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The UCHealth Northern Colorado Foundation Greatest Need fund makes a significant impact on addressing pressing challenges and meeting diverse needs within the UCHealth northern region. This fund has provided crucial support to various initiatives, including the groundbreaking UCHealth EMS Paramedic Program, aimed at addressing staffing shortages while investing in employee development. Additionally, the fund has enabled the expansion of vital programs such as community health improvement initiatives, car seat distribution for families in need, and the Sunshine Cart program, which enhances patient experiences and comfort.

Spring Benefit attendees enjoyed the opportunity to learn about the importance of having world-class health care in our community. Having close-to-home health care saves lives, and donor generosity benefits countless patients.

Philanthropic dollars enabled the purchase of high-definition imaging systems for UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies and UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital. This specimen-radiography equipment is used in breast cancer surgeries, enabling surgically excised specimens to be imaged in the operating room rather than taking them to the breast diagnostic center.

On March 30, your generosity makes National Doctors’ Day a celebration. Through our Grateful Giving program, you can make a donation in honor of your physician and the care you’ve received.

A message from our director: Please allow me to kick off 2023 with an enormous thank you to you—our friends and donors—for your generosity. Because of your support, UCHealth is a leader in helping patients recover, thrive, and live extraordinary lives.

On March 29, the WISH giving circle is hosting a gathering to celebrate its 10 years of giving, announce the 2023 awards, and recruit new members. WISH, a program of UCHealth Northern Colorado Foundation, was formed by a group of local women to support the health needs of our community through UCHealth programs, projects, and services provided in Larimer and Weld counties. More than a half million dollars in WISH awards have been distributed since the program’s founding in 2013.

We are grateful to the American Cancer Society for grants that enable us to help cancer patients facing transportation barriers get to and from cancer-related treatment appointments.

We appreciate the generosity and community spirit of The Human Bean of Northern Colorado and the Colorado Eagles. The two are partnering to raise funds for our Oncology Patient Assistance Fund, which helps patients in need pay for basic expenses health insurance does not cover, from rent or mortgage to groceries and gas, and more.

UCHealth Northern Colorado Foundation created the Circle of Caring to honor donors who have made a legacy commitment to the foundation. Circle of Caring donors leave their imprint through thoughtful, planned gifts from their estate. The foundation recently welcomed Elizabeth and Michael Hogan into the Circle of Caring.

No birth ever goes as planned, but an extended stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit can further complicate life. At the UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital NICU, when families can’t be with their babies, cameras, which were purchased with philanthropic dollars, strengthen bonds.