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Polis signs bill to create 125 more behavioral health beds
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Gov. Jared Polis signed into law Wednesday a measure that sets the stage for creating at least 125 more inpatient beds for Coloradans with severe mental illnesses. The law, passed with overwhelming support in both the House and Senate, requires the human services and health departments to “create, develop or contract” at least 125 new…
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Colorado’s COVID-19 hospitalizations zig zag as facilities push monoclonal antibodies
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Colorado’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have ticked up and down over the past week, but, with only 502 hospital beds left statewide as of Tuesday afternoon, facilities warn they’re still facing an overall capacity crisis. The good news is that COVID-19 hospitalizations have declined overall since late November; they now stand at 1,419, down from 1,565 on…