The Colorado Health Foundation announced four grants totaling $50 million to make investments in the state’s key health care organizations.
“These significant grants represent investments that we believe will contribute most to meeting the state’s immediate health care needs,” said Anne Warhover, chief executive of the foundation, in a statement. “(They also) build the necessary infrastructure for Colorado to become the healthiest state in the nation.”
The awards include:
• A $19.5 million grant over one year that aims to leverage the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to ensure that Coloradans have access to high-quality health care.
• A $10.8 million grant over four years that is intended to support planning and implementation for more than 20 new school-based health programs that will serve 15,000 students annually.
• A $16.5 million grant over two years to provide funding for the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization to develop and coordinate a strategy for statewide health information exchange.
• A $3.9 million grant over three years for the Quality Health Network to expand its health information exchange to communities on the Western Slope.
The grant would also help integrate 354 additional physicians and 10 hospitals to ensure that providers have access to health data for more than 200,000 people.
The foundation has given nearly $110 million in grants so far this year.
Sara Castellanos: 303-954-1381 or scastellanos@denverpost.com
