Centura Health
Our residency training began in 1970, the same year that Family Medicine became officially recognized as the twentieth primary medical specialty. It was known as the Mercy Family Medicine Residency, headquartered in east Denver at Mercy Medical Center. Mercy joined with St. Anthony Hospital in 1988 and in 1995, when Mercy closed its doors as an acute care hospital, the Program became known as the St. Anthony Family Medicine Residency.
St. Anthony’s is owned by Catholic Health Initiatives, who, along with the Adventist Health Systems, joined together in 1997 to form Centura Health. Centura is Colorado’s largest health care system and the state’s fourth-largest employer. Our residency and residents are integral to workings of St. Anthony North Hospital.
Centura Health largely provides funding for the program, with additional funding provided by the Colorado State Legislature through the Advisory Commission on Family Medicine. Revenues generated by our practice in the Family Medicine Centers also offset a substantial portion of our costs.
