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Volume 127, No. 3 Thursday, June 29, 2017
New CSU Health and Medical Center opens
(Left) The new CSU Health and Medical Center located on 151 West Lake Street is now open for services. It is four stories tall and occupies 113,000 square feet. PHOTO BY OLIVE ANCELL COLLEGIAN (Above) The New CSU Health and Medical center features a spiral staircase with a hanging art installation to “encourage people to take the stairs,” explained Kate Hagdorn, associate director of communications. PHOTO BY OLIVE ANCELL COLLEGIAN
Watch the video and see the photo story online at: collegian.com By Mikaela Rodenbaugh @mikarodenbaugh
The new Colorado State University Health and Medical Center, located at 151 West Lake Street, opened its doors to the public on Monday, June 26. The mission of the new center according to Anne Hudgens, Executive Director of CSU Health Network, was to keep up with the growing student population and community need. “We see 52 percent of student population every year and
KEY FEATURES OF NEW FACILITY ■ Full service pharmacy available
to students and community.
■ Commuter shower stalls
available for staff who want to commute to work. ■ 2 full classrooms for health education. ■ Women and Gender clinic connected to WGAC.
the average number of visits per year to our services is six, so it’s as if we were the medical service for a town of 30,000,” Hudgens said. The $59 million dollar building was funded in part by CSU student fees, CSU Health Network revenue, tenant leases and private donations, including a $5 million gift from UCHealth, a $5 million gift from Bob and Kitty Wilson on behalf of Columbine Health Systems, and gifts from the Griffin Foundation, the Boettcher Foundation, and Pat
and Larry Kendall. “All enrolled students have full access to our services regardless of their insurance plan. We can bill private insurance and we are an in-network medical provider with most major insurance carriers,” said Kate Hagdorn, Associate Director of Communications for the Health and Medical Center. “So, students who have their own private insurance can access our services just like the students who have the CSU sponsored insurance plan.” The building was designed
by BWG architects, the same group that designed the Behavioral Sciences building on campus, and built by A&P Construction. As part of the University’s green initiatives, the new facility is LEED silver certified—though Hudgens notes they are working towards a LEED gold rating. There are several interesting aspects of the building including unique designs such as an open spiral staircase meant to invite patients to take the stairs, and conference rooms that stick out see HEALTH CENTER on page 4 >>