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Thanks to donor generosity, Longs Peak Hospital recently acquired traction equipment used to reduce pain and realign fractures. The new equipment is known as Buck’s Traction and is used to help realign a fracture by applying weighted pressure on the extremity using a pulley system.

A donor advised fund, which is like a charitable savings account, gives you the flexibility to recommend how much and how often money is granted to Longs Peak Hospital Foundation. You can recommend a grant or recurring grants now to make an immediate impact, or you can use your fund as a tool for ongoing and future charitable gifts.

There are many ways that you can receive tax benefits when donating to a foundation.

Longs Peak Hospital joined a collaboration with Longmont United Hospital and the City of Longmont to launch Stop the Bleed trainings for teachers in the St. Vrain Valley School District (SVVSD). Foundation supporters made it possible for us to contribute 140 Stop the Bleed kits, including 20 kits placed with trained teachers at six local high schools.

Longs Peak Hospital Foundation is excited to be holding three events in 2023. Each event has sponsorship opportunities that the community can participate in. 

Your generosity has helped UCHealth expedite its response to meet our growing community's needs. Our stories herein help demonstrate the power of the gifts you give. When we work together, we bring great things to fruition for our families, our friends, ourselves and our future.

Your generosity has helped UCHealth expedite its response to meet our growing community's needs. Our stories herein help demonstrate the power of the gifts you give. When we work together, we bring great things to fruition for our families, our friends, ourselves and our future.

Thanks to donor generosity, Longs Peak Hospital was able to speed up plans to expand its intensive care unit, as well as add state-of-the-art technology to better serve residents of Longmont and the surrounding area. Watch two short videos in which the hospital's president and the ICU's nurse manager discuss the new space.

At Longs Peak Hospital Foundation, our mission is to develop and steward philanthropic resources to improve lives. The Longs Peak Hospital lymphedema clinic, opened through the power of philanthropy, continues to exemplify how donor generosity helps bridge gaps and add value for patients.

Each year, donor generosity enables the foundation to award scholarships to UCHealth employees interested in furthering career-related skills. For our 2020–21 scholarship cycle, $37,000 was awarded to 26 recipients who work at Longs Peak Hospital and its affiliated clinics.