Pueblo Community Health Center (PCHC) began providing primary health care services to Pueblos underserved population in 1983. Originally housed on the grounds of the Colorado State Hospital, Pueblo Community Health Center moved to St. Mary-Corwin Hospital in 1986. In 1987, the organization purchased a building at 110 East Routt Avenue, which is currently where the administrative offices are located.
In 2000, the organization acquired and renovated the 2030 Lake Avenue site to further expand its capacity for dental services. Primary health care services are also provided through a satellite facility at 328 Avondale Boulevard in the rural community of Avondale; homeless patients may receive medical care at the PCHC clinic located in downtown Pueblo at 1008 North Grand Avenue.
In October 2002, the Park Hill Clinic at 1302 East Fifth Street, in the heart of Pueblos most underserved neighborhood, opened its doors. Three years later, a patient pharmacy was opened in the lower level of that site.
After a significant capital campaign and community effort, a brand new, 41,000 square foot clinic at 300 Colorado Avenue opened in November 2009. This state-of-the-art facilitys footprint was further expanded in 2014, adding 7,000 additional square feet and boasting an additional patient capacity of 10,000 over the next decade.
On October 5, 2020, PCHC began construction of a 64,000 square foot, state-of-the-art health care facility in the heart of Pueblos east side at 1301 East 7th Street, a neighborhood with a high concentration of Health First Colorado (Medicaid) members. Opened in January 2022, the East Side Clinic will deliver team-based, integrated primary medical, behavioral, and oral health care, and include pharmacy, laboratory, and case management services. PCHCs access goal for integrated primary care is a minimum of 5,000 additional patients served over the next ten years in the larger clinic. The previous east side location (Park Hill Clinic) was located at 1302 East 5th Street and served 6,600 patients in 2019.
If you are interested in learning more about the Foundation, current projects, an upcoming fundraiser or being added to the Health Care Happenings mailing list, please contact Chief Foundation Officer, Laura Kelly, at (719) 543-8711 or lkelly@pueblochc.org.
Since 1983, regardless of a patient's ability to pay, PCHC has served the health care needs of the people in Pueblo and Huerfano Counties. If expanding health care services to the neediest in our community is important to you, please make a difference by contributing to PCHC Foundation.
CASH - A cash gift is usually the easiest and most convenient way to gift an organization. Your donation is available for the organization to use right away and you receive a valuable income tax charitable deduction to offset your taxes on the current year's return.
SECURITIES - A gift of stocks or bonds may provide you with an even greater tax benefit. If you have owned securities for more than one year and the value has increased, you can avoid capital gains tax and receive a charitable income tax deduction equal to the fair market value of your gift. We can help facilitate these gifts.
REAL ESTATE - A gift of your real estate that has been held for more than a year also has the advantage of providing you with a charitable tax deduction based on the current value of the property, as well as enabling you to avoid capital gains tax on the sale of your property.*