Our Projects
2021 projects
ICU ventilation system upgrade: In December of 2021, with support from a grant awarded by the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) , HRRMC completed an upgrade to its ICU by creating patient rooms that function with a ventilation system known as negative pressure. Negative pressure rooms support infection control and isolation for patients who have highly contagious airborne illnesses including COVID, tuberculosis, SARS and MERS. This system, beneficial to both patients and staff, has become the standard of care in hospitals nationwide.
Women’s Wellness Care: Since 2015, we have been providing regular cancer screenings and early detection for qualified uninsured and underinsured women to receive cervical cancer and mammography screenings. This program is in partnership with the Colorado Women’s Wellness Care grant. We serve women in Chaffee, western Fremont, Saguache, Custer, western Park, and Lake Counties.
HRRMC clinics in Salida, Buena Vista, Saguache, and Westcliffe provide easy access for healthcare.
We also work directly with Heart of the Rockies Home Health and Hospice.
Past Foundation Donation Campaigns and Grants
- 2021: $150,000 towards the ICU ventilation system upgrade
- 2020: $525,000 in COVID-19 Relief Funds to support our communities with screenings, testing, prevention, and treatment.
-This includes community donations and grant funds through the DOLA and Colorado Now/Cares ACT
- 2019 and 2020: $855,000 towards the Buena Vista Health Center clinic and expansion
- 2020: $200,000 for X-ray, imaging, Cardiopulmonary equipment at Custer County Health Center in Westcliffe
- 2018: $30,000 for HRRMC community wellness trails and outdoor exercise pavilion
- 2016: $450,000 for a 16-slice CT Scanner
- Since 2015, we have received over $1,000,000 for Women’s Wellness cancer screenings
- 2014: $270,000 towards Digital Mammography and an additional $360,000 for the HRRMC Center for Breast Health
- 2005 - 2008: Raised $2.4 million out of $33 million for the new HRRMC hospital