Endorsement: Ballot Issue 2Q is a much needed sales tax for Denver Health

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Endorsement: Ballot Issue 2Q is a much needed sales tax for Denver Health
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Health care in America is broken. But one thing we can fix, this November, is ensuring that Denver Health has the resources it needs to serve the Front Range for years to come.

Medical staff preform a 14 year old patient’s surgery at Denver Health in Denver on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Endorsement: Proposition 129 creating a master’s degree program for veterinary professional associates

The hospital has operated at a net loss over the last three years, although for the past two years, the new CEO, Donna Lynne, has managed to tighten the belt and solicit enough emergency funds to stay in the black — just barely. In 2022 the hospital reported a $58 million loss and in 2023 the hospital came out ahead by $11 million.

Donna Lynne has a proven track record of leadership. She ran Kaiser Permanente in Colorado before becoming the state’s lieutenant governor under John Hickenlooper. She has pledged that the hospital will disclose exactly how the new sales tax revenue is spent during its annual “.” The ballot language limits how the money is spent to five main categories of care: emergency, primary, mental health, pediatric, and substance abuse recovery.

However, Colorado’s elected officials cannot rest on their laurels even if Ballot Issue 2Q passes. Two other major reforms are needed. But one thing we can fix, this November, is ensuring that Denver Health has the resources it needs to serve the Front Range for years to come.Keeler: Travis Hunter does it again! CU Buffs’ Heisman Trophy hopeful clinches 38-31 win over Baylor in Big 12 opener

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