CEO Update: Halloween “Skully” or “Harry the Horrible” (as my neighbor calls our 12 foot skeleton Halloween decoration) is ready for his big night! It’s fall or winter as we call it in Colorado and kiddos face another cold night of trick-or-treating, which I’m sure the cold will not...

CEO Update: Health Equity As you may recall CRHC is on a DEI journey and we are just starting to dig into how we can provide more support through education, training, and resources to address health equity in rural Colorado. With sustaining rural healthcare through data continuing to be...

CEO Update: Love You, Mean It Those are powerful words and words that typically are saved for family and close friends.  Last month I boarded a plan in Dulles, while severe thunderstorms raged in Denver.  The words you never want to hear while on a plane came through the...

CEO Update: On the Road Again Wasn’t there an old Willie Nelson song called “On the road again?”  Yes there was and I know you are singing it now in your head.  Well, it’s summer and we are finally out of the pandemic and CRHC is on the road...

CEO Update: Summer! Bring on the summer!  The Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial kick off to the summer season and I know I’m ready.  We are so lucky to live in the beautiful state of Colorado and to get to enjoy the amazing amount of days of sunshine...

CEO Update: CRHC’s Annual Conference is October 4-6! Thank you to those that were able to join us at this year’s Forum!  We had great speakers and great attendance from you, our clinics and we are looking forward to our next big event for all members, the Annual Conference,...

CEO Update: The Forum is Almost Here! We are now only 2 weeks away from CRHC’s Annual Rural Clinic’s Forum Conference.  I can hardly believe we are that close to April.  For those of you that don’t know, the Forum is a conference that is dedicated to Rural Health...

CEO Update: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Current health statistics portray the obvious racial inequities and disparities throughout the state. As the State Office of Rural Health, CRHC strives to be community informed through the work of rural healthcare providers in Colorado.  CRHC is committed to racial equity in order...

CEO Update: Time Off Taking vacation always leaves you refreshed although I know many of us don’t take as much of this valuable time as needed.  When we reflect on the last several years which have brought on a lot of additional stress and in all too often cases,...