Longs Peak Hospital Foundation

01/27/2026

“You have the answers sooner…It’s peace of mind,” shared Colorado’s first patient to receive a contrast-enhanced mammogram.

Thanks to donor generosity, Longs Peak Medical Center is Colorado’s first and only location to offer this life-saving approach to breast imaging.

Contrast-enhanced mammography is a new imaging test that uses an IV contrast injection to help doctors detect breast cancer earlier in women with dense breasts.

12/03/2025

UCHealth Longs Peak Medical Center is the first in Colorado to offer mammogram technology that better detects hidden breast cancer.

Watch the interview with Dr. Elizabeth Vorhis on Denver7.

UCHealth said it's the first to offer a kind of mammogram in Colorado that could be a game changer when it comes to breast cancer.

06/18/2025

It’s not unusual for a cancer diagnosis to bring with it up to 100 medical appointments in the first year.

Transportation can be a significant challenge for some patients, and CertaPro Painters of Boulder and Longmont has partnered with UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital Foundation to respond, providing support to help patients get the transportation they need.

05/16/2025

Health Care Week is a special opportunity to recognize and celebrate our incredible UCHealth colleagues. This past week, we came together to honor the dedication and compassion of our health care workers — thank you for celebrating with us.

🏆 Giveaway winning numbers are now live on our website — UCHealth employees, check to see if you’re a winner!
📩 Winners must claim their prize by Friday, May 23.
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Health Care Week 2025 Apr 22, 2025 CELEBRATING UCHEALTH EMPLOYEES Health Care Week is an opportunity for us to celebrate and recognize our incredible UCHealth staff. Stop by the Longs Peak Hospital Foundation’s table during the times below for complimentary ice cream and to enter to win our exclus...

03/21/2025

Every day, UCHealth physicians make a difference in the lives of patients and families through their expertise, compassion, and dedication.

This Doctors' Day, join us in expressing appreciation for the doctors who have impacted your life with a personal note - we'll make sure it reaches them!

https://www.longspeakhospitalfoundation.org/doctors-day/

12/12/2024

Offering comfort, entertainment and a sense of normalcy throughout a patient's stay, Comfort and Activity Carts at UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital are stocked with care items that support health and wellness.

UCHealth's Professional Practice Council needs your help enhancing these carts! Donations of the following items are being collected at the UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital Main Lobby or Volunteer Services Office through December 31:
📚 Books: New or gently used.
🎨 Art Supplies: 10-count colored pencils, thin-point markers, playing cards, pens, golf pencils with erasers (new items only).
🧸 Comfort Items: Blankets, contact lens cases, blow-up neck pillows, 7”-9” stuffed animals, hair ties, nail files (new items only.)

Prefer to donate online? Please visit longspeakhospitalfoundation.org/donate and select “LPH Volunteers” as your gift’s designation.

Thank you for helping bring comfort and care to our patients during their healing journey!

09/27/2024

Thank you for joining us at our Topgolf Tournament this past weekend! The event raised over $30,000 to place AEDs in our community and expand critically important resuscitation training, moving Longmont closer to becoming a HEARTSafe-designated community.

We are grateful for your support of this critical endeavor and for being part of making Longmont a beacon of heart health. View more photos from the event at: https://www.longspeakhospitalfoundation.org/stories/2024/topgolf/

08/22/2024

Join us Friday (8/23) from 4-9 p.m. at Longmont's Unity in the Community at 4th Ave. and Kimbark St. -https://www.longmontchamber.org/unity/?fbclid=IwY2xjawE0W0BleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHbmEPCmoSNGFUIsszmosOZwYn5o4I-lJpEl_mDcgTqKV74h2T5Wiikl1IA_aem__CnDi3F9DJNngNKJWbcBYQ

08/12/2024

We are pleased to welcome Jonathan as the director of Longs Peak Hospital Foundation.

In this role, he will continue the foundation’s mission of supporting the delivery and advancement of health care in Longmont, Broomfield and the surrounding area through philanthropic initiatives.

Get to know Jonathan on our website: https://www.longspeakhospitalfoundation.org/stories/2024/new-director/

08/12/2024

Health impacts of microplastics: https://www.uchealth.org/today/microplastics-are-everywhere-from-water-to-food-what-are-the-health-impacts/

Microplastics may be linked to cancer, infertility, heart and kidney diseases, Alzheimer’s and more. Here's what we know and steps to take.

07/31/2024

Stay safe when wildfires generate unhealthy air https://www.uchealth.org/today/how-to-stay-safe-when-wildfires-impact-air-quality/

Wildfires can cause unhealthy air quality. People with lung and heart problems are at risk. Here is what to do when air quality is unhealthy.

07/30/2024

A stroke threatened his vision at 29 years old. https://www.uchealth.org/today/young-hockey-player-grapples-with-a-strokes-aftermath/

After a stroke at 29 affected his vision, and with the complications of being on blood thinners, Arden thought he might have to quit hockey.