The Colorado Springs City Council agreed Wednesday to hold a special election Aug. 28 to decide the future of Memorial Health System, according to The Gazette. The election would be by mail-in ballot, and the date is not binding if Council later decides to change it. Council must still decide on exact wording for a ballot question, but voters will [...]

On Aug. 28,1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. On Aug. 28, 2012, the City of Colorado Springs could make some important history of its own. That’s the anticipated date for a special election in which Colorado Springs citizens will decide the future of Memorial Health System. City Council is scheduled to vote on setting [...]

When it comes to reading material, a credit report may not be as scintillating as a New York Times bestseller. Yet buried within the figures and financial lingo is a story. It may be a story of success or failure, confidence or fear. Moody’s Investment Service recently released its report on Memorial, which came with a bit of a [...]

You may have assumed the Future of Health Care blog was dead after no new posts in more than two months. Two months, after all, is ancient history online. The fact is, this is a quiet time for Memorial. The City of Colorado Springs is negotiating a lease with University of Colorado Health to operate Memorial, pending [...]

Every once in awhile I stumble across a comment on a news story or blog post that’s more interesting or insightful than the original story that prompted it. That was the case when I read Silvia Smith’s comment today on our blog post about City Councilman Tim Leigh’s criticism of Memorial. First, some background. Leigh distributed a strongly worded email [...]

Correction: This blog originally stated that the law firm assisting the city is based in Missouri. The lead attorney is from Missouri, but the firm is based in Houston. City Councilors Merv Bennett and Brandy Williams say their goal is to ask voters in August to approve making Memorial part of the University of Colorado [...]

The long-negotiated partnership between University of Colorado Hospital and Poudre Valley Health System appears to be complete, and PVHS CEO Rulon Stacey will lead the new system as its CEO. Read more about Stacey here. Called University of Colorado Health, the new system began announcing its new logo and website via social media on Tuesday. The University [...]

In a press release issued earlier this week, Mayor Steve Bach outlined what he considers to be most important in the city’s negotiations with University of Colorado Hospital and Poudre Valley Health System over the future of Memorial. Here’s what his communications staff put out: Mayor Bach weighs in on Memorial Health System negotiations Colorado [...]

Colorado Springs Mayor Steve Bach said Wednesday that the proposal to lease Memorial to University of Colorado Health could be “amazing” as he thanked members of City Council for their work on the hospital issue. He offered special praise to Jan Martin, City Council president pro tem, who has worked on the Memorial ownership and governance issue for more than [...]

Today at 11:30 a.m., the Memorial Health System Board of Trustees meets with City Council to discuss, among other things, the expected transition to University of Colorado Hospital and Poudre Valley Health System. There are not many specifics on the agenda, but we’ll be live-blogging the event. To view the blog or replay it later, Click [...]