CARING FOR COLORADO
COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023
$1.2 BILLION
COMMUNITY BENEFIT
$580 MILLION
caring for uninsured or underinsured patients.
$497 MILLION
providing access to critical services for our community.
$92 MILLION
improving community health through programs, partnerships and research.
BEYOND THE VALUE OF OUR TAX EXEMPTION
UCHealth’s community benefit is more than three times greater than our tax exemption, valued at $357 million.
$11.6 BILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT
UCHealth is a critical resource to the economic stability of the state.
COMMUNITY BENEFIT PRIORITIES
Based on input from our communities and more than 350 organizations, UCHealth is addressing social determinants of health by focusing on three priorities: access to care, behavioral health services, and training new health care professionals to serve Coloradans.
ACCESS TO CARE
UCHealth is the largest provider of Medicaid services in Colorado, and we make it our mission to provide affordable and convenient access to the latest health care advancements and life-saving research.
24%
of Colorado’s Medicaid hospital care provided by UCHealth.
65%
more Medicaid hospital care than the next largest provider.
>2,000
daily interactions with the UCHealth Virtual Health Center.
360,000
primary and specialty care video appointments.
92
primary and urgent care locations.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
UCHealth has made the region’s largest and most comprehensive commitment to expanding behavioral health services.
23,500
calls to the Virtual Behavioral Health Center.
47
integrated primary care and behavioral health locations.
97,000
integrated primary care and behavioral health appointments.
49
new behavioral health inpatient beds in northern Colorado and metro Denver.
EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES
UCHealth provides training and educational opportunities beyond traditional degree programs to build up Colorado’s health care workforce and fill critical jobs.
$315 million
contributed to the University of Colorado School of Medicine, more than 10 times more than state funding.
1,750
enrolled in a career development program funded by UCHealth.
50%
career development program applications are from people of color.
204
resident positions are funded 100% by UCHealth.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS