• UCHealth patients receiving primary care services at Estes Valley Medical Center now have direct access to a therapist.
• The program helps patients manage anxiety, stress, life transitions, relationship challenges and other mental health concerns.
• Integrated behavioral health care reduces barriers to treatment by connecting patients with support through their trusted primary care provider.

Estes Park, Colo. (Oct. 16, 2026) – Whether they are navigating stress, relationship challenges, major life transitions or mental health conditions, more Estes Valley residents now have access to support through UCHealth’s recently expanded integrated behavioral health program.

Reducing the stigma of getting help

Through this program, behavioral health clinicians join primary care clinic teams as an additional resource to meet patients’ emotional and behavioral health needs. This provides patients with quick and easy access to a therapist and other resources through their trusted primary care provider.

Expanding program to EVMC

Since 2020, UCHealth has been adding behavioral health clinicians to its primary care clinics across the state, and those services are now available to patients receiving primary care services (pediatrics, family medicine or internal medicine) at UCHealth Estes Valley Medical Center (EVMC), 555 Prospect Ave. The program already was available to patients at UCHealth Primary Care, 131 Stanley Ave.

For EVMC clinic patients, that support is being provided by Anna Sihon, a licensed clinical social worker with more than 25 years of experience.

Sihon helps patients of all ages navigate life’s challenges, build resilience and improve their overall well-being. She works with patients with a wide array of concerns, from anxiety, stress and sleep problems to relationship struggles, life transitions and executive functioning. She also can connect patients with additional resources, including virtual support groups and psychiatric care when needed.

“I really love how this program makes behavioral health an everybody thing,” Sihon said, noting that she helps patients with concerns ranging from serious mental health conditions to what she refers to as “life in general” challenges.

For some patients, support may involve talk therapy and learning new coping skills. For others, it may include medication management, a support group, a referral to a psychiatrist or a combination of services tailored to their needs.

Where to start

Dr. Megan Ross, a pediatrician at the primary care clinic at EVMC, said patients should know that talking with their UCHealth primary care provider can be the first step toward getting help.

Ross said this program is one of the examples of how providers at EVMC are able to provide the community with more resources through the affiliation with UCHealth.

“One of the most tremendous benefits of our partnership with UCHealth was difficult to obtain as a free-standing critical access hospital,” Ross said. “Being enmeshed in the UCHealth community has enabled our providers, and by extension our community, to have better access and continuing education on topics, mental health being one example.”

The collaboration benefits patients and providers alike, Ross said.

In addition to the integrated behavioral health program, UCHealth conducts suicide risk screening and crisis assessments and offers virtual behavioral health support groups, virtual intensive outpatient therapy, outpatient psychiatric services, interventional behavioral health treatments, residential addiction treatment and inpatient behavioral health care. For more information, go to uchealth.org/services/behavioral-health.

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• The new 130,000-square-foot Pavilion 2 expands specialty, surgical and outpatient care at UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital.
• The expansion gives patients in Douglas County and south metro Denver access to advanced care options close to home.
• Services include gastroenterology, heart and vascular care, cardiac rehabilitation, imaging, internal medicine, outpatient physical therapy and rehabilitation and the Surgery Center of Highlands Ranch.
• Dermatology, executive health, infusion, outpatient laboratory services, pre-procedure services and pulmonary function testing will open in the coming months.

Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Aug. 31, 2026) – With the opening of Pavilion 2 at UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital, residents of Douglas County and south metro Denver now have greater access to specialty, surgical and outpatient services close to home. The expansion brings advanced care to one of Colorado's fastest-growing communities.

Rapid community growth results in increase demand for healthcare

The project reflects the rapid growth of Douglas County and the strong demand for convenient, high-quality care in Highlands Ranch. Since its opening in 2019, Highlands Ranch Hospital has been operating near capacity most days. UCHealth broke ground on Pavilion 2 and a second hospital tower in 2023, just four years after the hospital opened, to continue meeting the needs of the growing community.

Services available in Pavilion 2

• Gastroenterology clinic
• Heart and vascular care, including cardiac rehabilitation
• Imaging
• Internal medicine clinic
• Outpatient physical therapy and rehabilitation
• Surgery Center of Highlands Ranch

In the coming months, dermatology, executive health, infusion, outpatient laboratory services, pre-procedure services and pulmonary function testing will also open.

Continued investment in Highlands Ranch Hospital

The expansion is part of UCHealth’s continued investment in Highlands Ranch Hospital and the broader south metro Denver region. In addition to Pavilion 2, a new hospital tower is expected to open this fall, expanding the emergency department, adding 70 inpatient beds and creating shelled space for future growth.

Pavilion 2 offers greater access to advanced treatments, specialty clinics, imaging, rehabilitation and outpatient procedures. For many patients, that means fewer trips to metro Denver and more options for coordinated care on the Highlands Ranch campus.

The clinic, located on the main level at 150 W. Jackson in the former Solandt Memorial Hospital, features two private exam rooms, a point-of-care lab and electrocardiogram (EKG) testing capabilities.

Internal medicine physician Kevin Borgerding will care for patients at the new clinic. He has been a resident of the Yampa Valley since 1994, previously cared for patients in Steamboat Springs and most recently at UCHealth Primary Care – Craig.

His strong commitment to longitudinal care has impacted countless patients.

“Access to primary care is important to the health of any community,” said Borgerding. “I’m excited to provide that care to adults in the entire Yampa Valley and beyond.”

Trevor Gann, mayor pro-tem of Hayden, agrees in local healthcare.

“This new clinic enhances the ability for residents of Hayden to remain in Hayden. It’s an added service that makes us less of a bedroom community and more of a full-fledge community,” said Gann. “There’s a lot of value in the partnership between UCHealth and the Town of Hayden – it enhances the resilience of this community, and we look forward to seeing where this goes in the coming years.”

UCHealth Primary Care - Hayden clinic is open Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Patients seeking appointments are encouraged to schedule via UCHealth’s My Health Connection patient portal or call the clinic at 970.875.2685.

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