Press Releases

The Colorado Hospital Association (CHA) provides media outlets with breaking news and information about health care issues, trends, data and more. To read recent CHA press releases, please click on the links below.

2013 Press Releases

• CHA President’s Remarks at Signing of Senate Bill 13‐200 by Gov. John Hickenlooper (May 13, 2013)
• Colorado Hospitals Facing More Than $2 Billion in Medicare Cuts Over 10 Years (Mar. 11, 2013)
• Colorado Hospital Association Shared Services, Inc. to Leverage Purchasing Capacity through Association with Provista (Feb. 28, 2013)
• Hospitalists Now Becomes Premier Partner of CHA Shared Services (Feb. 28, 2013)
• CHA Statement on 2013 State of Colorado Status Report on the Health Facility-Acquired Infections Disclosure Initiative (Jan. 15, 2013)
• CHA Statement on Colorado Medicaid Expansion (Jan. 3, 2013)
• CHA Appoints Chris Tholen as Vice President of Financial Policy and Chief Financial Officer (Jan. 2, 2013)

2012 Press Releases

• Study: Medicare Cuts Could Lead to 10,000 Lost Jobs in Colorado (Sept. 12, 2012)
• Colorado Telehealth Network Names New Executive Director (August 1, 2012)
• CHA President’s Statement on Colorado Court of Appeals Decision in CRNA Supervision Case (July 19, 2012)
• CHA President’s Statement on the Supreme Court Ruling on the Affordable Care Act (June 28, 2012)
• Colorado Hospital Association Receives $1.6 Million Grant for National Quality Initiative (June 22, 2012)
• CHA Statement on the Leapfrog Group "Hospital Safety Scores" Report (June 6, 2012)
• CHA-led Health Facility Safety Inspection Transfer Bill Signed by Governor (May 30, 2012)
• CHA-Supported Hospital Charity Care Legislation Signed by Governor (May 7, 2012)
• Colorado Hospital Association Statement on Sponsor-Proposed Amendments to Colorado Senate Bill 12-134 (Hospital Payment Assistance Program) (Feb. 23, 2012)
• Colorado Hospital Association Statement on Colorado Senate Bill 12-134 (Feb. 1, 2012)
• Colorado Hospital Association Statement on 2012 State of Colorado Status Report on the Health Facility-Acquired Infections Disclosure Initiative (Jan. 24, 2012)

2011 Press Releases

• Colorado Hospital Association Statement on Medication Security at Colorado Hospitals (Dec. 13, 2011)
• Publica la Colorado Hospital Association guía en español sobre el derecho del paciente a tomar decisiones relacionadas con la atención médica (Dec. 6, 2011)
• Study: Colorado Hospitals Provide Jobs and Economic Stability Despite Tough Times (Nov. 9, 2011)
• Colorado Hospital Association Elects New Officers and Board Members (Sept. 20, 2011)
• UnitedHealthcare and Colorado Hospital Association Work Together on Innovative Program to Reduce Avoidable Hospital Readmissions (Aug. 24, 2011)