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For the system's flagship hospital, see University of Colorado Hospital. For the University of Cincinnati's health system, see University of Cincinnati Health.

39°44′37″N 104°50′35″W / 39.743489°N 104.843068°W / 39.743489; -104.843068

University of Colorado Health
UCHealth
Company typeHealth care system
IndustryHealthcare industry
Founded2012; 12 years ago (2012) in Aurora, Colorado, United States
Headquarters12401 E. 17th Avenue,
Aurora, Colorado
,
United States
Areas served
Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska
Key people
Number of employees
more than 25,000
Websiteuchealth.org

University of Colorado Health,[2] doing business as UCHealth, is a not-for-profit health care system, headquartered in Aurora, Colorado, United States. The system includes hospitals and facilities throughout Colorado, along with affiliated hospitals in Wyoming[3] and Nebraska.[4] The system includes an academic medical center, UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, which is closely affiliated with the University of Colorado School of Medicine. It is a joint operating company between the University of Colorado Hospital Authority (a state government agency) and Poudre Valley Health.[5]

History

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The UCHealth system was founded in 2012 with the merger of the University of Colorado Hospital and the Poudre Valley Health System.[6] The University of Colorado University Hospital was originally created on October 1, 1989, as a nonprofit corporation pursuant to an act of the Colorado General Assembly, but the act was declared unconstitutional by the Colorado Supreme Court in 1990.[7][8] It was recreated in 1991 as the University of Colorado Hospital Authority as a government agency.[9] University of Colorado Health was formed on January 31, 2012 (doing business as UCHealth since 2014), as a joint operating company between the authority and Poudre Valley Health (of Poudre Valley Hospital).[5]

In August 2012, voters in Colorado Springs approved a special election measure to allow UCHealth to lease and operate Memorial Hospital.[10]

In September 2016, UCHealth Broomfield Hospital opened. Located in Broomfield, Colorado, the hospital has 18 inpatient rooms and a 4-bed intensive care unit.[11][12] [13]

In February 2017, the system retitled itself as UCHealth.[14] In addition to a refurbished website and logo, it added an app for patients.[14]

In August 2017, a new 51-bed hospital opened in Longmont, Colorado in Boulder County called UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital.[15] [16]

In June 2019, the system opened a new hospital in Douglas County called UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital.[17] [18] [19] [20]

In July 2019, the system opened a new hospital in Weld County called UCHealth Greeley Hospital.[21] [22]

On December 1 2023, Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo and Parkview Pueblo West Hospital in Pueblo West merged with UCHealth.[23][24]

Awards and recognition

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UCHealth has been ranked as a top hospital in the United States on several occasions. In 2012, it was listed as a Thomson Reuters Top 100 Hospital.[25] Between 2017 and 2021, UCHealth hospitals have been included numerous times on a list of America's Top Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.[26][27][28]

In 2018, the hospital achieved Level 1 Trauma Center Status.[29] Also that year, the hospital received a Comprehensive Stroke Center designation.[30]

In 2021, UCHealth was named the first-place winner in Healthcare Innovation's Innovator Awards program for 2021 for expanded their Virtual Health Center concept to facilitate a sepsis early-warning system with the goal of improving patient outcomes.[31]

In August 2021, Forbes named UCHealth as the No. 1 employer in Colorado.[32]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "UCHealth board names Elizabeth Concordia as new president and CEO". UCHealth. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. ^ "UCHealth Research Administration". UCHealth. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  3. ^ "Ivinson hospital in Wyoming now UCHealth affiliate". KRDO. 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  4. ^ "Regional West Strengthens Partnership with UCHealth and University of Colorado Cancer Center | Regional West Health Services". www.rwhs.org. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  5. ^ a b Pankratz, Howard (31 January 2012). "Poudre Valley Health, University Hospital join forces". The Denver Post.
  6. ^ Zubeck, Pam. "University and Fort Collins hospitals merge". Colorado Springs Independent. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  7. ^ HB 89-1142, chapter 193 of the 1989 Session Laws of Colorado, page 995 et seq., enacted 21 April 1989.
  8. ^ Colo. Ass'n of Pub. Emp. v. B. of Regents, 804 P.2d 138 (Colo. 1990).
  9. ^ SB 91-225, chapter 99 of the 1991 Session Laws of Colorado, page 555–589, approved 1 June 1991, effective 1 June 1991.
  10. ^ "Memorial Hospital to be Leased to UCHealth". kktv.com. 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  11. ^ "UCHealth Broomfield Hospital opens". beckershospitalreview.com. 2016-09-21.
  12. ^ "UCHealth Broomfield Hospital opens for patients". dailycamera.com. 2016-09-21.
  13. ^ "UCHealth opens in Broomfield". denverpost.com. 2016-09-22.
  14. ^ a b "UCHealth unveils new brand to emphasize patient experience, innovation". www.beckershospitalreview.com. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  15. ^ "UCHealth opens 51-bed hospital in Longmont". bizjournals.com. 2017-08-31.
  16. ^ "UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital Opens for First Patient". mcdmag.com. 2017-10-16.
  17. ^ "UCHealth Celebrates Opening of Highlands Ranch Hospital". 9news.com. 2019-06-18.
  18. ^ "UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital officially opens its doors". denverpost.com. 2019-06-27.
  19. ^ "UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital opens". highlandsranchherald.net. 2019-06-24.
  20. ^ "'They have never had their own hospital': UCHealth opens newest Denver-area facility". bizjournals.com. 2019-06-18.
  21. ^ "It's official: UCHealth's Greeley Hospital is now open". greeleytribune.com. 2019-07-03.
  22. ^ "New UCHealth Hospital Opens In Greeley". denver.cbslocal.com. 2019-07-03.
  23. ^ Reutter, Justin (December 1, 2023). "Parkview CEO: Finalized UCHealth merger 'strengthens the care provided to our community'". The Pueblo Chieftain. Archived from the original on December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  24. ^ Hulting, Aidan (December 1, 2023). "Parkview Medical Center begins a new chapter following UCHealth merger". KOAA News 5. Archived from the original on December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  25. ^ Brimmer, Kelsey (2012-04-17). "Top 100 Hospitals named by Thomson Reuters". Healthcare IT News. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  26. ^ "University of Colorado Hospital". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  27. ^ "UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  28. ^ "UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  29. ^ Zubeck, Pam. "Memorial Hospital earns Level 1 Trauma Center designation". Colorado Springs Independent. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  30. ^ Emery, Erin (2018-06-04). "UCHealth Memorial Hospital's New Comprehensive Stroke Center". Doctors Quarterly. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  31. ^ Boyd, Sarah. "The 2021 Innovator Awards First-Place Winning Team: UCHealth". Healthcare Innovation. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  32. ^ Boyd, Sarah. "Best Employees by State:Colorado - UCHealth". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
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