Born in Colorado in 2021
The first chapter of The Naloxone Project was quick to recruit hospitals and emergency departments throughout the state. As of 2023, there are 107 participating hospital facilities in Colorado. These represent 1.9 million emergency department visits in 2022, which is 97% of all emergency department visits for the state of Colorado.
Over 2,500 donated naloxone kits were dispensed from participating hospitals during this timeframe. 30 of the participating sites are rural or critical access facilities, emphasizing the focus on equitable access to naloxone for even the most remote communities.
Colorado also established a "leave-behind" program with emergency medical services and the police department in the rural northwest part of the state. Multiple examples of model legislation were passed during this timeframe to further assist in the ease and reimbursement of take-home naloxone distribution from hospitals.
In addition, the Colorado chapter has 22 government, nonprofit, and other partners that support its work.
In fall of 2022, The Naloxone Project announced Colorado as its first state chapter for the MOMs (Maternal Overdose Matters) Initiative. Recognizing that overdose and suicide continue to drive maternal death to startling heights in both Colorado and the nation, MOMs is focused on providing hospital-based overdose education and naloxone directly into the hands of pregnant and parenting patients and families.
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Participating hospitals
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Fort Collins
North Colorado
East Morgan County Hospital
Sterling Regional MedCenter -
Anschutz
Colorado Springs
North Campus
South Campus -
84th Avenue EUC
Arvada EUC
Golden EUC
Indian Peaks EUC
Lakewood EUC
Longmont United
Mercy Regional Medical Center
Penrose Hospital
St Anthony Hospital
St Anthony North
St. Anthony Summit Hospital
St. Francis Hospital - Interquest
St. Francis Hospital
St. Mary Corwin
St. Thomas More -
Centennial Hospital
Belmar FSED (Swedish)
Central Park FSED (Rose)
South Parker FSED (Sky Ridge)
Southwest FSED (Swedish)
Aurora
Mountain Ridge
North Suburban Northeast
Presbyterian St. Luke's
Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children
Rose Medical Center
Sky Ridge Medical Center
Swedish
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Good Samaritan
Lutheran Hospital
Platte Valley Hospital
St. Joseph Hospital
St. Mary's Regional Hospital -
Broomfield Hospital
Arvada FSED
Aurora Central FSED
Commerce City FSED
Green Valley Ranch FSED
Highlands Ranch Hospital
Thornton FSED
University of Colorado Hospital
Greeley Hospital
Longs Peak Hospital
Medical Center of the Rockies
Poudre Valley Hospital
Harmony FSED
West Greeley FSED
Yampa Valley Medical Center
Grandview Hospital
Memorial Hospital Central
Memorial Hospital North
Parkview Medical Center
Fountain FSED
Meadowgrass FSED
Pikes Peak Regional Hospital
Powers FSED
Woodman FSED -
Aspen Hospital
Boulder Community Health
Community Medical Center EUC
Conejos County Hospital
Delta Hospital
Denver Health
Family Health West
Grand River Hospital District
Gunnison Valley Health
Heart of the Rockies Regional
Keefe Memorial Hospital
Kiowa County Hospital District
Lincoln Community Health
Montrose Regional Health
Mt. San Rafael
Prowers Medical
Rio Grande Hospital
San Luis Valley Regional
Sedgwick County Hospital
Southwest Memorial Health
Spanish Peaks
St. Vincent Health
Telluride Regional
Vail Health Hospital
Valley View Hospital
Yuma Hospital
Partner Organizations
Colorado Health Institute | Advocates for Recovery Colorado | ACOG | American Academy of Pediatrics | Colorado Consortium | CO Office of Behavioral Health | Colorado Hospital Association | Chosen QIC | COSAM | CO Department of Regulatory Agencies | Colorado Chapter, American College of Emergency Physicians | Colorado Medical Society | Colorado Psychiatric Society | Colorado State Council | CPCQC | Colorado Pain Society | Colorado Rural Health Center | Denver Health | Harm Reduction Action Center | Colorado Pharmacists Society | Hard Beauty | OpiRescue | Recover Simply | Colorado Academy of Family Physicians | AWHONN Colorado | Stader Opioid Consultants | Telligen