150th 1860 � 2010.Denver Health-dvd

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1860 – 2010Denver Health is Celebrating The 150th Anniversaryof its Founding! : 

1860 – 2010Denver Health is Celebrating The 150th Anniversaryof its Founding!

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In 1860, Denver was a fledgling frontier town situated on the confluence of the Platte and Cherry Creek. The Gold Rush was on. Abraham Lincoln was running for President. 1860 – 2010

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In 1860, a log house at Lawrence and Eighth served as the first site for the hospital.

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Some of the Milestones 1873 – County Hospital Opens 1901 – New facility 6th and Cherokee 1923 – Hospital named Denver General 1948 – Florence Sabin heads DGH 1966 – Eastside, first community health center, opens in Five Points

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1971 – Pavilion A constructed 1988 – First school-based clinics 1995 – First Level I trauma center in Colorado 1997 – Denver General becomes Denver Health

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2000 – Paramedic School opens 2003 – New Hospital Tower Opens 2006 – Pavilion for Women & Children Opens 2008 – Denver Emergency Center for Children opens

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2010 The New Denver Health!

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DENVER HEALTH TODAY Annual operating budget of $662 million 5,265 employees Payroll $384 million

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This integrated system serves as a model for the nation

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TODAY, Denver Health ►Cares for 167,000 individual patients ►Delivers 37% of Denver babies ►Cares for 40% of Denver’s children ►Provides primary care services through 400,000 community health visits a year

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►Serves patients from every county in Colorado ►Runs the busiest hospital in Colorado ►Has the busiest trauma center in the state ►Has all private patient rooms TODAY, Denver Health

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TODAY, Denver Health ►Is in top 5% of all U.S. hospitals in information technology sophistication ►Has the best trauma survival rates in the nation ►Has the best medical survival rate of 103 University Health System Consortium hospitals.

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P.2-6 DH’s Mortality Rates

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TODAY, Denver Health ►Has contracts with every health insurance company ►Receives 20% of its net revenue from commercially insured patients

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►Provides specialty services to privately insured patients in a number of areas: children’s and adults’ emergencies, trauma, eating disorders, orthopedics, minimally-invasive surgery, urology, mental illness and substance abuse TODAY, Denver Health

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TODAY, Denver Health ► Is largest provider of care to uninsured patients in Colorado ► 46% of Denver Health patients do not have insurance ► $362 million in services in 2009 ► $380 million projected 2010

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►Is largest Medicaid provider ►Is major partner with the state in disaster preparedness and correctional care ►Is an active player in the health care reform debate ►Serves as a model of efficiency, quality, and integrated care for Congress and the White House TODAY, Denver Health

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FOR 150 YEARS Denver Health has been a partner in the Denver community. Thank you for celebrating our anniversary with us. FURTHER INFORMATION: www.denverhealth.org