Care Synergy Provides Mission Support to our Affiliate Organizations
Since its inception in 2014, Care Synergy’s network has grown to four independently operated mission-focused not for profit organizations including The Denver Hospice/Optio Health Services, Pathways, Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care and the Colorado Visiting Nurse Association. This growth allows our network to provide a full continuum of community based care and services.
Colorado Visiting Nurse Association
Colorado Visiting Nurse Association (CVNA) is a nationally recognized leader in the provision of an innovative continuum of care that maximizes individual health, wellness and well-being in the Front Range. CVNA provides the most appropriate range of health care solutions to allow people to maximize independence and to heal and age at home.
- Serving the greater Denver/Boulder-metro area
- Number of Patients Served in 2021: 4,214
Board of Directors
- Tim Bowen – CEO
- Adam Bergquist
- Nancy Botiller, Secretary
- Nedra Downing, Treasurer
- Tony Giacomini, Vice Chair
- Ben Price, Chair
The Denver Hospice and Optio Health Services
The Denver Hospice and Optio Health Services has been a leader in hospice and palliative care in the nine-county metro Denver area since 1978. The Denver Hospice and Optio Health Services offer a range of services in keeping with their mission to encircle those facing advanced illness with unprecedented levels of comfort, compassion and expertise.
- Serving the greater Denver-metro area and southern Weld County
- 24-bed Inpatient Care Center located in Denver
- Number of Patients Served in 2021: 5,327
Board of Directors
- Tim Bowen – CEO
- Brad Baumgartner, Chair
- Tim Bowen
- Kay Cowling
- Sue Law
- Evi Makovsky
- Dr. Meera Mani
- Betsy Moran
- Adele Phelan
- Rodney Rice, Vice Chair
- Mary Beth Savory
- Jeffrey Schaefer
- Becky Takeda-Tinker
Pathways
Pathways, located in Fort Collins since 1978, provides care for those navigating the last months of life and support programs for their families. Pathways serves individuals living in Larimer and Weld Counties, including Fort Collins, Loveland, Greeley, Windsor and surrounding communities.
- Serving Fort Collins, Loveland, Greeley and surrounding communities
- 12-bed Inpatient Care Center located between Fort Collins and Loveland
- Number of Patients Served in 2021: 2,510
Board of Directors
- Tim Bowen – CEO
- Will Beyers
- Tim Bowen
- Cindy Bragdon
- Karen Dawson, Chair
- Mary Dellenbach
- Katrina Einhellig
- Gene Haffner
- Laurie Hansen, Secretary
- Nathalie Kees
- Nate Lamkin
- JoAnn Lovins, Past Chair
- R.J. Martinez
- Gary Premer, Treasurer
- Lindsay Salazar
Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care
Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care (PPHPC) introduced the hospice movement to the Pikes Peak region in 1980. Since that time, PPHPC teams have continued to offer compassionate, expert care and practical support to ensure comfort for all who face serious illness.
- Serving communities throughout El Paso county and parts of Teller and Elbert counties
- 8-bed Inpatient Care Center located in Colorado Springs
- Number of Patients Served in 2021: 2,008
Board of Directors
- Tim Bowen – CEO
- Jim Harris – Chair
- Randall Stiles – Vice Chair
- Steve Hochstetter – Treasurer
- Sr. Mary Colleen Schwarz – Secretary
- Aisha Young
- Brandon Schulze
- Cassidy Palermo
- Colonel Morgenstarr Brienza
- Cristyn Kelly
- Dr. James Young
- Mary Ann Cutter
- Matt Hanson
- Sally Hybl
