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'''UCHealth''' is a not-for-profit [[health care system]], headquartered in [[Aurora, Colorado]], that includes hospitals and facilities throughout [[Colorado]]. It also includes affiliated hospitals in [[Wyoming]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.krdo.com/health/health-news/ivinson-hospital-in-wyoming-now-uchealth-affiliate/34148948|title=Ivinson hospital in Wyoming now UCHealth affiliate|date=2013-01-01|website=KRDO|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref> and [[Nebraska]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rwhs.org/news/regional-west-strengthens-partnership-uchealth-and-university-colorado-cancer-center|title=Regional West Strengthens Partnership with UCHealth and University of Colorado Cancer Center {{!}} Regional West Health Services|website=www.rwhs.org|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref> The system includes an academic medical center, [[University of Colorado Hospital|UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital]], which is closely affiliated with the [[University of Colorado School of Medicine]].
'''University of Colorado Health''',<ref>{{Cite web |title=UCHealth Research Administration |url=https://www.uchealth.org/professionals/research/uchealth-research-administration/#:~:text=University%20of%20Colorado%20Health%20(UCHealth) |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=UCHealth |language=en-US}}</ref> doing business as '''UCHealth''', is a not-for-profit [[health care system]], headquartered in [[Aurora, Colorado]], United States. The system includes hospitals and facilities throughout [[Colorado]], along with affiliated hospitals in [[Wyoming]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.krdo.com/health/health-news/ivinson-hospital-in-wyoming-now-uchealth-affiliate/34148948|title=Ivinson hospital in Wyoming now UCHealth affiliate|date=2013-01-01|website=KRDO|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref> and [[Nebraska]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rwhs.org/news/regional-west-strengthens-partnership-uchealth-and-university-colorado-cancer-center|title=Regional West Strengthens Partnership with UCHealth and University of Colorado Cancer Center {{!}} Regional West Health Services|website=www.rwhs.org|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref> The system includes an academic medical center, [[University of Colorado Hospital|UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital]], which is closely affiliated with the [[University of Colorado School of Medicine]]. It is a joint operating company between the University of Colorado Hospital Authority (a state government agency) and Poudre Valley Health.<ref name=join/>

== History ==
== History ==
The UCHealth system was founded in 2012 with the merger of the [[University of Colorado Hospital]] and the [[Poudre Valley Health System]]. The University of Colorado University Hospital was originally created on 1 October 1989 as a [[nonprofit corporation]] pursuant to an act of the Colorado [[Colorado General Assembly|General Assembly]], and after the act was declared [[unconstitutional]] by the Colorado [[Colorado Supreme Court|Supreme Court]] in 1990, was recreated in 1991 as the University of Colorado Hospital Authority as a government agency.<ref>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.'' [https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1352659/colo-assn-of-pub-emp-v-b-of-regents/ Colo. Ass'n of Pub. Emp. v. B. of Regents], 804 P.2d 138 (Colo. 1990).</ref> University of Colorado Health was formed on 1 July 2012 ([[trade name|doing business as]] UCHealth since 2014) as a [[Joint venture|joint operating company]] between the authority and Poudre Valley Health (of [[Poudre Valley Hospital]]).<ref>{{cite news|title=Poudre Valley Health, University Hospital join forces|first=Howard|last=Pankratz|newspaper=[[The Denver Post]]|date=31 January 2012|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2012/01/31/poudre-valley-health-university-hospital-join-forces/}}</ref>
The UCHealth system was founded in 2012 with the merger of the [[University of Colorado Hospital]] and the [[Poudre Valley Health System]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zubeck|first=Pam|title=University and Fort Collins hospitals merge|url=https://www.csindy.com/IndyBlog/archives/2012/01/31/university-and-fort-collins-hospitals-merge|access-date=2020-07-20|website=Colorado Springs Independent|language=en}}</ref> The University of Colorado University Hospital was originally created on October 1, 1989, as a [[nonprofit corporation]] pursuant to an act of the Colorado [[Colorado General Assembly|General Assembly]], but the act was declared [[unconstitutional]] by the Colorado [[Colorado Supreme Court|Supreme Court]] in 1990.<ref>HB 89-1142, chapter 193 of the 1989 [[Session Laws of Colorado]], page 995 ''et seq.'', enacted 21 April 1989.</ref><ref>[https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1352659/colo-assn-of-pub-emp-v-b-of-regents/ Colo. Ass'n of Pub. Emp. v. B. of Regents], 804 P.2d 138 (Colo. 1990).</ref> It was recreated in 1991 as the University of Colorado Hospital Authority as a government agency.<ref>SB 91-225, chapter 99 of the 1991 [[Session Laws of Colorado]], page 555–589, approved 1 June 1991, effective 1 June 1991.</ref> University of Colorado Health was formed on January 31, 2012 ([[trade name|doing business as]] UCHealth since 2014), as a [[Joint venture|joint operating company]] between the authority and Poudre Valley Health (of [[Poudre Valley Hospital]]).<ref name=join>{{cite news|title=Poudre Valley Health, University Hospital join forces|first=Howard|last=Pankratz|newspaper=[[The Denver Post]]|date=31 January 2012|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2012/01/31/poudre-valley-health-university-hospital-join-forces/}}</ref>


In August 2012, voters in [[Colorado Springs]] approved a special election measure to allow the organization to operate Memorial Hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/Memorial-Hospital-Ballot-Deadline-Tonight-167750575.html|title=Memorial Hospital to be Leased to UC Health|last=|first=|date=2012-08-28|website=kktv.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref>
In August 2012, voters in [[Colorado Springs]] approved a special election measure to allow UCHealth to lease and operate Memorial Hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/Memorial-Hospital-Ballot-Deadline-Tonight-167750575.html|title=Memorial Hospital to be Leased to UCHealth|date=2012-08-28|website=kktv.com|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref>


In September 2016, UCHealth Broomfield Hospital opened. Located in Broomfield, Colorado, the hospital has 18 inpatient rooms and a 4-bed intensive care unit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/capital/uchealth-broomfield-hospital-opens.html?oly_enc_id=1050A1971623E5V|title=UCHealth Broomfield Hospital opens|date=2016-09-21|website=beckershospitalreview.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailycamera.com/2016/09/21/uchealth-broomfield-hospital-opens-for-patients/|title=UCHealth Broomfield Hospital opens for patients|date=2016-09-21|website=dailycamera.com}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2016/09/22/uchealth-broomfield-opening/|title=UCHealth opens in Broomfield|date=2016-09-22|website=denverpost.com}}</ref>
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In February of 2017, the system retitled itself as UCHealth. In addition to a refurbished website and logo, it added an app for patients.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/uchealth-unveils-new-brand-to-emphasize-patient-experience-innovation.html|title=UCHealth unveils new brand to emphasize patient experience, innovation|website=www.beckershospitalreview.com|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref>


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In February 2017, the system retitled itself as UCHealth.<ref name=":0" /> In addition to a refurbished website and logo, it added an app for patients.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/uchealth-unveils-new-brand-to-emphasize-patient-experience-innovation.html|title=UCHealth unveils new brand to emphasize patient experience, innovation|website=www.beckershospitalreview.com|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref>
Its network of hospitals, urgent and primary care facilities, emergency rooms and clinics number more than 150 facilities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20180505/NEWS/180509958|title=Concordia: [Drug testing] sends the message that we take opioid use very seriously.|last=Aguilar|first=Aurora|date=2018-05-05|website=Modern Healthcare|language=en-us|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref>


In August 2017, a new 51-bed hospital opened in Longmont, Colorado in Boulder County called UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2017/08/31/uchealth-opens-51-bed-hospital-in-longmont.html|title=UCHealth opens 51-bed hospital in Longmont|date=2017-08-31|website=bizjournals.com}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mcdmag.com/2017/10/uchealth-longs-peak-hospital-opens-for-first-patient/#.YU1pxGLMJPY|title=UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital Opens for First Patient|date=2017-10-16|website=mcdmag.com}}</ref>
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== Awards and Recognition ==


In June 2019, the system opened a new hospital in Douglas County called UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.9news.com/article/news/health/uchealth-celebrates-opening-of-highlands-ranch-hospital/73-a09afbd7-4937-4668-8bff-2311f4d7a800|title=UCHealth Celebrates Opening of Highlands Ranch Hospital|date=2019-06-18|website=9news.com}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yourhub.denverpost.com/blog/2019/06/uchealth-highlands-ranch-hospital-officially-opens-its-doors/245417/|title=UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital officially opens its doors|date=2019-06-27|website=denverpost.com}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://highlandsranchherald.net/stories/uchealth-highlands-ranch-hospital-opens,282649|title=UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital opens|date=2019-06-24|website=highlandsranchherald.net}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2019/06/18/uchealth-highlands-ranch-hospital-opens.html|title='They have never had their own hospital': UCHealth opens newest Denver-area facility|date=2019-06-18|website=bizjournals.com}}</ref>
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=== UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital ===


* In 2017 it was included America’s Top Hospitals, ranked in 11 adult specialties by [[U.S. News & World Report]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/co/university-of-colorado-hospital-6840430#hospital-performance|title=University of Colorado Hospital|last=|first=|date=|website=US News & World Report|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref>
In July 2019, the system opened a new hospital in Weld County called UCHealth Greeley Hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greeleytribune.com/2019/07/03/its-official-uchealths-greeley-hospital-is-now-open/|title=It’s official: UCHealth’s Greeley Hospital is now open|date=2019-07-03|website=greeleytribune.com}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/07/03/new-uchealth-hospital-opens-in-greeley/|title=New UCHealth Hospital Opens In Greeley|date=2019-07-03|website=denver.cbslocal.com}}</ref>


On December 1 2023, [[Parkview Medical Center]] in [[Pueblo, Colorado|Pueblo]] and Parkview Pueblo West Hospital in [[Pueblo West, Colorado|Pueblo West]] merged with UCHealth.<ref>{{cite news |last=Reutter |first=Justin |date=December 1, 2023 |title=Parkview CEO: Finalized UCHealth merger 'strengthens the care provided to our community' |url=https://www.chieftain.com/story/news/2023/12/01/parkview-health-systems-merger-with-uchealth-is-finally-official/71769451007/ |url-status=live |work=The Pueblo Chieftain |location= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202031647/https://www.chieftain.com/story/news/2023/12/01/parkview-health-systems-merger-with-uchealth-is-finally-official/71769451007/ |archive-date=December 2, 2023 |access-date=December 3, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hulting |first=Aidan |date=December 1, 2023 |title=Parkview Medical Center begins a new chapter following UCHealth merger |url=https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/parkview-medical-center-begins-a-new-chapter-following-uc-health-merger |url-status=live |work=KOAA News 5 |location= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202050309/https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/parkview-medical-center-begins-a-new-chapter-following-uc-health-merger |archive-date=December 2, 2023 |access-date=December 3, 2023}}</ref>
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=== UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital ===


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== Awards and recognition ==
* In 2012 it was listed as a Thompson Reuters Top 100 Hospital<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/top-100-hospitals-named-thomson-reuters|title=Top 100 Hospitals named by Thomson Reuters|last=Brimmer|first=Kelsey|date=2012-04-17|website=Healthcare IT News|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref>
UCHealth has been ranked as a top hospital in the United States on several occasions. In 2012, it was listed as a Thomson Reuters Top 100 Hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brimmer|first=Kelsey|date=2012-04-17|title=Top 100 Hospitals named by Thomson Reuters|url=https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/top-100-hospitals-named-thomson-reuters|access-date=2019-02-09|website=Healthcare IT News|language=en}}</ref> Between 2017 and 2021, UCHealth hospitals have been included numerous times on a list of America's Top Hospitals by ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=University of Colorado Hospital|url=https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/co/university-of-colorado-hospital-6840430#hospital-performance|access-date=2019-02-08|website=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies|url=https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/co/medical-center-of-the-rockies-6840033|access-date=2021-07-27|website=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital|url=https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/co/poudre-valley-hospital-6840018|access-date=2021-07-27|website=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref>


In 2018, the hospital achieved Level 1 Trauma Center Status.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zubeck|first=Pam|title=Memorial Hospital earns Level 1 Trauma Center designation|url=https://www.csindy.com/TheWire/archives/2018/04/17/memorial-hospital-earns-level-1-trauma-center-designation|access-date=2019-01-16|website=Colorado Springs Independent|language=en}}</ref> Also that year, the hospital received a Comprehensive Stroke Center designation.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Emery|first=Erin|date=2018-06-04|title=UCHealth Memorial Hospital’s New Comprehensive Stroke Center|url=https://doctorsquarterly.com/colorado-springs-newest-gem-uchealth-memorial-hospitals-comprehensive-stroke-center/|access-date=2019-02-09|website=Doctors Quarterly|language=en-US}}</ref>
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=== UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central & North ===


In 2021, UCHealth was named the first-place winner in Healthcare Innovation's Innovator Awards program for 2021 for expanded their Virtual Health Center concept to facilitate a sepsis early-warning system with the goal of improving patient outcomes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Boyd|first=Sarah|title=The 2021 Innovator Awards First-Place Winning Team: UCHealth|url=https://www.hcinnovationgroup.com/analytics-ai/artifical-intelligence-machine-learning/article/21230127/the-2021-innovator-awards-firstplace-winning-team-uchealth|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Healthcare Innovation|language=en}}</ref>
* In 2018, the hospital achieved Level 1 Trauma Center Status .<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.csindy.com/TheWire/archives/2018/04/17/memorial-hospital-earns-level-1-trauma-center-designation|title=Memorial Hospital earns Level 1 Trauma Center designation|last=Zubeck|first=Pam|website=Colorado Springs Independent|language=en|access-date=2019-01-16}}</ref>

* In 2018, the hospital received a Comprehensive Stroke Center designation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://doctorsquarterly.com/colorado-springs-newest-gem-uchealth-memorial-hospitals-comprehensive-stroke-center/|title=UCHealth Memorial Hospital’s New Comprehensive Stroke Center|last=Emery|first=Erin|date=2018-06-04|website=Doctors Quarterly|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref>
In August 2021, Forbes named UCHealth as the No. 1 employer in Colorado.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Boyd|first=Sarah|title=Best Employees by State:Colorado - UCHealth|url=https://www.forbes.com/best-employers-by-state/#ae07f1b487a6|access-date=2021-08-24|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
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*[[University of Colorado Hospital|UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital]]
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*[[Poudre Valley Hospital|UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital]]
*[[Medical Center of the Rockies|UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies]]
*[[Memorial Hospital Central|UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central]]
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*[[Memorial Hospital North|UCHealth Memorial Hospital North]]
*[[UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center]]
*[[UCHealth Broomfield Hospital]]
*[[UCHealth Grandview Hospital]]
*[[UCHealth Greeley Hospital]]
*[[UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital]]
*[[UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital]]
*[[UCHealth Pikes Peak Regional Hospital]]


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
* {{Official website}}

[[Category:Health care companies based in Colorado]]
[[Category:State agencies of Colorado]]

Latest revision as of 18:07, 23 August 2024

For the system's flagship hospital, see University of Colorado Hospital. For the University of Cincinnati's health system, see University of Cincinnati Health.

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University of Colorado Health
UCHealth
Company typeHealth care system
IndustryHealthcare industry
Founded2012; 12 years ago (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 25,000
Websiteuchealth.org

University of Colorado Health,[2] doing business as UCHealth, is a not-for-profit health care system, headquartered in Aurora, Colorado, United States. The system includes hospitals and facilities throughout Colorado, along with affiliated hospitals in Wyoming[3] and Nebraska.[4] The system includes an academic medical center, UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, which is closely affiliated with the University of Colorado School of Medicine. It is a joint operating company between the University of Colorado Hospital Authority (a state government agency) and Poudre Valley Health.[5]

History

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The UCHealth system was founded in 2012 with the merger of the University of Colorado Hospital and the Poudre Valley Health System.[6] 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, but the act was declared unconstitutional by the Colorado Supreme Court in 1990.[7][8] It was recreated in 1991 as the University of Colorado Hospital Authority as a government agency.[9] 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).[5]

In August 2012, voters in Colorado Springs approved a special election measure to allow UCHealth to lease and operate Memorial Hospital.[10]

In September 2016, UCHealth Broomfield Hospital opened. Located in Broomfield, Colorado, the hospital has 18 inpatient rooms and a 4-bed intensive care unit.[11][12] [13]

In February 2017, the system retitled itself as UCHealth.[14] In addition to a refurbished website and logo, it added an app for patients.[14]

In August 2017, a new 51-bed hospital opened in Longmont, Colorado in Boulder County called UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital.[15] [16]

In June 2019, the system opened a new hospital in Douglas County called UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital.[17] [18] [19] [20]

In July 2019, the system opened a new hospital in Weld County called UCHealth Greeley Hospital.[21] [22]

On December 1 2023, Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo and Parkview Pueblo West Hospital in Pueblo West merged with UCHealth.[23][24]

Awards and recognition

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UCHealth has been ranked as a top hospital in the United States on several occasions. In 2012, it was listed as a Thomson Reuters Top 100 Hospital.[25] Between 2017 and 2021, UCHealth hospitals have been included numerous times on a list of America's Top Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.[26][27][28]

In 2018, the hospital achieved Level 1 Trauma Center Status.[29] Also that year, the hospital received a Comprehensive Stroke Center designation.[30]

In 2021, UCHealth was named the first-place winner in Healthcare Innovation's Innovator Awards program for 2021 for expanded their Virtual Health Center concept to facilitate a sepsis early-warning system with the goal of improving patient outcomes.[31]

In August 2021, Forbes named UCHealth as the No. 1 employer in Colorado.[32]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "UCHealth board names Elizabeth Concordia as new president and CEO". UCHealth. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. ^ "UCHealth Research Administration". UCHealth. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  3. ^ "Ivinson hospital in Wyoming now UCHealth affiliate". KRDO. 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  4. ^ "Regional West Strengthens Partnership with UCHealth and University of Colorado Cancer Center | Regional West Health Services". www.rwhs.org. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  5. ^ a b Pankratz, Howard (31 January 2012). "Poudre Valley Health, University Hospital join forces". The Denver Post.
  6. ^ Zubeck, Pam. "University and Fort Collins hospitals merge". Colorado Springs Independent. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  7. ^ HB 89-1142, chapter 193 of the 1989 Session Laws of Colorado, page 995 et seq., enacted 21 April 1989.
  8. ^ Colo. Ass'n of Pub. Emp. v. B. of Regents, 804 P.2d 138 (Colo. 1990).
  9. ^ SB 91-225, chapter 99 of the 1991 Session Laws of Colorado, page 555–589, approved 1 June 1991, effective 1 June 1991.
  10. ^ "Memorial Hospital to be Leased to UCHealth". kktv.com. 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
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