UCHealth

UCHealth (University of Colorado Health) is a not-for-profit health care system, headquartered in Aurora, Colorado. The system includes hospitals and facilities throughout Colorado, along with affiliated hospitals in Wyoming[2] and Nebraska.[3] The system includes an academic medical center, UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, which is closely affiliated with the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

UCHealth
TypeHealth care system
IndustryHealthcare industry
Founded2012 (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 21,000
Websitewww.uchealth.org

History

The UCHealth system was founded in 2012 with the merger of the University of Colorado Hospital and the Poudre Valley Health System.[4] 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, and the act was declared unconstitutional by the Colorado Supreme Court in 1990. It was recreated in 1991 as the University of Colorado Hospital Authority as a government agency.[5] 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).[6]

In August 2012, voters in Colorado Springs approved a special election measure to allow UC Health to lease and operate Memorial Hospital.[7]

In February 2017, the system retitled itself as UCHealth.[8] In addition to a refurbished website and logo, it added an app for patients.[8]

Awards and recognition

UC Health has been ranked as a top hospital in the United States on several occasions. In 2012, it was listed as a Thompson Reuters Top 100 Hospital,[9] and in 2017, it was included in a list of America’s Top Hospitals, ranked in 11 adult specialties by U.S. News & World Report.[10]

In 2018, the hospital achieved Level 1 Trauma Center Status.[11] Also that year, the hospital received a Comprehensive Stroke Center designation.[12]

See also

References
  1. "UCHealth board names Elizabeth Concordia as new president and CEO". UCHealth. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. "Ivinson hospital in Wyoming now UCHealth affiliate". KRDO. 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  3. "Regional West Strengthens Partnership with UCHealth and University of Colorado Cancer Center | Regional West Health Services". www.rwhs.org. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  4. Zubeck, Pam. "University and Fort Collins hospitals merge". Colorado Springs Independent. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  5. HB 89-1142, chapter 193 of the 1989 Session Laws of Colorado, page 995 et seq., enacted 21 April 1989. SB 91-225, chapter 99 of the 1991 Session Laws of Colorado, page 555 et seq. Colo. Ass'n of Pub. Emp. v. B. of Regents, 804 P.2d 138 (Colo. 1990).
  6. Pankratz, Howard (31 January 2012). "Poudre Valley Health, University Hospital join forces". The Denver Post.
  7. "Memorial Hospital to be Leased to UC Health". kktv.com. 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  8. "UCHealth unveils new brand to emphasize patient experience, innovation". www.beckershospitalreview.com. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  9. Brimmer, Kelsey (2012-04-17). "Top 100 Hospitals named by Thomson Reuters". Healthcare IT News. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  10. "University of Colorado Hospital". US News & World Report. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  11. Zubeck, Pam. "Memorial Hospital earns Level 1 Trauma Center designation". Colorado Springs Independent. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  12. Emery, Erin (2018-06-04). "UCHealth Memorial Hospital's New Comprehensive Stroke Center". Doctors Quarterly. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
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