The State Office of Rural Health
and State Rural Health Association
We Help Colorado’sRural HealthcareProviders Thrive
Colorado Rural Health Center connects rural healthcare providers with resources necessary for success.
Interested in becoming a CRHC member?
Membership is for hospitals, clinics, students and other small organizations. The fee is based on the number of full-time employees in your organization, and benefits are focused on discounts on events and programs, access to grants and scholarships, technical assistance services, resources, and information sharing.
Snapshot of Rural Health
2026 Edition Now Available!
The Snapshot, in addition to the Regional Snapshots provide invaluable assistance to grant writers, policy makers, and the public.
Download the 2026 SnapshotWho we are
Educate.Advocate.Collaborate.Innovate.
The Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC) is Colorado’s nonprofit State Office of Rural Health. CRHC works with federal, state, and local partners to offer services and resources to rural healthcare providers, facilities and communities.
Established in 1991 by members of the Colorado Rural Health Consortium, Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC) was created with start-up support from the State Office of Rural Health (SORH) Grant and several public and private organizations around the state. CRHC was developed as a nonprofit organization and is one of only three nonprofit offices of rural health in the country.
About Us
How CRHC helps
Services
CRHC supports the fragile healthcare delivery system in Colorado by providing programs to rural hospitals and clinics that improve quality of care, increase funding and reimbursement, workforce shortages, and assist with emergency preparedness.
Programs and service offeringsResources
CRHC administers numerous other programs that provide technical assistance, grant dollars, grant-writing assistance, low-cost access to capital medical equipment, advocacy, and other resources for our rural members.
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In 2025
- $3.7 millionin grant funding for our members
- $0.81Of every dollar is spent on CRHC programs
- 13,096Direct ReferralsColorado Provider Recruitment and Retention (CPR)
- 276ParticipantsThe Colorado Rural Healthcare Conference
“You [CRHC] are critical to the survival and thriving of our rural providers.”
Come together
CRHC continues to prioritize celebrating rural communities through Safety Net Clinic Week, National Rural Health Day, and the Top 10 Rural Healthcare Facilities Awards, new in 2025.
- The Colorado Rural Healthcare Conference
- CAH Workshop
- Safety Net Clinic Week
- Education Week
- National Rural Health Day
- Career Fair
Top 10 Rural Healthcare Facility for Overall Performance
Top 5 Hospitals
- Aspen Valley Hospital
- East Morgan County Hospital
- Mt San Rafael
- Pioneers Medical Center
- Rio Grande Hospital
Top 5 Clinics
- Basin Clinic
- Family Practice of Holyoke
- Grand River Health, Battlement Mesa
- Spanish Peaks Family Clinic
- Walsh Medical Center
“Colorado Rural Health Center [has] been instrumental in supporting our rural practice to provide care to our community. They support us in grant opportunities, recruitment and finding resources that we would otherwise not have access to. Please protect this valuable resource!”
Support Rural Colorado!
CRHC receives grant funding each year with one mission: to pass the benefits on to rural facilities and to make their work more successful.
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