The City of Colorado Springs has hired the Law Firm of Fulbright & Jaworski to assist in Memorial Health System lease negotiations with the University of Colorado Health System.
City Attorney Chris Melcher said Fulbright’s health law practice is nationally recognized as a leader in developing health care system affiliations, particularly those that involve municipal health systems like [...] [...]
If voters choose University of Colorado Hospital to run Memorial Health System, what will it mean for health care in Colorado Springs?
The CSBJ would like to talk to health-care workers and patients about their experiences with University of Colorado Hospital.
What’s your opinion about how it will function here?
Contact reporter Amy Gillentine at Amy.Gillentine@csbj.com or at [...] [...]
Hospital systems vying to lease Memorial could end up passing millions of dollars in lease costs on to customers through higher costs for care, unless price controls are built into a new lease.
It’s happened before and could happen here, said Dr. Steve Berkshire, a professor and director of health administration for Central Michigan University.
“When Humana [...] [...]
The Rotary Club of Colorado Springs is planning a rededication ceremony of the Freedom Memorial to honor the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and all those who have served in the War on Terrorism.
The ceremony will take place at the Freedom Memorial site in Memorial Park. Distinguished veterans of the War [...] [...]
If Memorial Health System makes it onto the November ballot, and if voters choose to turn it into a nonprofit, it will need a new board of directors.
The task force charged with studying the change is considering recommending new board members.
Memorial’s board is six members short of the limit of 15, so even if the [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: June 17,2011
Tags: Memorial
Memorial Health Systems has an opportunity to expand its market share through expanding to other parts of Colorado — even to Kansas.
The hospital system is beginning to reinvent itself as a regional center, and is building the infrastructure to compete, said Mike Scialdone, CFO for the system at Memorial’s monthly update to the city council.
After [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: May 27,2011
Tags: Memorial
The Colorado Springs City Council appears poised to move forward with a ballot issue to determine Memorial Health System’s fate — despite the $246 million it will cost to move its employees from the state’s public pension program.
This week, the council formed a task force that will review ballot language and complete work started by [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: April 15,2011
Tags: Memorial
The uphill battle to turn Memorial Health System into a nonprofit just got steeper.
Old opponents to the idea are still fighting, the Public Employee Retirement Association isn’t budging on the $246 million pension price tag and now there’s the matter of convincing newly elected City Council members to put the issue on the ballot.
And, even [...] [...]
Voters this week elected six new members and one incumbent to the Colorado Springs City Council.
The new council will be responsible for confirming the mayor’s appointees, appointing the Memorial Health System board of directors, overseeing Colorado Springs Utilities and fielding citizen complaints, among other duties.
Here’s a look at where the new city council stands on [...] [...]
A last-minute bill introduced last week in the General Assembly adds a new wrinkle to the debate about the future of Memorial Health System.
Senate Bill 202, introduced by Sen. Bill Cadman and co-sponsored by Rep. Bob Gardner, had to get special approval to be introduced. If passed, it stands to change the way hospitals are [...] [...]
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