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Some federal Medicaid requirements will change next year, these Colorado users may feel more of the burden
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Colorado’s largest hospital is stepping up protections after someone intentionally disrupted its oxygen supply
Colorado's largest hospital is beefing up protections around critical infrastructure after someone intentionally interfered with its oxygen supply. The incident happened September 3 at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, when someone gained access to its oxygen storage area and disrupted supply to the 831-bed hospital. Staff quickly responded...
Estes Park Trail Gazette
Children’s Hospital Colorado did not ignore court’s order to restart gender-affirming care, judge rules
Children’s Hospital Colorado did not ignore a court order to reinstate gender-affirming care for children this summer despite the hospital’s medical providers refusing to prescribe the medication to patients younger than 18, a Denver judge ruled. District Judge Ericka Englert’s ruling Tuesday night came almost three months after...
milehighcre.com
Affordable Vet Hospital Opening on Colorado Blvd.
Dr. Kelly’s Surgical Unit is expanding into Colorado with a new 3,500-square-foot veterinary surgical hospital at 1571 S. Colorado Blvd. in Denver, marking the company’s first location outside Arizona after nearly a decade of operations in the state. The Denver opening represents the company’s first step in an...
The Denver Gazette
Mayor, Denver Health clash over treatment program’s funding
Denver Health’s top executive accused the city of abandoning a decades-long funding commitment to a substance abuse treatment program and described this year’s budget talks as “not a good faith negotiation.” “I am personally committed to continuing this service, but I’m not going to do it on the backs of other services,” that Denver Health […]
steamboatradio.com
Rural Health Care discussed with state legislators at MRH in Craig
Memorial Regional Health in Craig hosted state legislators from Denver, as well as Senator Dylan Roberts Monday, to learn more about rural hospitals and rural health care. One impact are the changes with HR 1, according to Representative Lindsay Gilchrist. who is Chair of the House Health and Human Services Committee. HR 1 is a bill that passed in Congress that is changing the Medicaid policy.
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Denver firefighters log ambulance delays as thousands of EMS responses exceed 9-minute goal
DENVER — Denver Health ambulances took more than nine minutes to arrive at thousands of emergency calls during the first seven months of 2026, according to an analysis of response records obtained by CBS Colorado. Ambulances took more than nine minutes from assignment to arrival in 7,865 cases. In...
CBS Colorado
Denver ambulances took more than 9 minutes to arrive thousands of times
Denver Health ambulances took more than nine minutes to arrive after being assigned to an emergency call 7,865 times during the first seven months of 2026, according to an analysis of ambulance response records obtained by CBS Colorado.
The Denver Gazette
Children’s Hospital Colorado in lockdown after swatting call
Children’s Hospital Colorado was temporarily locked down Friday morning for what was determined to be a swatting call. All patients and hospital staff are safe. Aurora Police Department officers responded to the hospital, 13100 block of East 16th Avenue in Aurora just before 8:20 a.m. for reports of a possible shooting. Shortly afterward, police determined […]
coloradopolitics.com
State revenue gains overshadowed by soaring Medicaid and SNAP obligations
After Thursday’s review of Medicaid overexpenditures, the Joint Budget Committee heard stronger revenue projections on Friday but also deeper spending problems. Lawmakers will begin work on the 2027-28 budget with a $1.58 billion general fund shortfall. Before accounting for required obligations, the state would have about $686 million available....