CEO Update: Celebrating Colorado’s Safety Net
Time to celebrate! My daughter got married this month and it was so much fun and really great to see her and her husband so happy! This month was also a time for CRHC to celebrate Safety Net Clinics! Safety Net Clinic Week (SNCW) occurs annually and was started in 2010.
This year, CRHC celebrated safety net clinics with a governor’s proclamation, which highlights the importance of Colorado’s rural safety net clinics, and a celebratory luncheon at Basin Clinic in Naturita, CO on August 20th. CRHC chose to honor Basin Clinic for their dedicated service to rural Montrose County, and in light of their recent recognition as a CRHC Top 10 Rural Healthcare Facility for Overall Performance.
Safety Net clinics are essential points of access for healthcare services in rural communities across the state. In today’s environment especially, the importance of quality care that is accessible to those who are uninsured, underinsured, or insured through public programs cannot be understated.
Even though supplemental federal funding is unavailable to them, safety net clinics provide essential healthcare services to rural and underserved populations. While safety net clinics are diverse in their business and practice models, they are comparable in their commitment to providing healthcare services to people in need. They continuously deliver valuable care to their communities despite limited funding to support general operations, workforce challenges, growing reporting and accountability requirements, and changing payment and delivery models.
To learn more about rural safety net clinics in Colorado and the communities they serve, you can download the Snapshot of Rural Health. Additionally, next month CRHC will release an interactive app with the latest County Health Rankings data, available only to our members!
Thank you again to all rural Colorado’s Safety net clinics for the essential services you provide day in and day out to our rural communities.
