In efforts to raise awareness of Colorado’s healthcare safety net providers and clinics, ClinicNET in partnership with the Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC), is declaring August 30th – September 3rd as Safety Net Clinic Week. The week will be devoted to educating the public and policy makers about Community Funded Safety Net Clinics and federally certified Rural Health Clinics. While there is a plethora of entitites that comprise the healthcare safety net, this week will focus on the often overlooked clinics that are affiliated with ClinicNET and CRHC.

There are currently 26 identified Community Funded Safety Net Clinics (CSNCs) in Colorado. These clinics tend to be non-profit, rural & urban, privately funded and provide primary care services to uninsured and underinsured individuals.

Colorado has 52 federally certified Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) that provide primary care services in some of the most rural and remote areas of Colorado. During 2009,CSNCs and RHCs collectively provided services to approximately 250,000 inidividuals in Colorado.

If you are a CSNC or an RHC and are interested in participating in Safety Net Clinic Week by hosting a site visit with policy makers, please contact Terri Hurst at: th@coruralhealth.org.