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How Denver Health fell into dire financial straits — and what it would take to resuscitate the city’s safety-net hospital

Hospital with mission to serve all has provided more than $260 million in uncompensated care since 2022

DENVER, CO - MARCH 7:  Meg Wingerter - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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A nurse checks medical equipments in preparation for a surgery on a 14 year old patient at Denver Health in Denver on Thursday, April 25, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
A nurse checks medical equipments in preparation for a surgery on a 14 year old patient at Denver Health in Denver on Thursday, April 25, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Safety-net hospitals around the country have faced the same problem, and none offer a clear model for Denver Health.

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