain costs. Now, a series of proposed ballot measures would destroy these common-sense policies. There’s a better way. Learn more about why you should support SB 24-130: https://ow.ly/KGQi50RcMFP

Two OBGYNs—one in Summit County and one in metro Denver—provide insight on what’s at stake for the future of Colorado’s health care system if harmful ballot measures proposed by trial lawyers were to move forward. Senate Bill 130 is the reasonable alternative that ensures patients are compensated fairly in adverse events, while also protecting all Coloradans’ access to affordable, quality health care. Read more: https://ow.ly/JhAb50Rcrbc

Proposals imperil Colorado women’s health care | OPINION As obstetric gynecologists, we provide high-quality health care to women from all walks of life in Colorado. We conduct cancer screenings, monitor high-risk pregnancies, deliver babies and much more. Yet