{"id":19917,"date":"2018-12-13T15:57:46","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T22:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=19917"},"modified":"2025-01-29T10:28:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T17:28:01","slug":"uchealth-provides-record-854-million-in-community-benefits-including-359-million-in-uncompensated-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/uchealth-provides-record-854-million-in-community-benefits-including-359-million-in-uncompensated-care\/","title":{"rendered":"UCHealth provides record $854 million in community benefits including $359 million in uncompensated care"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As one of the largest nonprofit health care systems in the Rocky Mountain region, UCHealth<\/a> provides significant benefits to the patients and communities it serves. A new analysis shows UCHealth provided a record $854 million in total community benefits in fiscal year 2018, including $359 million in uncompensated care.<\/p>\n

These figures are up from UCHealth\u2019s total community benefit of $647 million and $259 million in uncompensated care provided in fiscal year 2017. These are cost-based \u2013 not charge-based \u2013 figures. UCHealth also is the largest provider of Medicaid services in Colorado, caring for 285,000 Medicaid patients in 2018, a number that has more than doubled since 2013.<\/p>\n

\u201cUCHealth is committed to improving lives, and we are honored to care for more than 1.7 million patients each year,\u201d said UCHealth President and CEO Elizabeth Concordia. \u201cAs the largest Medicaid provider in the state, UCHealth is dedicated to the communities and patients we serve. Our community programs provide help and resources for patients and community members, and these outreach efforts are addressing key issues in Colorado while helping residents throughout our region live extraordinary lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

UCHealth conducts Community Health Needs Assessments to examine the needs of the patients and communities it serves, then selects key areas to improve through education, treatment or other interventions.<\/p>\n

\u201cUCHealth\u2019s concerted effort addresses four key issues affecting our communities: suicide prevention, opioid abuse, cardiovascular education and access to care,\u201d said Bill Neff, MD, UCHealth chief medical officer. \u201cThrough teamwork and technology, we have made significant improvements in these areas, helping thousands of individuals across our state.\u201d<\/p>\n

UCHealth\u2019s community programs also include:<\/p>\n