Denver Health is bringing new care services where they are needed most

In a growing, aging Denver, the challenge in health care is delivering care that's easy to navigate, close to home and comprehensive enough to meet most needs in one system.

What you need to know: Denver Health has two major expansions underway — rebuilding the Sam Sandos Westside Family Health Center and opening a new medical center in southeast Denver — designed to make high-quality care more convenient and closer to home.

• Long known as the city's safety net, Denver Health is a complete health system delivering high-quality care in emergencies and for everyday primary and specialty needs.

The background: For more than 165 years, Denver Health has served the community with a commitment to be Colorado's most trusted health care provider.

• Denver Health cares for families by offering primary care, behavioral health care and more than 130 medical specialties through its hospital, family health centers, school-based health centers and Denver's only Level I trauma center.

Why it's important: Coloradans 65 or older are projected to increase nearly 30% over the next decade.

• If growth continues on its current trajectory, the need for adult care will only continue to increase. Denver Health is prepared to meet that moment.

🏥A new health hub takes shape in southeast Denver

Denver Health is expanding services and enhancing patient care with a new medical center to serve our aging population.

The story: The Denver Health Southeast Medical Center is built on a simple idea: Help adult patients manage more of their care in one place in their community.

Once fully operational, the center will offer cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, gynecology, neurology, pulmonology, rheumatology, urology, physical therapy, podiatry and integrated behavioral health along with primary care.

• Even better: Care will be supported by on-site pharmacy, lab and X-ray services.

What this means: For patients balancing preventive care and chronic conditions, that new location can mean fewer drives, fewer handoffs and a simplified care path.

It's designed for convenience, with:

• Appointments five days a week.
• On site parking.
• Convenient location near Interstate 25 and Evans Avenue.
• Broad insurance acceptance, including Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare and Aetna.

The plan: Adult primary care visits will begin mid-year 2026, with specialty care visits open later this year.

⚕️Rebuilding a Westside anchor with scale

The Sam Sandos Westside Family Health Center has served Denver families for more than five decades, and now, Denver Health is breaking ground on a new facility to expand care for Denver's diverse and growing communities.

The details:

• The project will increase patient capacity by 30%, serving more than 33,000 patients annually.

• Services will span pediatric and adult primary care, dental care, OB-GYN, advanced imaging and physical and occupational therapy.
• It's partially funded through the Vibrant Denver Bond, a voter-approved initiative to strengthen equitable infrastructure and essential community services, and will open in 2027.

What this means: More services in one place mean patients can have their medical needs served under one roof, increasing convenience for families and reducing travel time.

Worth a mention: The new family health center will retain the name Sam Sandos, honoring Denver's first Latino City Council member and the clinic's historic role serving Spanish-speaking communities.

• "This new facility builds on that proud legacy, ensuring that every family — regardless of income, language or circumstance — has access to the high-quality care they deserve," said Donna Lynne, CEO of Denver Health. "It's an investment not just in health care but in the well-being of this community."

The takeaway: By expanding capacity on the Sam Sandos Westside Family Health Center and introducing a full-service medical center in Southeast Denver, Denver Health is aligning its footprint with how the city actually lives today and where it's headed next.

• Though Denver Health will always be a place the community turns to in its most critical moments, it's also redefining what a trusted local health system can be.

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