The Largest Nursing Workforce Center in the U.S.
The Colorado Center for
Nursing Excellence
Care, Culture, & Leadership Conference
September 18, 2026
Are you passionate about psychological safety? Do you have strategies for lifting our existing workforce while welcoming the next generation? We want to hear from you!
If you are advancing leadership practices, fostering healthy and caring work environments, amplifying workforce voices, or shaping cultures where people can truly thrive, your work belongs on this stage.
We invite you to submit an abstract for a presentation or poster that pushes the conversation forward and helps us imagine what’s possible for the future of care.
The deadline to submit an abstract is May 15th.
The Center works within communities throughout Colorado, and across the nation, building a stronger nursing workforce. Our work aims to build a workforce that improves access to care and mirrors the communities in which they work.
Colorado’s Direct Care Healthcare Workforce
2023 Healthcare Workforce Snapshot
A snapshot in time of the current, and expected future, supply of direct healthcare workforce in Colorado.
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2024 Demand & Supply Analysis
In partnership with the Colorado Hospital Association, this hospital RN demand analysis aims to compare current RN direct care workforce supply data as reported in the 2023 Snapshot.
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The Center’s focus is building and enabling a healthy nursing workforce. Our programs offer pathways to practice through training, professional development and access to resources and support. Check back often as we have multiple new opportunities throughout the year.
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