Stories
August 30, 2022
The preeminent black-tie gala, featuring a performance by Grammy award-winning artist Macklemore, returned after a three-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic 1,300 people attended the 2022 Denver Health Foundation NightShine Gala on Saturday, Aug. 27, at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center. The event raised $1.4 million in proceeds, which will benefit… More
June 8, 2022
The Denver Health Foundation held a virtual panel discussion Tuesday, May 31, about the importance of financial self-sufficiency to the health of individuals, families, and the community, along with the role businesses, government, and philanthropy can play to help advance the community’s health and well-being. Panelists were Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock; Operation Hope Founder,… More
Denver Health Foundation Partnership Streamlines Warehouse Operations for Improved Patient Care
May 18, 2022
In the past, when the Denver Health Foundation would receive an in-kind donation or purchase clothing, shoes, or other essential items for patients, these resources would be kept in a large basement storeroom in Pavilion K on the Denver Health campus, adjacent to the Hospital’s Methadone and Suboxone Clinics. When a Denver Health department or… More
May 12, 2022
The Denver Health Foundation hosted the fourth annual Paramedics Awards Celebration on Tuesday, May 10, at the Denver Center for Performing Arts’ Seawell Ballroom. More than 200 people attended to recognize and celebrate every member of the Denver Health Paramedic Division for their heroic work. Denver7 Morning Anchor Nicole Brady emceed the event; the Denver… More
Denver Health Foundation Announces New Leadership
April 26, 2022
Crystal Potter Rivera is the new executive director; Colin Barclay and Kwame Spearman join the board of directors Crystal Potter Rivera is the new executive director of the Denver Health Foundation. Rivera succeeds Linda Ford, who resigned the position after nearly three years to pursue part-time consulting work and ease into retirement. Ford’s last day… More
Denver Health’s Center for Addiction Medicine to Expand Services Thanks to Surge in Funding
April 7, 2022
Earmarked federal dollars, a grant from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts as well as a significant private gift all support expansion The Denver Health Foundation received a $1.5 million grant award from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) to support an expansion of Denver Health’s Center for Addiction Medicine (CAM). This grant adds… More
$1 Million Gift Increases Access to Epilepsy Care for Denver’s Most Vulnerable Patients
March 18, 2022
The Gordon Family’s donation is the largest individual gift in the Denver Health Foundation’s history Brooke Gordon remembers reading comments like, “daydreams too much” and “drifts off all the time” on her grade school report cards. As an infant, she had “weird spells” where she passed out, and in middle school, Gordon’s arms would jerk,… More
Executive Director Linda Ford Leaving Denver Health April 1
Ford has led the Denver Health Foundation since May 2019 After nearly three years of service to the Denver Health Foundation, Executive Director Linda Ford is stepping down from the organization on April 1, 2022, to enter semi-retirement and pursue new endeavors. Ford took over as the Foundation’s leader in May 2019. During her tenure,… More
Denver Health Physicians Participate in Virtual White House Discussions About Pediatric Vaccinations
March 9, 2022
On Feb. 1, the White House along with Epic—the medical software company used by half of major health systems nationwide—hosted a virtual discussion to share successful strategies for improving vaccination rates among children ages 5-11. Denver Health’s successful pediatric COVID-19 vaccination efforts earned two of our doctors a seat at the digital table. Denver Health’s… More
Grateful Patient Thanks Trauma Team for Saving Her Life
February 10, 2022
The morning of Sept. 20, 2021, started out like any other Monday. Jessica Barclay was standing in her co-working office, chatting with the receptionist while she poured her coffee. Suddenly, with no forewarning, she fainted. “I fell backwards like a board, hitting my head on the polished concrete floor,” said Barclay, a healthy, active 35-year-old… More