Denver Health (hospital)
Denver Health Medical Center is the largest hospital in Denver, Colorado. Formerly known as "Denver General Hosptial," Denver Health's primary focus is care for the underprivalged and uninsured, espically those living in downtown Denver.
Denver Health is Colorado's primary “safety net” institution. In the last 10 years, this organization provided more than $2.1 billion in care for the uninsured. Nearly $285 million of that care was provided last year, constituting 42 percent of all unsponsored care provided in metropolitan Denver and nearly 30 percent in the state.
Twenty-five percent of all Denver residents, or 160,000 individuals, receive their health care at Denver Health. One of every three children in Denver is cared for by Denver Health physicians.
Denver Health also has a close relationship with University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and is the primary teaching hospital in the area. All of the full-time physicians at Denver Health are also members of the University of Colorado School of Medicine faculty.