The origins of the health system began began nearly two years after the University of Colorado School of Medicine decided to relocate their campus to Denver with the formation of the nonprofit Community Hospital Association on April 19, 1922.

[2][3] Beginning in 1955, Boulder Community Hospital raised funds to expand.

By 1974, the hospital had a capacity of 172 beds and was seeing more than 14,000 emergency department patients annually.

[2] In 2003, Foothills Hospital was opened at a more central location to better serve its service area in response to the population growth in east Boulder County.

[5] Additionally, the Boulder Community Health Foundation has established the Anchor Point Mental Health Endowment, a fund that supports the mental well-being of patients along the continuum of care.