Centura Health, now dissolved, added one in Arvada in 2018 and HCA HealthOne has added satellite emergency rooms in Lakewood, Parker, Littleton, Denver and Thornton.

Denver Health says it has seen a significant decrease in emergency department visits, overdoses and jail bookings all as a result of implementing this program.

The $65 million from the sales tax this year and the city’s annual $30.7 million contribution will help to offset some of the roughly $145 million in uncompensated care that Denver Health ...

The measure will also fund 78 inpatient beds for substance abuse and mental health treatment. "We turn people away every day because we can't keep them open with the current funding we have.