In 2023, more than 50 % of Children’ s Colorado, Colorado Springs patients were uninsured, underinsured, or relied on Medicaid. An additional 25 % of our patients are from military families with Tricare insurance. Children’ s Colorado treats more children from military families than any other pediatric hospital in the country.
Donor support of Children’ s Colorado, Colorado Springs makes an immediate difference in every aspect of patient care. It enables us respond quickly to urgent priorities while investing in our southern Colorado team of experts and the future of pediatric medicine.
As health care costs rise and conditions like pediatric mental health issues have reached epidemic proportions, community support ensures that local kids and families have the tools, resources, treatments, and services they need to heal.
Expanding Pediatric Care for Southern Colorado Families
When you support the Southern Colorado General Fund, dollars stay within the region served by our Colorado Springs hospital and give Children’ s Colorado the flexibility to address the immediate needs of our patients, families, caregivers, and community in an ever-changing environment.
Examples include investing in critical services to support the needs of our community, including for the region’ s only pediatric Emergency Department, our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit( NICU) and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit( PICU); providing wrap-around services not covered by insurance because we know it leads to better health outcomes; and continuing to provide pediatric expertise for the children in our community who depend on us every day.
Philanthropic Opportunities in Southern Colorado
On the sixth anniversary of our Colorado Springs hospital opening its doors to the community, we continue to rely on philanthropic support to sustain and transform pediatric care for families in our region.
Propelling Positive Outcomes at the Center for Children’ s Surgery
Every year, Children’ s Colorado performs more than 35,000 surgeries, with more than 6,300 of these operations taking place in Colorado Springs.
Kids rushed to our Colorado Springs Emergency Department with a life-threatening condition, such as a ruptured appendix— like our Patient Ambassador Maddy, on the cover— require immediate pediatric surgery.
Known as“ Olympic City USA,” Colorado Springs also has many young athletes who need the care of our expert pediatric orthopedic teams, who can help them quickly get back to competition after sports-related injuries.
Children’ s Colorado, Colorado Springs, also has some of the most advanced physical therapy technology and equipment in its gym at Telstar to aid in kids’ recovery, whether for athletics or another diagnosis. For young cancer patients, surgery might eliminate a malignant tumor; for adolescents with severe scoliosis, orthopedic surgery can reduce the curvature of their spine.
Liam, 17, Children’ s Colorado Patient Ambassador from Colorado Springs
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