Born in Colorado in 2021

The first chapter of The Naloxone Project was quick to recruit hospitals and emergency departments throughout the state. As of 2023, there are 107 participating hospital facilities in Colorado. These represent 1.9 million emergency department visits in 2022, which is 97% of all emergency department visits for the state of Colorado.

Over 2,500 donated naloxone kits were dispensed from participating hospitals during this timeframe. 30 of the participating sites are rural or critical access facilities, emphasizing the focus on equitable access to naloxone for even the most remote communities.

Colorado also established a "leave-behind" program with emergency medical services and the police department in the rural northwest part of the state. Multiple examples of model legislation were passed during this timeframe to further assist in the ease and reimbursement of take-home naloxone distribution from hospitals.

In addition, the Colorado chapter has 22 government, nonprofit, and other partners that support its work. 

In fall of 2022, The Naloxone Project announced Colorado as its first state chapter for the MOMs (Maternal Overdose Matters) Initiative. Recognizing that overdose and suicide continue to drive maternal death to startling heights in both Colorado and the nation, MOMs is focused on providing hospital-based overdose education and naloxone directly into the hands of pregnant and parenting patients and families. 

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Participating hospitals

  • Good Samaritan Medical Center
    Lutheran Medical Center
    Platte Valley Medical Center
    Saint Joseph Hospital
    St. Mary's Medical Center
    Saint Joseph ER - Northglenn

  • Centennial Hospital
    Rose Medical Center Stapleton ER
    North Suburban Northeast ER
    North Suburban Northwest ER
    Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center
    Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children
    Rose Medical Center
    Sky Ridge Medical Center
    Sky Ridge South Parker ER
    Swedish Medical Center
    Swedish Medical Center - Belmar ER
    Swedish Medical Center Southwest ER
    The Medical Center of Aurora
    North Suburban Medical Center

  • 84th Ave. Neighborhood Health Center
    Mercy Regional Medical Center
    Avista Adventist Hospital
    Arvada - Emergency & Urgent Care
    Golden - Emergency & Urgent Care
    Frederick - Emergency & Urgent Care
    Lakewood - Emergency & Urgent Care
    Meridian - Emergency & Urgent Care
    Southmoor - Emergency & Urgent
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    Littleton Adventist Hospital
    Longmont United Hospital
    Parker Adventist Hospital
    Penrose Hospital
    Porter Adventist Hospital
    Southlands ER Parker
    St. Anthony Breckenridge Mountain Clinic
    St. Anthony Hospital
    St. Anthony North Health Campus
    St. Anthony Summit Medical Campus
    St. Mary Corwin Medical Center
    St. Thomas More Hospital
    West Littleton ER
    St. Francis Medical Center

  • St. Vincent Hospital
    Mt. San Rafael Hospital
    Denver Health Emergency Department
    Boulder Community Health
    Aspen Valley Hospital
    VA Eastern CO Health Care System
    Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical
    Yuma District Hospital
    San Luis Valley Health
    Southwest Memorial Hospital
    Parkview- Pueblo West Emergency Services
    Parkview Medical Center
    Prowers Medical Center
    Lincoln Health Community Hospital
    Community Medical Center Emergency Department
    Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital
    Rio Grande Hospital
    Gunnison Valley Health Mountain Clinic
    Gunnison Valley Hospital
    Valley View Hospital: Emergency Room
    Rangely District Hospital
    Memorial Regional Health
    Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center
    Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
    Children's Hospital Colorado South Campus, Highlands Ranch
    Children's Hospital Colorado North
    Campus, Broomfield
    Children's Hospital Colorado Springs
    Conejos County Hospital
    Telluride Regional Medical Center
    Middle Park Health - Granby Campus
    Montrose Memorial Hospital
    Middle Park Health - Kremmling Campus
    Vail Health Hospital Emergency Room

  • UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies
    UCHealth Emergency Room - West Greeley (Freestanding)
    UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center:
    UCHealth Emergency Room - Harmony Campus
    UCHealth Greeley Hospital
    UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital
    UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital
    UCHealth Broomfield Hospital
    UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital
    UCHealth Emergency Room - Arvada
    UCHealth Emergency Room - Aurora Central
    UCHealth Emergency Room - Commerce City
    UCHealth Emergency Room - Fountain
    UCHealth Emergency Room - Green Valley Ranch
    UCHealth Emergency Care - Highlands Ranch Hospital
    UCHealth Emergency Room - Meadowgrass
    UCHealth Emergency Room - Powers
    UCHealth Emergency Room - Thornton
    UCHealth Emergency Room - Woodmen
    UCHealth Grandview Hospital
    UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central
    UCHealth Memorial Hospital North
    UCHealth Pikes Peak Regional Hospital

  • Banner Fort Collins Medical Center - Emergency Care
    Banner North Colorado Emergency Care
    Banner McKee Medical Center
    Sterling Regional MedCenter
    East Morgan County Hospital

Partner Organizations

Colorado Health Institute | Advocates for Recovery Colorado | ACOG | American Academy of Pediatrics | Colorado Consortium | CO Office of Behavioral Health | Colorado Hospital Association | Chosen QIC | COSAM | CO Department of Regulatory Agencies | Colorado Chapter, American College of Emergency Physicians | Colorado Medical Society | Colorado Psychiatric Society | Colorado State Council | CPCQC | Colorado Pain Society | Colorado Rural Health Center | Denver Health | Harm Reduction Action Center | Colorado Pharmacists Society | Hard Beauty | OpiRescue | Recover Simply | Colorado Academy of Family Physicians | AWHONN Colorado | Stader Opioid Consultants | Telligen