Press Release

State, partners secure additional alternative care facility locations Facilities will be available to serve as medical shelters to increase ICU bed availability

DENVER, April 14, 2020: The Colorado state Unified Command Group (UCG) has completed leases on three more sites that will be able to serve as alternative care facilities so that hospitals can more quickly open up critical bed space if there is a surge in critical COVID-19 cases in Colorado. This brings the total number of alternative care facilities secured across Colorado to five.

The UCG completed leases on these three new medical shelter sites:

St. Anthony North in Westminster
St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center in Pueblo

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State releases initial race and ethnicity data for COVID-19 cases

DENVER, April 13, 2020: The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is releasing all available race and ethnicity data on reported cases of COVID-19 in the state.

The race and ethnicity data released today represents 75% of all reported COVID-19 cases. Cases with an unknown race or ethnicity are excluded from these calculations.

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Essential Baby Supplies Delivered to Colorado from FEMA

State agencies and other nonprofit partners across the state have been fielding urgent requests for formula, diapers and wipes from front line workers and child care providers offering emergency child care.

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Numerous staff and residents test positive for COVID-19 at Aurora nursing home State to release additional facility-level data on confirmed outbreaks next week

(DENVER) April 11, 2020: The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is coordinating with Tri-County Health Department to investigate an outbreak of COVID-19 infection at Juniper Village at Aurora. After learning that several staff had tested positive for the infection, the corporation decided to proactively test all staff and residents through a private lab. The lab confirmed that 33 of 46 residents and 16 of 25 staff members are positive for COVID-19. The facility has reported eight deaths, five of which have been confirmed as related to COVID-19.

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State activates new crisis standards for emergency medical services and personal protective equipment

The Chief Medical Officer for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment activated new crisis standards for emergency medical services and personal protective equipment earlier this week to help health care providers make decisions when responding to COVID-19. These standards are specific to the COVID-19 response.

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State has ordered more than $46 million in medical supplies to help meet statewide COVID-19 needs

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Colorado Unified Command Group (UCG) has issued purchase orders for more than $46.2 million worth of medical supplies that the state plans to distribute to health care facilities and local government agencies across Colorado.

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State, partners secure alternative care facility locations to help Colorado health care system handle potential surge in COVID-19 cases

DENVER, April 8, 2020: The Colorado state Unified Command Center (UCC) has developed a statewide plan to manage an expected surge in demand for intensive care unit (ICU) and acute care treatment for COVID-19 patients.

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State releases new modeling findings

The model results show that with physical distancing, the spread of COVID-19 has slowed in Colorado, but case counts are still increasing.

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State officials update crisis standards of care in response to COVID-19

Denver (April 5): Today the Governor's Expert Emergency Epidemic Response Committee voted to update the crisis standards of care guidelines to take into consideration the challenges presented by COVID-19.

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State provides COVID-19 modeling data

DENVER (April 5, 2020): The state today released additional COVID-19 modeling data to the public. Governor Jared Polis first provided an in-depth analysis of the data during a press conference on March 27. The state will continue to review data as it evolves to inform future policy decisions.

The modeling data was produced by an expert team that the Colorado School of Public Health (ColoradoSPH) assembled to assist the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) in understanding the potential course of the pandemic in Colorado.

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