Press Releases

2023

• Colorado Rural Health Center Celebrates National Rural Health Day with Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center
• Colorado Rural Health Center Releases 2023 Snapshot of Rural Health
• Colorado Rural Health Center Celebrates 15th Annual Safety Net Clinic Week
• 2022 Annual Report Release

2022

• Colorado Rural Health Center Releases 2022 Snapshot of Rural Health
• Colorado Rural Health Center Partners to Connect Rural Facilities to Statewide Data
• Colorado Rural Health Center Launches Workforce Support Initiative Aimed at Community Health Workers
• Colorado Rural Health Center, The State Office of Rural Health and Rural Health Association, Honors Lawmakers, Outstanding Member Contributions
• Colorado Rural Health Center, The State Office of Rural Health and Rural Health Association, was Awarded National Rural Health Association funding to advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Colorado Rural Health Center Celebrates National Rural Health Day

2021

• Colorado Rural Health Center Celebrates 30 years of Supporting Rural Colorado
• Colorado Rural Health Center JOINS NATIONWIDE OBSERVANCE OF NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH DAY ON NOVEMBER 18, 2021
• Colorado Rural Health Center Releases 2020 Annual Report
• Colorado Rural Health Center Releases 2021 Snapshot of Rural Health
• Colorado Rural Health Center Completes iCARE Program

2020

• Colorado Rural Health Center Highlights the Dire Financial Impact of COVID-19 on Rural Hospitals and Clinics
• Colorado Rural Health Center Partners with Colorado Canyons Hospital to Celebrate 10th Annual National Rural Health Day
• Colorado Rural Health Center Releases 2019 Annual Report

2018

• Rural Colorado Hospitals Receive National Recognition for Performance Leadership in Outcomes, Patient Perspectives, and Quality
• CRHC JOINS NATIONWIDE OBSERVANCE OF NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH DAY ON NOVEMBER 15, 2018
• Colorado Rural Health Center Releases 2017 Annual Report
• Michelle Mills NRHA Volunteer of the Year
• 2018 Snapshot Press Release
• Colorado Rural Health Center Releases 2018 Healthy Clinic Assessment White Paper
• Colorado Rural Health Center Is Proud to Announce Funding from NextFifty Initiative 

2017

• National Rural Health Day 2017
• 2016 Annual Report Released
• Colorado Rural Health Center Snapshot of Rural Health Explores Demographics, Population Health, and Opioid Use in Rural Colorado
• CRHC Announces New Board Member
• CRHC Members Honored by iVantage
• Eighth Annual Safety Net Clinic Week

2016

• Colorado Rural Health Center and DentaQuest Institute, Inc. Partner to Explore Integration of Oral Health into Rural Primary Care
•Colorado Rural Health Center Snapshot of Rural Health Examines Population Health Data, Workforce Trends, and Rural Health Innovations

2015

• Dr. Bill Troup of Walsh, Colorado Recognized as “Real Doc Hollywood”
• Colorado Rural Health Center Encourages Communities in Colorado to Celebrate National Rural Health Day
• Aspen Valley Hospital Receives National Recognition as a Leading Critical Access Hospital in Financial Stability
• Colorado Rural Health Center Launches Year Six of Statewide Readmission Program
•  Jennifer Dunn of Colorado Rural Health Center Appointed to Colorado Medicaid Provider Rate Review Advisory Committee
•  Colorado Rural Health Center Honors Kameo L. Smith, D.O. with the Rural Retention Excellence Award
•  The Colorado Rural Health Center Hosts Rural Health Clinic Virtual Showcase During the Sixth Annual Safety Net Clinic Week
•  Colorado Rural Health Center Announces New Director of Health Information Technology
•  Advancing Health Equity and Innovative Care Delivery During the Sixth Annual Safety Net Clinic Week
•  Colorado Rural Health Center Announces Partnership with ClearDATA to Offer Cloud-based Healthcare Computing to Rural Hospitals and Clinics
•  Colorado Rural Health Center Increases Number of Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) in Rural Communities
• As the Nation Celebrates EMS Week, the Colorado Rural Health Center Announces Funding from Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for Emergency and Trauma Education
• Colorado Rural Health Center Debuts HARC DataBank Interactive Dashboard
• Colorado Rural Health Center and Script Adviser Announce Partnership to Advance Treatment of Infectious Disease in Rural Colorado
• Colorado Rural Health Center Enters Partnership with Cyberscience Corporation
• Colorado Rural Healthcare Members Celebrate Half a Decade’s Work to Improve Population Health
•  Colorado Rural Health Center Partners with Southeastern Developmental Services to Observe National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

2014

• CRHC CEO Michelle Mills Recently Appointed to theNational Rural Health Association’s Rural Health Clinics Constituency Group
•  Forty-Two Hospitals in Colorado Recognized for Top Performance Status in Quality, Outcomes, Patient Satisfaction and Financial Stability
•  Colorado Emerging as a Leader in the Area of Health Information Technology
•  CRHC Set to Present Storyboard at 26th Annual IHI National Forum in Orlando, FL
•  Two Colorado Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) Recently Recognized as Top 20 Best Practice CAHs for Financial Stability
•  Michelle Mills Joins CORHIO Health Information Exchange Board of Directors
•  Estes Park Medical Center Receives National Recognition as a Leading Critical Access Hospital
•  Colorado Rural Health Center Launched Fifth Year of the Improving Communications and Readmissions (iCARE) Program
•  New Publication From the Colorado Rural Health Center Addresses Rural Health Issues in Colorado
•  The Colorado Rural Health Center Launches New Restructured Website
•  Safety Net Clinics Continue to Be Essential for 300,000 Coloradans
•  Colorado Rural Health Center Launches Solution to Enable Hospital Pricing Transparency
•  All Twenty Nine Colorado Critical Access Hospitals Join Colorado Rural Health Center Membership
•  Health Awareness for Rural Communities (HARC) Data Bank Improves Access to Rural and Frontier County Level Health Data
•  Gunnison Valley Health Recognized by the Colorado Rural Health Center for Outstanding Membership Engagement
•  Emerging Trends in Emergency Management Discussed at 14th Annual Forum Conference
•  Colorado Rural Health Center Featured in the Colorado Municipalities Magazine
•  Prowers Medical Center Nominated as Featured Member of the Colorado Rural Health Center
•  Colorado Rural Health Center Receives $25000 Grant from COPIC Medical Foundation
• Estes Park Medical Center Recognized as Colorado Rural Health Center’s Featured Member
• Rural Healthcare Advocates Travel to Washington DC for Largest Rural Health Advocacy Event in the Country

2013

•  CRHC Awarded $350,000 Grant from the Colorado Health Foundation
•  CRHC’s CEO to Speak on “The Care Continuum” at IHI’s International Summit
•  The Colorado Rural Health Center Responds to the Impact of the ACA and the Role of Allied Health
•  Kaiser Permanente Awards Grant to Colorado Rural Health Center
•  The Colorado Rural Health Center’s CEO Michelle Mills Recently Appointed to the Technical Assistance and Services Center Advisory Committee
•  The Colorado Provider Recruitment Program Announced the Placement of Three Healthcare Providers to Rural Sites in Colorado