A myriad of factors has affected the ability of health-care institutions in Northern Colorado to find qualified workers mainly nurses and certified nursing assistants but the pandemic has proved to be one of the most intractable.
Several health-care executives shared their insights Tuesday morning at a BizWest CEO Roundtable on Health Care. Roundtable events in which business executives share their challenges and successes are sponsored in Northern Colorado by Plante Moran accounting firm, Elevations Credit Union and Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti law firm. Tuesday, health-care executives talked about labor issues, the prospects of a “public option” state law affecting insurance premiums, positive developments that came out of the pandemic and collaboration between competitors.
The pandemic has taken its toll. At Columbine, we do not want to languish; where we are joyless or aimless. We are having a day of Commemoration. Lifting-up our spirits. Saying thank you for what we are grateful for during our COVID journey. Saying goodbye to those we lost to this virus. Honoring working side by side with ever-changing guidance and protocols. Thanking each other for being there, everyday.
Our chaplains are planning this commemoration with our activity staff and landscaping crew. Small columbine flower garden areas, at each of our locations, are being created with small rock cairns. Such a Colorado thing to do! You know, the columbine is our state flower. As it turns out, the meaning of the columbine flower is – “courage in the face of adversity”. The flower is associated with fortitude. We could not believe our namesake would so closely match our very own culture!
Columbine Health Systems now certified to administer COVID-19 vaccines
Stepfanie Romine,
for Columbine Health Systems
In December 2020, Columbine Health Systems became the first long-term care facility in Northern Colorado to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. They quickly got to work vaccinating staff members and residents, eventually making the shots mandatory to keep their community safe.
Now, the in-house pharmacy at Columbine Health Systems can order and receive the Covid-19 vaccine so that it can be administered to all new residents, staff members and, eventually, family members of those groups.
“It’s a real bright light after a long year,” said Cathy Franecki, RN, the Clinical Services Manager at Columbine Health Systems, who has been getting shots into arms the last few weeks.
FORT COLLINS The Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce, Northern Colorado Prospers and regional Talent 2.0 partners will host online the fourth annual Talent Summit, 8 to 10 a.m. on April 21.
The event will provide an opportunity for employers to gain new insights, resources and tools that can create their future workforce, according to information from the chamber.
“Talent and workforce are an essential part of a healthy economy. As the region continues to grow, businesses and communities realize that the development, maintenance, and accessibility of a talented workforce is a top priority,” Ann Hutchison, Fort Collins chamber president and CEO, said in a written statement. “With the Talent Summit, we want to provide employers with insights from industry leaders who follow the talent trends and share resources that will support their current and future workforce needs.”