News Report | September 29, 2021
Colorado’s Center For Mental Health & FQHC Axis Health Planning To Merge
In Colorado, the Center for Mental Health, a community mental health center (CMHC), and Axis Health System (AHS), a federally qualified health center (FQHC) and CMHC, are planning to merge by June 2022. The merger was announced on September 1, 2021. Financial terms have not been disclosed. The new entity will operate as Axis Health System and is projected to serve about 19,000 consumers annually. Axis Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Shelly Burke will become the CEO for the merged entity. The Center’s CEO Shelly Spalding will become president. Until the merger is complete, each organization’s Board of . . .