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- October 12, 2013
Don’t let your member benefits lapse…renew your membership!
Read moreMembership 2014 All current 2013 members should be receiving their 2014 renewal letters and invoices in the mail. Membership is for hospitals, clinics, students and other small organizations. The fee is based on the number of full-time employees in your organization, and benefits are focused on discounts...
00 - October 9, 2013
Southwest Memorial Hospital Recognized as October Member of the Month
Read moreThe Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO originally opened in 1914. Today Southwest Memorial Hospital is a 25-bed critical access hospital offering the latest in medical and surgical technology, 24/7 emergency care, a vast array of out-patient medical and wellness services, and much more. Serving the Four Corners area,...
- September 19, 2013
Cherie Kirschbaum joins Mary Groves for Health Care Facility Planning and Finance 101
Read moreCherie Kirschbaum is President and Founder of City Projects, a leader in providing real estate development services to nonprofits and foundations that positively impact people, places and their communities. City Projects works with healthcare, mental health and human services in rural and urban communities. Cherie is the former President...
- September 15, 2013
Update from the CEO: Unprecedented Future in Healthcare
Read moreThe rain here in Colorado over the past several days has surpassed our annual totals and our thoughts are with those individuals and communities that are experiencing the destructive aspects of this weather. 2013 is passing quickly and fall is nearly upon us and the implementation of the Affordable...
- September 15, 2013
CRHC Seizes Advocacy Opportunities
Read moreCRHC Seizes Advocacy Opportunities September 2013 In August, Colorado’s U.S. senators and representatives were home in their districts while Congress was in recess. Recess provided an opportunity for CRHC to connect with the federal delegation, as well as members of their staff, through various advocacy activities. On August 15th,...
- September 15, 2013
Member of the Month: Ryon Medical and Associates
Read moreRyon Medical and Associates is an integrated healthcare clinic providing medical and mental healthcare to residents in Southeastern Colorado. The clinic is located in La Junta and specializes in family practice, psychiatry, counseling and mental health for all ages. Martin Masar is the Chief Executive Officer at Ryon Medical...
- September 14, 2013
CRHC thanks University of Colorado Health for Annual Conference Sponsorship!
Read moreAnnouncing Annual Rural Health Conference Platinum Sponsor The CRHC is grateful for the very generous support and event sponsorship from University of Colorado Health! University of Colorado Health is a locally owned not-for-profit organization with a strong vision to move from healthcare to health. UC Health provides the community with...
- September 11, 2013
Colorado Provider Recruitment Placement Update
Read moreIn the past three weeks Colorado Provider Recruitment (CPR) has placed four providers in rural Colorado! A Physician Assistant will be going to Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center in September A Family Physician will be working at Delta Family Physicians starting in October A Physician Assistant will be starting...
- September 10, 2013
Clout, not costs, drives higher charges from hospitals, study says
Read moreBargaining leverage, not the cost of providing complex care, is the main reason why some hospitals can demand prices twice as high as their competitors’ and still get contracts to treat privately insured patients, according to a new study. The analysis by the Center for Studying Health System Change...
- September 10, 2013
6 Tips on Rebranding a Community Hospital Under a Health System
Read moreWhen smaller hospitals are rebranded under a large health system, there may be concerns that the hospitals will lose their personal touch and become more corporate or distant. For Flint, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care and its 10 Michigan hospitals, however, that was not the case. In 2012, it changed...
