2nd Annual Safety Net Clinic Week, August 22 - August 26!

In an effort to raise awareness of Colorado's healthcare safety net providers, ClinicNET and the Colorado Rural Health Center are sponsoring the second annual Safety Net Clinic Week, August 22-26, 2011. The week will be devoted to educating the public and policy makers about often overlooked, but vitally important health care clinics - Community-Funded Safety Net Clinics (CSNCs) and federally certified Rural Health Clinics (RHCs.)

There are currently 33 identified CSNCs in Colorado; they are free clinics, community clinics and family medicine residency clinics. They provide primary care and chronic care services to low-income, uninsured and underinsured Colorado residents. Colorado has 52 federally certified RHCs that provide health care in some of the most rural and remote areas of Colorado.

We will be posting more information on Safety Net Clinic Week soon, including ideas and resources to assist clinics that would like to participate. If you are interested in hosting a site visit with policy makers, we are here to help and will have more information coming soon.