UCHealth

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UCHealth
TypeHealth care system
IndustryHealthcare industry
Founded2012; 10 years ago (2012) in Aurora, Colorado, United States
Headquarters12401 E. 17th Avenue, ,
Areas served
Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska
Key people
Number of employees
more than 25,000
Websitewww.uchealth.org

UCHealth (University of Colorado Health) is a not-for-profit health care system, headquartered in Aurora, Colorado. The system includes hospitals and facilities throughout Colorado, along with affiliated hospitals in Wyoming[2] and Nebraska.[3] The system includes an academic medical center, UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, which is closely affiliated with the University of Colorado School of Medicine. It is a joint operating company between the University of Colorado Hospital Authority (a state government agency) and Poudre Valley Health.[4]

History[]

The UCHealth system was founded in 2012 with the merger of the University of Colorado Hospital and the Poudre Valley Health System.[5] The University of Colorado University Hospital was originally created on October 1, 1989, as a nonprofit corporation pursuant to an act of the Colorado General Assembly, and the act was declared unconstitutional by the Colorado Supreme Court in 1990.[6][7] It was recreated in 1991 as the University of Colorado Hospital Authority as a government agency.[8] University of Colorado Health was formed on January 31, 2012 (doing business as UCHealth since 2014), as a joint operating company between the authority and Poudre Valley Health (of Poudre Valley Hospital).[4]

In August 2012, voters in Colorado Springs approved a special election measure to allow UCHealth to lease and operate Memorial Hospital.[9]

In September 2016, UCHealth Broomfield Hospital opened. Located in Broomfield, Colorado, the hospital has 18 inpatient rooms and a 4-bed intensive care unit.[10][11] [12]

In February 2017, the system retitled itself as UCHealth.[13] In addition to a refurbished website and logo, it added an app for patients.[13]

In August 2017, a new 51-bed hospital opened in Longmont, Colorado in Boulder County called UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital.[14] [15]

In June 2019, the system opened a new hospital in Douglas County called UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital.[16] [17] [18] [19]

In July 2019, the system opened a new hospital in Weld County called UCHealth Greeley Hospital.[20] [21]

Awards and recognition[]

UCHealth has been ranked as a top hospital in the United States on several occasions. In 2012, it was listed as a Thompson Reuters Top 100 Hospital.[22] Between 2017 and 2021, UCHealth hospitals have been included numerous times on a list of America's Top Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.[23][24][25]

In 2018, the hospital achieved Level 1 Trauma Center Status.[26] Also that year, the hospital received a Comprehensive Stroke Center designation.[27]

In 2021, UCHealth was named the first-place winner in Healthcare Innovation's Innovator Awards program for 2021 for expanded their Virtual Health Center concept to facilitate a sepsis early-warning system with the goal of improving patient outcomes.[28]

In August 2021, Forbes named UCHealth as the No. 1 employer in Colorado.[29]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "UCHealth board names Elizabeth Concordia as new president and CEO". UCHealth. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Ivinson hospital in Wyoming now UCHealth affiliate". KRDO. 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  3. ^ "Regional West Strengthens Partnership with UCHealth and University of Colorado Cancer Center | Regional West Health Services". www.rwhs.org. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  4. ^ a b Pankratz, Howard (31 January 2012). "Poudre Valley Health, University Hospital join forces". The Denver Post.
  5. ^ Zubeck, Pam. "University and Fort Collins hospitals merge". Colorado Springs Independent. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  6. ^ HB 89-1142, chapter 193 of the 1989 Session Laws of Colorado, page 995 et seq., enacted 21 April 1989.
  7. ^ Colo. Ass'n of Pub. Emp. v. B. of Regents, 804 P.2d 138 (Colo. 1990).
  8. ^ SB 91-225, chapter 99 of the 1991 Session Laws of Colorado, page 555–589, approved 1 June 1991, effective 1 June 1991.
  9. ^ "Memorial Hospital to be Leased to UCHealth". kktv.com. 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  10. ^ "UCHealth Broomfield Hospital opens". beckershospitalreview.com. 2016-09-21.
  11. ^ "UCHealth Broomfield Hospital opens for patients". dailycamera.com. 2016-09-21.
  12. ^ "UCHealth opens in Broomfield". denverpost.com. 2016-09-22.
  13. ^ a b "UCHealth unveils new brand to emphasize patient experience, innovation". www.beckershospitalreview.com. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  14. ^ "UCHealth opens 51-bed hospital in Longmont". bizjournals.com. 2017-08-31.
  15. ^ "UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital Opens for First Patient". mcdmag.com. 2017-10-16.
  16. ^ "UCHealth Celebrates Opening of Highlands Ranch Hospital". 9news.com. 2019-06-18.
  17. ^ "UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital officially opens its doors". denverpost.com. 2019-06-27.
  18. ^ "UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital opens". highlandsranchherald.net. 2019-06-24.
  19. ^ "'They have never had their own hospital': UCHealth opens newest Denver-area facility". bizjournals.com. 2019-06-18.
  20. ^ "It's official: UCHealth's Greeley Hospital is now open". greeleytribune.com. 2019-07-03.
  21. ^ "New UCHealth Hospital Opens In Greeley". denver.cbslocal.com. 2019-07-03.
  22. ^ Brimmer, Kelsey (2012-04-17). "Top 100 Hospitals named by Thomson Reuters". Healthcare IT News. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  23. ^ "University of Colorado Hospital". US News & World Report. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  24. ^ "UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies". US News & World Report. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  25. ^ "UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital". US News & World Report. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  26. ^ Zubeck, Pam. "Memorial Hospital earns Level 1 Trauma Center designation". Colorado Springs Independent. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  27. ^ Emery, Erin (2018-06-04). "UCHealth Memorial Hospital's New Comprehensive Stroke Center". Doctors Quarterly. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  28. ^ Boyd, Sarah. "The 2021 Innovator Awards First-Place Winning Team: UCHealth". Healthcare Innovation. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  29. ^ Boyd, Sarah. "Best Employees by State:Colorado - UCHealth". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
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