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Summit Community Care Clinic administrators let officials in on plans for rebrand, name change in 2025

The Summit Community Care Clinic is pictured Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. Its staff announced it will be going through a rebrand in 2025 at a Dec. 11 Silverthorne Town Council meeting.
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Summit Community Care Clinic administrators told Silverthorne officials during a Dec. 11 meeting that the clinic will be changing its name, while also giving other updates about the clinic.

Josh Cogdill took over the reins of the primary care and behavioral health nonprofit as its chief executive officer in late September and shared what initiatives he’s been tackling with Silverthorne officials since he started. 

Josh Cogdill took over as chief executive officer of the Summit Community Care Clinic on Sept. 23.
Summit Community Care Clinic/Courtesy photo

Summit Community Care Clinic provides a range of integrated medical, dental and behavioral health services in Summit, Lake and Park counties and started as a walk-in clinic around three decades ago.  



Director of strategic operations and development Sarah Dayton said the nonprofit is an authorized Federally Qualified Health Center, which means it is an organization recognized by the federal government as one that will never deny access to care. 

Cogdill has made a handful of changes since coming on board, including making additions to the nonprofit’s C-suite, yet officials were most interested in hearing about the rebrand and the name change of the Summit Community Care Clinic. 



Cogdill said considerations of a rebrand have lingered within the organization for the past 6-7 years and were driven by the fact that the clinic doesn’t solely serve Summit County, but Lake and Park counties as well. He said there’s also been increased interest from those in Grand County. 

He said the team wants a name and logo that will boost its recognition.

“I’m not trying to change who we serve … or say we’re no longer a provider of healthcare, but I think a new name will help with (increasing the organization’s recognition),” he said. 

Exact details on what the rebrand will entail won’t be made public until its annual fundraiser in March. 

While briefing council on how 2024 has gone, Cogdill said the nonprofit’s wages were $276,000 short, and he estimates this impacts 46% of its employees.

Factors such as jumps in the number of uninsured patients coming to them and dwindling revenue sources are contributing to a strain on the nonprofit’s budget, he said. 

Particularly, an approximate 20% cut to Medicaid revenue year-over-year, accounting for over $437,000 in funding, is impacting the budget.

Cogdill said as the organization combatted funding issues in 2024, the number of people it served rose. Rough data the clinic currently has shows it had over 2,000 more visits compared to the previous year across its locations.

“That should go up by another 3,000 or so when we have the final numbers by the end of December,” he said, noting there’s a new electronic health record the clinic is using which will provide more accurate numbers.

He said he has been working with potential donors to boost funding and one of his top priorities is lifting wages, since the clinic saw an employee turnover rate of just under 40% in 2024.

The clinic recently brought on a new chief financial officer, Amanda Craig. Cogdill said her 16 years of experience working in Federally Qualified Health Centers make her a strong fit for the position and she understands the nuances of them intimately. 

The clinic also added Jesse Carrajat as its chief operating officer, who Codgill said he has worked with in the past and should help bolster the organization.


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