With more than 70 percent of Colorado counties classified as rural or frontier, the challenge to extend quality, accessible, affordable health care beyond city boundaries is growing. Changes in reimbursement models, regulatory and compliance issues, electronic health management and clinical services have never been more challenging.
Centura Health, Colorado’s largest health care provider, is committed to building systems of care that connect its operating entities and rural health partners via a seamless network of excellence. By coordinating efforts across the state, they are enhancing the health status of all Coloradans, delivering health care at the right time, in the right place.
In 2011, CHRC created the exciting new “Partnership Program” to provide organizations with an opportunity to support rural health care in Colorado in a meaningful and direct way. As the first official “Partner,” Centura Health is investing in the expansion of CRHC programs that positively improve the impact of rural health care providers and facilities including clinical assessments, billing/coding assistance, health information technology, quality improvement, policy and advocacy support and much more.
“The Rural Health Center has been a key resource for rural health in Colorado since 1991,” said Bob Wallace, Centura Health’s service line director for health outreach. “Our common vision and commitment to improving the delivery of health care allows us to combine resources in a targeted fashion knowing that critical needs in rural communities will be met. ”
About Centura Health
Centura Health, Colorado’s health care leader, is focused on connecting Coloradans to affordable, world-class care in every corner of the state. Centura Health’s integrated statewide network includes 13 hospitals, seven senior living communities, medical clinics, affiliated partner hospitals, Flight For Life® Colorado, and home care and hospice services. Approximately 14,500 of the best hearts and minds in medicine, along with 6,000 physician partners, have access to the most technologically advanced tools available. For Coloradans, this means the top expertise and technology is right where you need it – close to where you are. We reach beyond hospital walls to connect with people at every stage of life to bring them life-enriching compassion and life-affirming hope. Connections that only Centura Health can make. For information on Centura Health or any of the facilities in our network, please visit www.centura.org.
