MarillacHealth has received four awards recognizing the efforts of the Grand Junction-based center in providing health care services.

The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced MarillacHealth received awards for improvement in the areas of access, quality, equity and information technology.

“MarillacHealth is committed to continuous quality improvement in every way possible,” said Carol Coates, quality director. “We are honored to be recognized for several of the many ways we strive to improve access and delivery of quality health care for our community.”

MarillacHealth received:

The access advancer award for growth in the population of patients served from 9,800 patients in 2022 to 13,512 patients in 2023.

The health disparities reducer award for progress in improving outcomes in at least two areas for one or more racial or ethnic groups.

The advancing health IT award for progress in using information technology in delivering health care services.

The addressing social risk factors award for ongoing work in gathering social risk information from patients to support improved outcomes.

MarillacHealth provides a range of health care services to low income, uninsured and underinsured residents of Mesa County.

MarillacHealth operates facilities at 2333 N. Sixth St., 2139 N. 12th St. and a site at Mesa County Public Health in Grand Junction. The organization also operates health centers at Grand Junction and Central high schools. Services also are provided at outreach locations, including the Grand Valley Catholic Outreach Day Center as well as Western Colorado Pediatrics.

MarillacHealth has broken ground on a new health center in Grand Junction that will offer in one location a variety of services.

The organization purchased a 4.5-acre site at 512 29 1/2 Road from Mesa County. Construction is set to conclude in late summer 2025. The new center will be located near the Mesa County Workforce Center as well as Mesa County Public Health.