Our Impact
Healthier Communities
We support community health centers across Colorado as they work to improve care, lower costs, and ensure people get the care they need, when they need it.
Helping People Stay Healthier, Longer
Over the past five years, we’ve made meaningful progress in improving care for chronic conditions and mental health. These gains reflect our commitment to data-driven, whole-person care.
DIABETES
Lower is better.
Diabetes is one of the most common and costly chronic diseases in the U.S., affecting over 38 million adults — with nearly 1 in 4 unaware they have it. Another 97 million have prediabetes, placing them at high risk. The financial toll is steep: $413 billion annually, accounting for 1 in every 4 healthcare dollars. The burden falls hardest on communities already facing barriers to care.
At Carina Health Network, we’ve been working hard to turn the tide. Over the past five years, we’ve improved diabetes control by 9.5% across all populations in our network
HYPERTENSION
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, affects nearly half of U.S. adults — yet only 1 in 4 have it under control. Often symptomless, it’s known as the “silent killer” and contributes to hundreds of thousands of deaths each year from heart disease, stroke, and kidney failure. It carries an annual cost of $131 billion and disproportionately affects people of color, rural populations, and those with lower incomes.
At Carina Health Network, we’ve taken action. In the past five years, we’ve improved blood pressure control by 6.9% across all populations in our network
DEPRESSION
Depression is a leading and growing mental health concern, now affecting nearly 1 in 3 Americans. Rates have surged in recent years, especially among young adults and communities of color. In Colorado, over 40% of adults report symptoms of anxiety or depression, and 1 in 5 are unable to access the care they need — due to stigma, cost, and systemic barriers.
At Carina Health Network, we’re working to close that gap. Over the past five years, we’ve improved depression screening and follow-up by 8.5% across all populations in our network.
Connecting Patients to the Right Care — at the Right Time
We help shift care away from unnecessary emergency visits by supporting more timely, coordinated, and trusted care within local communities.
Lower is better.
Sometimes, the emergency department feels like the only option — especially after a long day of work, cooking dinner, and caring for a family. It’s open, it’s familiar, and it’s accessible when other care isn’t. We partner with community health organizations to change that. By supporting access to timely, trusted care through local providers, we help patients get the right care, at the right time — in the right place. Since 2019, this work has contributed to a 26.2% decrease in emergency department visits.
Lowering Costs While Improving Care
Carina Health Network is reducing costs and reinvesting in care. Our value-based care approach delivers better health and financial sustainability.
In value-based care, Total Cost of Care is key. It includes everything from hospital stays and prescription drugs to preventive visits and long-term care. As national Medicare spending now exceeds $12,000 per beneficiary annually, containing costs while improving outcomes has never been more urgent.
Since 2019, Carina has achieved real results:
These savings aren’t just numbers — they’re reinvested directly into the communities we serve, strengthening care teams, improving access, and supporting long-term health and financial sustainability.
TESTIMONIALS
What Our Members Are Saying
What the Team is Saying
We're building a culture where employees are valued and a healthy work-life balance is the norm.
"I am very thankful that I was offered a position to work within such a caring and welcoming company. I wanted to belong to a company that treated their employees as more than a number in their system and CHPA goes above and beyond that! I think that speaks volumes as to why CHPA can achieve the mission that the company stands for to help the CHC’s, the patients, families, and their communities."
"I feel fortunate to be working with such a great team that is committed to the common mission of CHPA and our member CHCs. I believe each of us looks forward to making great progress in the year ahead with our initiatives to improve care for each of the communities served. Full steam ahead!"
"I’m so grateful and blessed to be working at CHPA and I can’t express enough how awesome it is to be working alongside this amazing team. I love how mission-driven we are and how everyone has a place here that’s a vital role to the team."
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