CAH Contacts
 
Michelle Mills, CAH Director
Phone: 303.832.7493 or 800.851.6782
Email: mm@coruralhealth.org
 
Jen Dunn, CAH Program Coordinator
Phone: 303.832.7493 or 800.851.6782
Email: jd@coruralhealth.org
Director of the CAH/Flex Program in Colorado. Assists hospitals with CAH conversion, and disperses Capacity Building grants to hospitals.
 
Assists the CAH/Flex Program Director. Processes Technical Assistance and SHIP grants. Responds to requests for information about various CAH programs.
 
Lyla Nichols, CAH Contact
Phone: 303.844.6218
Email: lnichols@cms.hhs.gov
CMS certifies the CAH facilities. After CDHPE surveys, the paperwork is sent to CMS who certifies CAH and issues a NEW provider number.
 
Carol Cambria, CAH Program Contact
Health Facilities Division
Phone: 303.692.2811
Email: carol.cambria@state.co.us
 
Grace Sandeno, Trauma Program Manager
EMS & Injury Prevention Section
Phone: 303.692.2983
Email: grace.sandeno@state.co.us
Health Facilities conducts the surveys and re-surveys for hospitals converting to CAH in Colorado.
 
 
The CDPHE Pre-hospital Care Program addresses the EMS portion of the program - "strengthening the EMS system."
 
Beth Katzenberg
Phone: 303.784.5702
Email: bkatzenberg@cfmc.org
Sub-contracted through CRHC to provide the "quality" component of the Flex program.
 
Steve Ward, VP for Rural Health & Hospitals
Phone: 720.489.1630
Email:steve.ward@cha.com
Flex program partner.
Fiscal Intermediary
 
Trailblazer Health Enterprises
Phone: 888.763.9836
Website: www.trailblazerhealth.com
Trailblazer is the fiscal intermediary for most of the Colorado CAHs.
 
Steve Hirsch, CAH Project Officer
Phone: 301.443.7322
Email:shirsch@hrsa.gov
Federal agency that distributes the Flex grant money and oversees the program.