Welcome to Colorado Provider Recruitment and Retention

Welcome to the Colorado Provider Recruitment and Retention Program, your dedicated partner in building a robust healthcare workforce across the state. Our mission is to support rural Colorado clinics and hospitals in attracting and retaining top-tier professionals for underserved areas, ensuring that communities have access to high-quality care.  Our unique program connects providers, who are passionate about serving safety-net patients in rural Colorado, with their perfect Colorado home. Join us in our commitment to enhancing and expanding healthcare delivery in Colorado. With the Colorado Provider Recruitment and Retention Program, you’ll have the support and resources you need to build a strong, dedicated team that meets the needs of your patients and community.

Why Choose CPR

In working with CPR, you will find that we are committed to connecting healthcare providers with a community whose unique character best suits their personal and professional needs.

A NON-PROFIT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PROGRAM

We prioritize finding the perfect match for both healthcare providers and the communities they serve. With retention rates exceeding the state average, we emphasize quality over quantity. Our mission is to connect rural clinics and hospitals with healthcare professionals who have lived or worked in rural areas, as well as those who are genuinely interested in practicing and living in rural Colorado. Supporting rural Colorado is our primary motivation.

WE ARE LOCALLY-BASED

Our organization is rooted in Colorado and actively travels throughout the state to engage with the rural communities and employers we partner with every day. We truly understand rural Colorado!

OUR LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIP

After more than a decade, CPR has collaborated with over 80 communities and successfully recruited more than 175 healthcare providers. Since 1995, CRHC has operated the CPR program, viewing it as a vital and priority service for its members. Our program has engaged with all 47 rural and frontier communities, giving us a deep understanding of the unique challenges and strengths that rural clinics and hospitals encounter in recruitment and retention efforts.

Testimonials

"Your last presentation was excellent; we really do appreciate what you do immensely and believe that you are often a strong catalyst in driving students into the direction of not only rural medicine, but primary care as a whole. Thanks for all you guys do!"

Corine RyserPresident of the Family Medicine Interest Group, Rocky Vista University Medical School

“I would recommend the Colorado Rural Health Center’s Colorado Provider Recruitment service without reservation or hesitation to any organization in the state looking to add a provider to their staff. The staff is excellent and very easy to work with and provide excellent customer service. They deliver high caliber providers, who are really interested in working within your community, not just resumes of providers who want to work in Colorado. They provide, by far, the best recruiting value based on the results that we’ve seen and the resources we’ve invested!”

John J. Ayoub, FACHECEO, Melissa Memorial Hospital

"Thank you again for informing me of the opportunity. It is exactly what I have been looking for."

Dr. Jerald FlynnFamily Physician, Placed by CPR at Southeast Memorial Hospital

"I was looking for a change that would allow me to make a difference in a small rural Colorado community. CPR helped me to put things in motion and guided me through the process. Serving as a CO rural health primary care provider has been a satisfying both professionally and recreationally. My wife and I haven't looked back since we left the more urban areas of Colorado!"

Dr. Peter MarshallPlaced by CPR at Pagosa Mountain Hospital

"I found working with CPR to be a great experience... I did receive an awesome book on Colorado from you in the mail. Thank you so much for this gift. I am so excited that I found an opportunity that will keep me here in Colorado and I look forward to lots of exploring. Thank you for all your help with this process. I have already told all of the first and second year residents in my program that they need to use you to help with their job search."

Dr. Jason WallacePlaced by CPR at Pagosa Springs Medical Center

"Our experience with CPR has been great! The best part of working with the recruitment program was getting to know the process and being comfortable working with all of you. This was the first time for our clinic to step out and recruit and it has been a great learning experience. You answered all my questions in a timely manner and the recruits we looked at were all qualified for what we needed."

Judy KendallBoard Member, South Routt Medical Center

To learn more about how Colorado Provider Recruitment and Retention can help your organization, contact cpr@coruralhealth.org

Colorado Provider Recruitment and Retention Staff

Emilee Allain, MHA

Emilee Allain, MHA Workforce Projects Manager

Emilee serves as the Workforce Projects Manager for CRHC. Prior to joining CRHC, Emilee spent several years working in skilled nursing and long-term care communities as a social worker. She has experience as a health compliance inspector having worked...

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Laura Silverboard

Laura Silverboard, Workforce Coordinator Laura serves as Workforce Coordinator for CRHC. Laura helps enhance rural healthcare services through research driven projects, programs, and grant-related activities that address and breakdown workforce barriers. Laura earned a Bachelor’s degree in Public Health...

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Sara Leahy

Sara Leahy, Director of Member Services

Sara Leahy is the Director of Member Services at the Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC), Colorado’s State Office of Rural Health. She manages the Colorado Provider Recruitment program, Outreach programs, HIT program and Policy and Advocacy program. Sara also...

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