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Less than two years after opening a state-of-the-art $26 million hospital in Leadville, Colorado, St. Vincent Health nearly ran out of money. Hospital officials said in early December that without a cash infusion they would.
A review of financial records and state policy reports by the Denver Gazette show that during the pandemic the richest Colorado hospitals simply got richer, especially as time went on and revenues bounced back.