CONCERNING RECOGNITION OF SAFETY NET CLINIC WEEK 2014
WHEREAS, there are 38 Community Safety Net Clinics (CSNCs) and 51 federally certified Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) located in 43 counties throughout Colorado; and
WHEREAS, these clinics were created by civic-minded individuals, health care professionals and systems, churches and other community organizations who recognized that there are countless individuals, children and families in need of access to health care services; and
WHEREAS, Colorado’s CSNCs and RHCs provide an estimated 878,000 visits to approximately 332,000 Colorado residents annually, many in rural and underserved parts of our state; and
WHEREAS, these clinics provide essential health care treatment and preventive services to vulnerable populations in communities throughout our state; and
WHEREAS, CSNCs and RHCs are safety net providers, serving primarily low income, vulnerable, at-risk Coloradans who are uninsured, underinsured or insured through public programs like Medicare, Medicaid or the subsidized health plans purchased through Connect for Health Colorado; and
WHEREAS, CSNCs and RHCs receive very little, if any government funding; instead they rely on a complex and vulnerable funding streams; and
WHEREAS, CSNCs and RHCs often lack human and technical resources, but are creating innovative solutions to delivering patient-centered, high quality care in an efficient and effective manner to their approximately 332,000 unique patients by some 878,000 patient visits each year; and
Therefore, I, John W. Hickenlooper, Governor of the State of Colorado, recognize that Community Safety Net Clinics and federally certified Rural Health Clinics provide essential health care services to Colorado’s underserved populations and areas; and
Express my appreciation and gratitude to all these clinics who dedicate their time, energy and resources to serving their communities; and
Do hereby proclaim August 18th – 22th, 2014,
SAFETY NET CLINIC WEEK in the state of Colorado.
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