In efforts to raise awareness of Colorado’s healthcare safety net providers and clinics, ClinicNET and the Colorado Rural Health Center are sponsoring the second annual Safety Net Clinic Week on August 22-26, 2011. The week will be devoted to educating the public and policy makers about often overlooked providers, Community Funded Safety Net Clinics (CSNCs) and federally certified Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), that care for uninsured and underinsured Coloradans.

There are currently 33 identified CSNCs in Colorado. These clinics tend to be non-profit, rural & urban, and privately funded and they provide primary care services to uninsured and underinsured individuals. Colorado has 52 federally certified RHCs that provide primary care services in some of the most rural and remote areas of Colorado.

We will be posting more information on Safety Net Clinic Week, including ideas and resources to assist clinics that would like to participate. If you work at a CSNC or RHC and are interested in hosting a site visit with policy makers, we are here to help and will have more information coming soon.