To contact Public Relations at North Colorado Medical Center please call Gene Haffner, Director at (970) 350-6133 or e-mail.

Banner Health makes Colorado leadership changes
PHOENIX, Ariz. (April 29, 2008) - Banner Health President and CEO Peter Fine announced today top executive changes at both North Colorado Medical Center (NCMC) in Greeley, Colo., and McKee Medical Center in Loveland, Colo. NCMC's CEO Gene O'Hara will leave his post Friday, May 2nd, and will become CEO of the developing medical campus of Banner Ironwood Medical Center in Arizona's Pinal County.  On May 5th, McKee Medical Center CEO Rick Sutton will leave that post for the CEO role at NCMC.

NCMC, Inc. files medical campus development plan in Frederick, Colo. 
GREELEY, Colo. (April 11, 2008) — NCMC, Inc., the Board of Directors for North Colorado Medical Center, has contracted with the Frederick Development Group to purchase 50 acres of land near the intersection of I25 and SH-52 in Frederick in southern Weld County for development as a medical campus. Closing on the land purchase is anticipated by mid-summer 2008.

Employee Wellness programs at NCMC, McKee win gold
GREELEY (April 10, 2008) - McKee Medical Center in Loveland and North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley have been listed among America's Healthiest Companies by the Wellness Councils of America.

North Colorado Medical Center to add second helicopter
December 20, 2007 (Greeley, CO) - NCMC, has announced that it will add a second helicopter to its medical air transport service and change the program name to North Colorado Med Evac (currently AirLife of Greeley) effective February 1, 2008.  The service will be operated in a partnership with Med-Trans Corporation, a leading provider of air ambulance programs.  The location for the second helicopter will be announced in the near future.

North Colorado Medical Center Named One of the Nation's Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by Thomson Healthcare  
December 3, 2007 (Greeley, CO) – The annual Thomson Healthcare award is based on hospitals' performance treating heart attacks, congestive heart failure, coronary artery bypass surgery and cardiac catheritization procedures.  Thomson Healthcare, a part of the Thomson Corporation, is the leading provider of decision support solutions that help organizations across the healthcare industry improve clinical and business performance. Thomson Healthcare products and services help clinicians, hospitals, employers, health plans, government agencies and pharmaceutical companies manage the cost and improve the quality of healthcare.

Nurses earn highest national honor for excellence at North Colorado Medical Center
March 28, 2007 (Greeley, CO) – It’s one of the highest levels of recognition a medical center can achieve.  North Colorado Medical Center (NCMC), a Banner Health facility, has received MagnetÔ designation for excellence in nursing services by the American Nurses Credential Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®, a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association. With this recognition, NCMC becomes one of less than 250 hospitals nationwide who have met the standards for this level of nursing care. It is valid for four years. ANCC is the largest and most prominent nursing credentialing 

NCMC Receives American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure and Coronary Artery Disease Initial Achievement Award
MARCH 28, 2007 (GREELEY, CO) — North Colorado Medical Center (NCMC), a Banner Health facility, recently received the Get With The Guidelines – Heart Failure (GWTG-HF) and Coronary Artery Disease (GWTG-CAD) Initial Achievement Awards from the American Heart Association. These recognitions signify:

Community partnership provides $6M for increased access to health care services.
Greeley, CO (January 11, 2007)—The NCMC, Inc. Board of Directors has announced the purchase of 60,000 square feet of space in the TriPointe Business Center at 3001 8th Avenue, Evans, CO to be used for the relocation and expansion of Sunrise Community Health Center. “A community funding partnership has made it possible to expand access to primary health care for the community,” said Kay Drake, Chairperson of the NCMC, Inc. Board. The Monfort Family Foundation, Banner Health and NCMC, Inc. have each contributed $2 million in capital funding for the $6 million purchase and renovation of the facility. Sunrise Community Health Center will provide the annual operating funding of approximately $13 million through the partnership.

North Colorado Medical Center awarded $1M for health technology
Greeley, CO (November 8, 2006)—North Colorado Medical Center (NCMC), a Banner Health facility, announced that it has been awarded $1,000,000 from the Federal Government to upgrade telehealth technology in northern Colorado.  These funds have been awarded to NCMC through a request sponsored by Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave in the 2007 Appropriations Bill, which was signed into law by President Bush in late October.  The funds will be allocated in the 2007 budget of the Telemedicine and Technology Research Center (TATRC), based in Fort Dietrich, Maryland, under the direction of the Department of Defense.

North Colorado Medical Center first in Colorado with K9 program
Greeley, Colorado (September 27, 2006)—North Colorado Medical Center (NCMC) announces the addition of a K9 unit to its hospital security team. The first K9 team to work within a hospital facility in Colorado, Officer Kathy Zavakos-Rocha and Lucca, a one and a-half year old black German Shepherd from Holland, are becoming well-known at NCMC as they make their daily rounds through hospital departments and even visiting patients and family members.  

Blood Donors Urgently Needed
NCMC Requests Emergency Blood Donations
(GREELEY, CO) – Due to patient cases that have recently used extremely high quantities of blood from the North Colorado Medical Center Blood Donor Center and the upcoming 4th of July holiday weekend, NCMC is urgently seeking community members to participate in an emergency blood drive. All blood types are needed.

North Colorado Medical Center heart attack care rated Top 1% nationally
Greeley, CO 02/01/2006—North Colorado Medical Center (NCMC) has earned a rating in the top 1% of hospitals nationwide and the highest in Colorado for heart attack care by Total Benchmark Solution, LLC (TBS), an independent healthcare rating company. NCMC ranked 51st of over 5500 registered hospitals. North Colorado Medical Center is a regional leader in providing outstanding patient care.

Health Center Outsourcing Benefits Students
Greeley, CO 01/11/2006—Over the Winter Break, all University of Northern Colorado students were sent a letter from the university. The letter explained to students that our beloved Student Health Center would come under the control of Banner Health at the beginning of the year.

North Colorado Medical Center Awarded National Bariatric Center of Excellence Designation
Greeley, CO 11/03/2005—North Colorado Medical Center (NCMC) announced today they have been awarded the "Bariatric Center of Excellence" designation by the American Society for Bariatric Surgeons (ASBS).

Dr. Douglas Kemme Appointed Cancer Liaison Physician for NCMC
June 13, 2005 -- Douglas Kemme, MD, FACS, recently received a three-year appointment as Cancer Liaison Physician for the oncology program at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, Colorado.